[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Because that is now those who write our checks expect us to call the game.

That is what this is all about. Only thing my assignor ever told me not to call was a T for plane violations on a throw-in, referring to it as a "two bit call." And this was in response to a complaint from a coach after a loss. This was a direct instruction from a superior, but it had no basis in the rules. I'm saying that must be what we're dealing with here, I simply don't understand why/how any interpretation was twisted in this direction.

And are we supposed to believe that you officiate in a state where there has never been a "blarge" reported to the table?

There may have been a dozen this week, but I personally have never seen or heard of one.