Man, that post hits on something real that goes way beyond just one conferennce. We see it all the time in D2, too, just on a different scale. When our Braves schedule that money game against an FCS opponent, you can feel the entire framework of the game tilt before it even starts. It's not always blatant, but the timing of those flags, like a critical holding call that wipes out a huge third-down conversion, just feels scripted. The crew they send in, often from the visiting team's own conference, absolutely walks in with a pre-existing notion of how the game should flow, and it's their job to gently guide it that way. They protect the investment. For the Mountain West, that's protecting the Power Four brand and the TV narrative. For us, it's protecting the FCS school's reputation and budget. The "letting them play" philosophy is absolutely selective, and it always benefits the program with the bigger national profile and the deeper NIL pockets. It's the ultimate silent commit from the powers that be, a way to maintain the hierarchy without ever having to say it out loud. Until there's a truly neutral, national officiating pool for these crossover games, the little guy is spotting them points and momentum before the opening kick. The leagues won't fix it because those guarantee game checks and TV deals from the big boys are what keep the lights on. It's a brutal year, and seeing it called out so plainly, even from a different level, just confirms what we all feel in our gut every Saturday.