It shows the mentality of the lower class sport. In Rugby which is traditionally for the upper classes, the Referee is God, you do not question the referee and if you do and he talks to you during a match, it is an embarrassment to you and your team. One of the greatest clips about officials is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5YUF9LSXAkY

My solution is simple. Referee abuse is not tolerated by fans, referees during matches need to stop the game go to the home game manager and have spectators removed, if not the referees go home. I did that once and only once in South Carolina and received an apology from the principal of the school and never had a problem since.

With players and coaches its the same thing, too many referees tolerate the abuse that goes on out there.