Dogfrog
Active Member
You don't have nearly enough tinfoil to be in this thread.
Just a theory. It’s not a conspiracy IMO. I’m sure it’s never discussed. I’m sure refs are professional, love what they do, and they are conference employees. It’s only human nature for employees to be paranoid about making a mistake that could cost their employer millions in post season $$$. I would never call it planned or purposeful. It’s just being careful to err on the side of what’s best for the conference. A meeting at the conference office about the call you got wrong that cost the conference millions can’t be pleasant. I believe we have likely benefitted from this during our great seasons.