[just another ref]

Another point about perception, which may or may not apply here: It is common, at all levels, to have the appearance that the good team gets all the calls. What makes this team good helps them to get all the calls. The bigger, faster, more athletic, more talented team forces the smaller, slower, less athletic, less talented team to do things it doesn't want to do, some of which result in calls in favor of the good team.