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Old 12-29-2012, 01:13 PM   #1055
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Originally Posted by Silock View Post
There was a freakanomics episode about officiating and how it usually favors the home team because of the referees getting intimidated by the crowd. I think KU's raucous atmosphere definitely makes a difference, whereas in arenas where the crowd isn't quite so rambunctious, there is less of a difference in officials' calls.

I know that KU has a couple of referees that really dislike the Jayhawks, like John Higgins.
Maybe to a point but fans usually don't react unless there's an obvious miss-call.

refs make calls as the action is taking place...and fans react afterwards.
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