me personally think that when you sign up as an official you should have to put your alma mater, and should not be able to officite their games......no matter if you have any ties with them or not......in a close game, like you said the persona/physche could take over and make them make a call they normally would not make.......personally i don't see many refs making a call just to help a team out....but im sure its happened more than we realize....