I'm just going by what Swarbrick told me about referees. Maybe he doesn't know what he's talking about.
This was a contractual term. So if he actually told you this, he is either (i) admitting he is an idiot, or (ii) far more likely, deflecting blame for a loss during his tenure to the idiotic reason that his predecessor didn't negotiate for refs from a fair conference before he got there.
Donald Trump tells you that he didn't insult Fiorina's looks and Hillary tells us that she did nothing wrong with her server. Exactly how gullible are you that you pass on self-serving statements under the incredulous belief that they are probably true?
