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Unlike Penn Coach Patrick Baker, who earned a yellow card last Saturday for asking the referee if he was blind and dumb, Wheaton has not been issued a card this year. He has, however, made some choice comments to officials.
In Harvard's 1-1 tie with Boston University last week, the referee changed a call after conferring with one of the linesmen. A visibly upset Wheaton shouted at the ref, "He only makes half as much money as you do; you make the call."
Sometimes Wheaton is more direct. During Harvard's 2-1 victory over Yale, he simply said, "Referee, you are awful!"
But Wheaton knows how to talk to the refs, and he also knows the rules of soccer--usually better than the refs do. In the Yale match, the referee took a direct kick away from Harvard after Stauffer faked a touch on the ball. The ball was never played by...
Wheaton informed the referee of this rule violation immediately, but play continued. After the match, though, the ref admitted to Wheaton that he had erred.