Kiffin Reprimanded by SEC, as was Mullen (merged)

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#202
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Let's respectfully convey our disgust for the officiating in this league.

I wish I had Mike Slive's email.
 
#203
#203
Would Slive have publicly reprimanded the officials if Bama hadn't blocked that field goal?
 
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#205
here is my email:

Hello Mr. Slive,

I just saw the number one headline on the SEC's website. No, it wasn't a blocked kick. It wasn't an athlete making the dean's list. It was the SEC reprimanding Lane Kiffin for his comments. There has been a lot of controversy regarding the SEC's officials with recent (important) games being decided by a few calls. It seems that you want the best team that day to win the game, and that the game should not be in a referee's hands. Suspending the referees that were at the LSU/Georgia game was a good first step.

You seem to be dropping the ball when it comes to other games, however. Arkansas ran into terrible calls as well as Mississippi State this week (both against the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA). Is that a coincidence? I would hope so. The Tennessee Volunteers also had their fair share of missed calls in their game against Alabama, another "top-2" team representing the SEC's Western division. The calls have been made, and you have reprimanded who you are going to reprimand. I will not dispute that. It is your decision how you will work (fairly or unfairly) with the SEC's coaches. They know the rules.

I have TWO questions for you that I would love for you to answer.


1. Look at this youtube video, please. Can you tell me WHY the referee pointed to the football so the Alabama player could gain possession and end the game? It is 100% evident that as soon as the referee looked at the Alabama player and pointed at the ball, that the Alabama player quickly changed direction and ran and picked up the ball. I am not going to even dispute the entire Alabama team charging the field and Cody removing his helmet in tears. I will not. I'd love to hear your take on why an official would help a player gain a competitive advantage in that situation.

YouTube - Alabama vs Tennessee '09 blocked field goal

2. Why was Tennessee called for 8 penalties while Alabama only 1? If you read Nick Saban's comments, he said "we were really tired and worn down". Wouldn't somebody who is "tired" and "worn down" be prone to making mistakes? You are going to tell me that the LEAST PENALIZED team in the SEC has EIGHT TIMES as many penalties as Alabama? So, Alabama played a FLAWLESS game? I just do not get it. Again, these two questions clearly point out that the officiating was in Alabama's favor.

I'm not going to dispute the entire Alabama team breaking the rules by charging the field (and removing their helmets) but I will ask you why there were so many missed calls on Alabama's end, but the calls against Tennessee were "crystal clear"....As clear as that BCS crystal football, right?

Hopefully Kiffin is done trying to have a relationship with you because every time he wants to tell the truth and point out how it is, you reprimand him. I didn't see you reprimand Urban Meyer when he called out Lane Kiffin for not "trying to win the game".

Please be fair with the entire SEC. PLEASE. The integrity of the game and this conference is starting to fade quickly.

I will be waiting for your response. Thank you for your time.

---My name---
 
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tnman2591 said:
Do you feel that commissioner Slive has a personal vendetta against C Lane Kiffin?
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I don't think it's necessarily a personal issue. I just think that Slive sees Kiffin as a coach with disregard for minor violations. So, Slive worries that Kiffin's actions will encourage other coaches to disregard the minor rules. He's trying to make an example of Kiffin. It's kind of a "respect my authoriti!" kind of thing.
 
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I just sent an email to Slive

Good Afternoon Mr. Slive,

For the third weekend in a row the officials have determined the outcome of games instead of the players and coaches. Unless your team is Florida, Alabama or LSU you can expect your team to get some terrible calls. This past wknd the teams affected by the horrible calls were Miss. St. and TN Vols, who just so happened to be playing the 2 highest ranked SEC teams. The interception returned for a TD against Miss. St was horrible, and even after they reviewed the play, they still got the call wrong. The national media is making a mockery out of our officials, but yet your quick to throw down on the coaches who just want a level playing field. In the Bama/Vols game, the Vols go in as one of the least penalized teams in the country, at the end of the game the stats for penalties were Vols 8, Bama 1. Given the past 3 weeks the 3 highest ranked SEC teams seem to be getting all the breaks in calls, appears not to be coincidental. It appears to fans from the other 9 teams that make up the SEC, we are forced to play with the deck stacked against us, so that you can reap the rewards in money from the SECCG and assuring Bama or Florida a NC game.

As fans of the SEC, we feel we have the very best conference in football and the officiating is casting a dark cloud over it and it needs to stop!. The SEC was a great football conference before you were elected commisioner and it will be a fine conference once your gone. If you do not get a handle on the questionable calls in games, you may find yourself behind the 8 ball from the other 9 SEC schools that has had enough.

Please feel free to email me back and address the issues that has been brought to your attention.

Have a good day and Go Vols!!
 
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I still find it funny that the Alabama fans are still around trying to point at "penalties" the Vols had when they were penalized once... WHAT A JOKE! They got plenty of calls their way...So shut up about it.
 
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Deebo65 said:
That's a big glass of kool-aide you're drinking. When are you guys going to realize that he needs to watch his mouth. Granted, as much as I hate to say it, in many cases this year he has proven a good coach on the field. But his mouth is getting him into hot water. It's not just Gator fans that are saying it. I saw many bammers on here saying the same thing as well as USCe fans. Go on tigerdroppings and look in SEC rant and see what other SEC fans think about5 Kiffy's mouth. He needs to grow up a bit.
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He's our coach and we're sticking with him. As long as he speaks the truth what does it matter. The SEC Biggies don't like it and the officiating crew definitely ain't happy. Why was the crew suspended that blew the GA and FLA games. Someone has to speak up and I'm glad Kiffen has the cajones to do so. Are you afraid the officials might start doing their job and ruin your title hopes? Watch any SEC game and you will not see the same crap called. I'm old and tired but I know BS when I see it.
 
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warrior said:
Just got an email back from my Bama buddy after sending him the youtube link and pointing out the ref directing the Bama player to the ball.

His response was hilarious.

"We pay for the best officiating available."
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what link?
 
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#216
Reprimanding these coaches just brings more attention to the suspicious officiating in the conference.

The officiating hurt Tennessee against Bama....MSU against Florida....and South Carolina was awarded a BS touchdown against Vandy on Saturday. Not to mention the controversy surrounding the officials in previous week's SEC games.

Slive has a mess on his hands.
 
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#219
There needs to be some balance of power. There's clearly a conflict of interests: his job depends on the success of the conference... which depends on the success of the most highly ranked teams in the conference... which, in theory, he can do something about. Why not make him answer to the coaches in some reasonable way?
 
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GATechVOL said:
here is my email:

Hello Mr. Slive,

I have TWO questions for you that I would love for you to answer.


1. Look at this youtube video, please. Can you tell me WHY the referee pointed to the football so the Alabama player could gain possession and end the game? It is 100% evident that as soon as the referee looked at the Alabama player and pointed at the ball, that the Alabama player quickly changed direction and ran and picked up the ball. I am not going to even dispute the entire Alabama team charging the field and Cody removing his helmet in tears. I will not. I'd love to hear your take on why an official would help a player gain a competitive advantage in that situation.

YouTube - Alabama vs Tennessee '09 blocked field goal




I will be waiting for your response. Thank you for your time.

---My name---
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Very good.
 
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kiffinator13 said:
Apparently just a lot more were missed your way. 8 penalties to 1. The officials and the SEC deserve to be called out on it.

And, no, you don't make sense.
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So sense your team was ranked 3rd in the nation in penalties, does that mean that the SEC officials have been on your side in each of your games? See how this doesn't make any sense. We played more disciplined than ya'll in this game so whats the big deal. I agree cody should have gotten a penalty called on him for taking his helmet off but according to the rules it wouldn't have mattered anyway. I rewatched the game on tv to see what everyone was fussing about and there were missed calls on both teams.
 
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