by rkmt » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:22 pm
Hey - playing with a target on your back is tough. I think refs do one of the toughest jobs in the world, but I think there is bias even if it is unintentional. It could have been DP's ranking, or it could have DP's rep for being tough on refs. Either way, it will be something they will have to overcome, but good enough teams do. As for DP's crowd, I left a DP boys game once and made a comment on how bad some of their crowd was, but then I got home and looked in the mirror and shut up. I've been that bad many a time. Sometimes emotions take over. DP is admirable in that they really come out for the team (and not every year has been a good year), they care about the success of the team and community. Yeah, they get a little emotional, but I've been stuck in a crowd that was catatonic if they showed up at all - for girls' sports anyway. That really not cool. Give me DP's anyday.