I would like to address the last topic, namely the breakdown provided of the
score differential for NMU-UM when at full, even and short strengths.  I have
seen alot of complaining here by both regions about the other's officials.
Having been at Providence, I did not feel the officiating was any better or
worse than I have seen in the EAST all year.  Yes, there weree emphases on
different calls and some and less on others which we have grown accustommed to
here in the East.  I don't think I have heard much at all on officials which
were biased to one team or another, and since both teams have to play with the
same officials, all is fair right???
	Penalties are part of the game, sometimes 5 will be called sometimes
19 (numbers are clearly irrelevant), but both teams have to deal with it.
It would be nice if the NCAA had all the officials calling similar games, but
with the regionality and travel costs to cross officials over to other regions
duriong the season, that won't happen. In sum, the officiating I saw this past
weekend (by WEST officials) was interesting, but not the difference, and it
is my belief thatmuch the same was true out West (with Easterners.)
 
-Ryan