Word: wheaton
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...Wheaton's ongoing banter with the referee and the linesmen is carried out with well-calculated expertise. The coach knows he needs to keep the ref aware of how the opposition is illegally stonewalling Harvard, but he also knows how to stay out of trouble--barely...
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...
...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...
...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 the Crimson, thus possession should not have changed, but the referee could have issued Stauffer a yellow card...