>Posted on 29 Feb 1996 at 13:24:47 by Klein, Steve
 
>...Frank Cole didn't make many friends in East Lansing in 1985 with his
>performance (which overshadowed the Spartans, along with Chris Terreri) in
>the NCAA quarterfinals (or whatever they were called then) in the
>MSU-Providence series.
>I've seen him on numerous occasions since then (how OLD is he already???),
>and his pattern seems to be lots of penalties in the first 10 minutes
>(establishing HIS presence), then putting the whistle away.
 
Eastern referees tend to call far more penalties than western referees.
Western referees seem to call the game more along the lines of pro-
referees. I like the western "style" better, but as far as eastern
referees go, Frank Cole and Rob Hearn are among the best.
 
Luiz F. Valente
 
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