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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 4749442, member: 71"] Sadly as an independent with zero weight in the scheme of things this is one area where we are being hurt by lack of affiliation (I still believe we are better off as we are than if we were to try to return to the AAC). Standard practice is the visiting school's refs work non-conference games. The ACC officials know they'll face no repercussions if they are slanted towards the ACC school on calls. This does not even need to be a conscious decision, just the lens they are viewing things from. There will never be a case where in a game we are visiting an ACC school that the refs will be as cognizant of borderline calls and to be absolutely sure the call should go against the visiting team before calling it against as they would if they were working for the conference that employs them. [/QUOTE]