Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=19823544'>posted</a> on 10/05/2013:
It's a basic part of my handicapping regimen actually. First, I acquire a list of officials and potential backup officials that will be working a particular game. Then I perform a comprehensive background check, including grade school report cards. I know how many parking tickets these guys have, their credit score.....hell, I know what they had for lunch. I call neighbors, acquaintances, job references. Sometimes I'll hire a private investigator if I'm strapped for time. That my friend, is how you handicap bad officiating.
It's a basic part of my handicapping regimen actually. First, I acquire a list of officials and potential backup officials that will be working a particular game. Then I perform a comprehensive background check, including grade school report cards. I know how many parking tickets these guys have, their credit score.....hell, I know what they had for lunch. I call neighbors, acquaintances, job references. Sometimes I'll hire a private investigator if I'm strapped for time. That my friend, is how you handicap bad officiating.