If that's the best the SEC has to offer, I fear for the league as a whole. SEC referees routinely made, at best, highly questionable calls that directly affected the outcome of three seperate games.The whole crew, which is one of the league's most highly rated and has worked the league championship game together, will be punished, Gaston said.
TommyM,TommyMac said:"They almost need therapy"
What a line of crap that is. I'd be willing to bet that Bobby Moreau's bank account has already received therapy. Orange therapy.
The really sad thing is that it never seems to end. Does anyone really think that Ucheat will no longer receive favored treatment because of this? I don't.
bamabake said:this reminds me of that phantom TD that ND got last year. The ref is running 2 feet from the ND player that is running down the sideline, the kids entire foot goes out of bounds he dives for the cone and comes up short the ball bounces over it and the ref signals TD. I supposed he just thought that ND getting a TD was good for college football.
Old Coach said:Gentlemen,
Understand, I'm a University of Tennessee graduate and follower of UT football since my 7th grade year (1963). I love my Vols and thouroughly enjoy victories over the Gators. BUT I hate to see an otherwise exciting game be marred by officiating errors. The clock not starting is a miscarrage of the rules. The personal foul call/non call is inexplicable. It certainly appeared that the official was looking directly at both players and from what we saw on replay the penalties should have been off setting. So what happened? Only the men involved can explain it.
I must also say that since my elementary school years I have also been a big fan of Alabama football. Joe Namath, Steve Sloan and the "Snake" along with UT's Dewey "Swamp Rat" Warren were some of the people I tried to emulate in the 60's when we played back yard football. Bear Bryant has always been the standard for college coaches in my mind and heart. It bothers to hear fellow Tide followers talk of UT, SEC and NCAA conspiracies. Those officials screwed up but they didn't complete the passes on UT's last drive nor did they kick the 50 yard fieldgoal.
I hate it that the game was marred by the controversy, but I'm about as willing to give the win back to Florida as they were willing to give the 2000 game back to us that they won on the infamous "no catch".
Old Coach