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Originally Posted by bc-chris
i'm wondering if the fans (or lack of) have any effect on the reffing?
any chance that stuff gets called more strictly (especially on the home team) becuz there are no home fans to boo the refs? i'd like to think 'no' but who knows
i agree that having last change is a big deal and lets the home team get the line match ups they want
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I think reffing is slightly affected. During the playoffs I think a ref or former ref commented that they don't feel pressured to make a call because they don't have fans yelling at them. I think stats were checked and there was a slight change but nothing to sneeze at. I'm going off of memory though. I'm sure somebody around here can remember this and know where to look into the details.