Ken Williamson (SEC Official) gone?

[Bigorangedan23]

No doubt gambling is invoked and I dare say refs and players could be invoked. The FBI just arrested a NBA coach and player for fixing games. The money is too big for humans not to be on the take.
When it’s obvious it should be investigated. Kirby calling timeout then says he was clapping. A SEC ref foundling the Alabama QB before a rival game with Tennessee. Come on it’s obvious something is not right. No accountability from the conference or refs when everyone watching sees what is happening.
The game of sports is tainted and gambling is obviously the reason.

 

[Godfatha]

Same guy that called the Bama-Tennessee game a couple of years ago where Bama received 1 penalty all game, despite blatant choke holds on Tennessee's d-line. Also had that dubious call on the 2nd half KO return. Good riddance, if true.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Several people are saying it’s “reported”

So it is a circle of misinformation. The last person is telling the first person the thing the first person said.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

No doubt gambling is invoked and I dare say refs and players could be invoked. The FBI just arrested a NBA coach and player for fixing games. The money is too big for humans not to be on the take.
When it’s obvious it should be investigated. Kirby calling timeout then says he was clapping. A SEC ref foundling the Alabama QB before a rival game with Tennessee. Come on it’s obvious something is not right. No accountability from the conference or refs when everyone watching sees what is happening.
The game of sports is tainted and gambling is obviously the reason.

I mean, they literally promote gambling.

 

[UT Hill Man]

So it is a circle of misinformation. The last person is telling the first person the thing the first person said.

The original story came from a little known right wing political website called Yellowhammer news - they wouldn't just be looking for clicks, right?

 

[91Vol]

Has the SEC made A statement confirming or denying? Their probably too busy looking at this weeks odds and determining the outcome.
Go Vols.

 

[Voltrapnbama]

So it is a circle of misinformation. The last person is telling the first person the thing the first person said.

Pretty much. lol kinda hard to believe some of these major outlets are running with the report from yellowhammer. Even read an article where a former head ref has came out blasting the SEC about it based on that article

 

[Bigorangedan23]

So it is a circle of misinformation. The last person is telling the first person the thing the first person said.

NY Post just confirmed.
He Gone

 

[ButchPlz]

Anybody want to bet that it was found he and his crew were tied into gambling? The SEC will try to bury it if so.

 

[Sara Clark]

Anybody want to bet that it was found he and his crew were tied into gambling? The SEC will try to bury it if so.

As I'm watching the breaking news, I found myself wondering the same thing.

 

[ButchPlz]

As I'm watching the breaking news, I found myself wondering the same thing.

There is literally zero accountability otherwise, so it's basically the only reason I can think of. Being awful hasn't stopped him from keeping his job.

 

[CPA]

Trey Wallace from outkick also reported.

 

[mpfvol]

Anyone would know by watching alot of these calls are used to control games Holding is obvious to anyone watching but yet they do not call it unless they need to help one side out. Just like PI they call it when they want to.

 

[HalfullVol]

NY Post just confirmed.
He Gone

Until ESPN (the worldwide leader in sports information) confirms this

 

[hog88]

Why wasn't the replay officials suspended?

 

[dobre_shunka]

51 former intelligence officials have signed a letter stating this is Russian disinformation

 

[508mikey]

Why wasn't the replay officials suspended?

They aren't real

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Every article I have seen on this has a caveat that said the SEC office has not confirmed or commented on it.

 

[hog88]

They aren't real

I'm begging to believe that

 

[mscc1998]

Has this ever been done in college football before? If not, Could this start a new prescident?
Maybe it might clean up some of the officiating and bad calls. Time will tell.

 

[sonofUT62]

They aren't real

Matt Austin is just an Applebee’s bartender in Birmingham.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

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Well bama will need to find another ref to pay out with the Officiating NIL

 

[TrueOrange]

Does "permanently suspended" mean FIRED. Sounds funny.

They’re not full time workers for the SEC itself. If I’m not mistaken, the referees the conference uses are all independent contract workers (contracted through companies that contract with schools, I think). Since he’s not an employee of the SEC, firing him is not really something they can do. So instead (if the story reported/originating from Yellowhammernews is actually true) they would be permanently choosing not to hire him to work future SEC games.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Still getting paid.

 

[TrueOrange]

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