college level coach) specifically tell our team that you can get away with rougher play (e.g. fouling) at the end of the game because refs tend to swallow their whistle. So you might actually play MORE physical right at the end than you have all game knowing that it has to be egregious for the ref to call it.

I have very little doubt that this is how Utah coaches their defense. Why? Because they have REALLY GOOD defensive coaches.

Acting like the ref should not throw the flag on an obvious holding is sheer lunacy. Thank you for listening to my rant.