News Article: Lane Kiffin empathizes with Tennessee's Josh Heupel over officiating in Alabama loss

[81usaf92]

But yeah, I watch a bit of Baseball and I agree about strike zones. But if you watch the replays you can see they get it right most times. I do wonder about baseline umps who say a batter did or did not swing over the plate sometimes. That can change everything in a tight game with only 1 inning left.

Baseball is trying to make a more professional home plate umpire by grading them each game. They are trying to avoid going to robots for behind the plate. However human error can result in some crazy zones still. We just hope the Eric Gregg zone never comes back.

 

[rtr90]

Bad call, but still… if we don’t muff a punt that we had no business of fielding then that play would have never mattered. There are several single plays in which they went differently then the refs would have never mattered.

I just don’t accept this narrative that the game was rigged that many have accepted. Most of our flags in that game were legit and weren’t judgement calls. I still believe that not making halftime adjustments on defense and special teams putting us in holes in the 1st quarter played far more of a factor than the zebras. Did Tennessee get some home cooking… sure, but they also were a very good team playing at a high level at the time. It was a badly officiated game but still we didn’t do ourselves any favors with our play on the field either.

Its not that most of calls against us were legit ... its question of fairness did they call tenn for legit

 

[Ledsteplin]

Good points...and not that you are...but no one can convince me that the calls in that game weren't over the top. I recall that muff, and you are correct. 2 bad things happened there. Worse yet....we still have Special Teams errors going on. That will be fixed soon I think. We may not see #1 receiving punts again. Something going on there.

What have you heard? I know CNS didn't like him not fielding that last punt. I am curious if we see someone else going forward.

 

[Tenntiderman]

What have you heard? I know CNS didn't like him not fielding that last punt. I am curious if we see someone else going forward.

Nothing official of course, but by now I am sure you saw and heard Isaiah Bond's comments. We will see, but I feel even more that a change will happen there.

 

[Tenntiderman]

Baseball is trying to make a more professional home plate umpire by grading them each game. They are trying to avoid going to robots for behind the plate. However human error can result in some crazy zones still. We just hope the Eric Gregg zone never comes back.

Baseball needs to preserve what they can. Heckling umps or hissing calls are a historical part of the game.

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

Yeah but it’s one of the few times I’ve seen the majority here admit we got owned. Sure the sunshine pumpers were spinning the crap out of possible explanations but there were a few here that were actually worried about the possibility of getting owned after seeing Aranda, MSU, and Georgia expose Tua and Locksley late in the year.

But the point remains… there is a large portion of Bama fans that are very slow to give credit to their opponent beating Bama over blaming refs, injuries, and bad coaching hires.

That tends to happen when you play like Bama did

 

[Tidelines]

May have two returners deep.

 

[Rush]

For all I care, Heupel and the rest of the sheep humpin' Vol fans can go swallow an electric sock while standing in water. Anyone who can fog a mirror could see the refs played an enormous role in Knoxville last year but when they go your way it goes unnoticed. "Next question"...

This deserves some sort of award...

 

[bvandegraff]

I often wonder why the good Coordinators want to be HCs...Seems like a major league migraine IMO.

Big salaries and sizable buyouts if things don't work out.....

 

[Tenntiderman]

Big salaries and sizable buyouts if things don't work out.....

No doubt..but I would recommend the route that Coach Steele has taken. Those HC jobs have destroyed a lot of careers. Some did good for a while...then were fired into oblivion. The Bowden brothers for example.

 

[rtr90]

No doubt..but I would recommend the route that Coach Steele has taken. Those HC jobs have destroyed a lot of careers. Some did good for a while...then were fired into oblivion. The Bowden brothers for example.

Those were in different era

But now buyouts are amazing and the quite an incentive to be a head coach

 

[Tenntiderman]

Those were in different era

But now buyouts are amazing and the quite an incentive to be a head coach

I guess if you only consider a buyout, then maybe that is the motivation, and it would probably explain the failure rate.
Tell you what....it would be interesting to hear Terry Biden's story as Auburn's HC.

 

[BamaInBham]

I often wonder why the good Coordinators want to be HCs...Seems like a major league migraine IMO.

Money - it's massive now.

 

[Tenntiderman]

Money - it's massive now.

I think have yellafella's number.

 

[editder]

I wonder why the refs couldn’t figure out how to throw the game to us in first half.