Are Big 10 Refs Biased Towards Winning Teams?

[thewildcat2011]

This study says so...and unsurprisingly we're getting the shaft.

Poor us

 

[Deeringfish]

We won Saturday and again today so it must be true. Good to get on their good side now.

 

[Styre]

I think this study is treading dangerously close to the tautological line of pointing out that good teams win more often than bad teams and then trying to ascribe that trend to the officiating.

 

[lunker35]

Two blatantly missed goaltending calls cost us a game. There are times where we do seem to get the shaft and it's usually against the "dynasty" programs.
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[Styre]

Considering that one of those missed goaltends happened in the first half, it's a bit of a leap to imply that we would have automatically won the game had those calls been made correctly.

But yes, those were terrible calls.

 

[NURoseBowl]

Originally posted by Styre:
I think this study is treading dangerously close to the tautological line of pointing out that good teams win more often than bad teams and then trying to ascribe that trend to the officiating.

You lost me at "tautological" . . . but I believe you.

 

[lunker35]

My point being that one of those is correctly called and we win the game. There is no overtime. Regardless of when the call is made it has an effect on the game.
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[BACAT5844]

I have often thought this was the case, not only in basketball, but football as well. The thought being 'there is no way Northwestern's Cornerback X could cover Ohio State's Wide Receiver Y' without it being interference; or in this situation which would say that of course it was a clean Ohio St. block, because the other player was from NU.

Its the same bias shown by announcing crews who suggest that we have to play the perfect game, or a smart game in order to win, because of the discrepancy in talent. Its just there and I am not sure if it ever goes away, just perhaps shifts from team to team based on expectations.

 

[elgatoloco]

There's a pretty good book called Scorecasting discussed the home field advantage and asserts that the only real advantage is that officials unwittingly tend to favor the home team. The bias is mostly seen in judgment calls, and the bigger the venue, the more the officials are swayed.