There is a distinct difference in comments like:
"You run another play and you throw an interception or they throw another flag on us -- I wasn't going to let the refs lose the game for us there and some magical flag appear," Kiffen said.
"I'm sure we'll get one of those letters that really means nothing as Bobby got last week, but Florida and Alabama live on," he said Sunday.
Petrino: "When they hit you when you're on the white, it's supposed to be a late hit, a 15-yard penalty," Petrino said. "Unfortunately, in Florida, they don't call it that way."
Petrino was also upset about two penalties (a 15-yard personal foul and 10-yard pass interference call) on the Gators' final touchdown drive.
"It's unfortunate that the fourth quarter there's probably three plays that the officials made the difference in the game," Petrino said on his TV show.
Mullen: "I don't even know why we have replay right now in the Southeastern Conference if they're not going to utilize it," Mullen said.
"I hope he's severely punished if he ever works another SEC game again, because I think it's completely unacceptable," Mullen said.
And Meyer: “That should have been a penalty in my opinion," Meyer said. "Obviously it should have been. You have to protect quarterbacks. That’s the whole purpose. It’s right in front of the referee.”
Sure seems to me that Kiffen, Mullen and Petrino are specifically being critical and their comments are sarcastic at best. Meyer doesn't say, "the refs are trying to get my qb killed" or "the refs are clearly favoring UGA by not making that call." The whole tone is different. I don't know how anyone couldn't read the quotes above and see it the same way.