Meyer fined $30,000!!!

#76
#76
Meyer is trying to get in the taking up for my qb club. Might work. He's still lame though.
 
#77
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TENNaciousUTfan said:
Clever accounting to recompensate Meyer was what I was thinking too.

Stupid rule to begin with. If Slive doesn't want negative attention drawn to the SEC officiating fiasco, then instead of demanding coaches, whose a$$es, by the way, are riding on the line....NOT SLIVE'S...he needs to fix it.

I think the AD's and coaches need to put Slive in check over such silliness. When a game get's thrown, the LOSS comes down on the coach...and for some scumbag politician to tell them they have to accept status quo and keep their grievances on the hush....utter ridiculousness.

Just take Fulmer for example. What if the USCjr game last year was such a game, where his entire tenure is about to be flushed down the toilet, pending the outcome of the game. How would Slive feel if he were in those shoes.

As a coach, you'd want to draw some attention to it publicly, as that is really the only way for it to get the attention it deserves. Otherwise, it's all bureaucracy, and nothing more.
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:good!: Nice post. The ONLY way to draw attention to terrible officiating is mention it. Now it will just be swept under the rug. It is ludicrous. If Kiffin or Mullen had made the same comment, each would have been out a game and more than likely fined as well. All the overzealous and often times blatant attempts to secure a Bama-Florida SECCG is getting very annoying...
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
I dislike the gators and urbie as much as anyone, but some of you guys are giving Kiffin way too much credit.
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I don't think Kiffin actually planned it to happen this way. But Meyer must know he becamee the fall guy on Slive's silence-Kiffin rule.

The temporal order of the events that led to the fine is unmistakable... and it will add to Kiffin's continued success at getting under Meyer's skin.

Kiffin should talk smack about Meyer getting the fine since that is not covered by SEC Bylaw 10.5.4.

I'm thinking about a quote along the lines of "Although I understand why a coach would do what he can to take care of his players, Commissioner Slive made it very clear that we (SEC coaches) should refrain from such comments, and Slive is the 'boss.'"
 
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#79
#79
I would just about bet that either Florida or a booster pays this fine, so it won't cost Urban anything. Regardless, Mike Slive at least stood behind what he said. I wonder what the vegas odds are on how long it will be before CLK gets his fine, lol.

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IBlvNTmWrk said:
I dislike the gators and urbie as much as anyone, but some of you guys are giving Kiffin way too much credit.
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I was not giving Kiffin all the credit... I just simply said that I think it is IRONIC that Meyer was the first coach to be fined under the KIFFIN RULE.... don't you? By the way at the bottom left hand memo line on Meyer's check to the SEC do you think he has to write "For breaking the KIFFIN rule" :eek:lol: :good!:
 
#81
#81
Agreed...it was Meyer's own stupid a$$ that made the comments...but I like the irony that he got fined for breaking a rule set in place to control Kiffin
 
#82
#82
Kiffin has been served notice with this fine on Meyer. He had better watch his mouth. I like it that he does not back down. I like that he has swagger. I just have trouble with people running their mouth without the right information. He was wrong about the rules and that just makes him look like an idiot period. It also shows that the Urbie is not the darlining of the SEC we all thought he was. Even shows how dumb he can be. Everyone knows that the guy that throws the last punch gets the flag! What was he thinking?
 
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Coastypop said:
I was not giving Kiffin all the credit... I just simply said that I think it is IRONIC that Meyer was the first coach to be fined under the KIFFIN RULE.... don't you? By the way at the bottom left hand memo line on Meyer's check to the SEC do you think he has to write "For breaking the KIFFIN rule" :eek:lol: :good!:
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:eek:lol:
The ESPN ticker should say....

Meyer fined $30K for breaking Kiffin rule.
 
#85
#85
Kiffin sets a gator trap and who is the first to get caught...Erbie Meyer! :post-4-1090547912:
 
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#87
ESPN.com: SEC fines Meyer $30,000

ESPN.com news services

Florida coach Urban Meyer has been fined $30,000 by the Southeastern Conference for public comments about a call he said officials missed during last week's game against Georgia, the conference announced Friday.

It's the first time the SEC has fined a coach under bylaws the conference toughened late last month, following a spate of public comments by SEC coaches questioning calls and criticizing officials.

"Coach Meyer has violated the Southeastern Conference code of ethics," commissioner Mike Slive said. "SEC bylaw 10.5.4 clearly states that the coaches, players and support personnel shall refrain from public criticism of officials. The league's athletics directors and presidents and chancellors have made it clear that negative public comments on officiating are not acceptable."

Meyer, in a statement, said he respected the decision and apologized.

"As I stated last week, I have great respect for Commissioner Mike Slive and the Southeastern Conference and I respect this decision," Meyer said. "There was no intent to criticize an official after being asked about a situation that occurred last Saturday and I apologize for my remarks."

Wednesday, Meyer said he believes SEC officials missed a late hit on Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Georgia.

Meyer said Wednesday the crew calling the game should have flagged Bulldogs linebacker Nick Williams for knocking his quarterback to the ground well after he had gotten rid of the football.

He didn't mention the play until asked about it Wednesday, possibly trying to avoid drawing punishment from the league. He also prefaced his comments by saying he has "great respect" for SEC officials and the way the league handles complaints.

The SEC decided to stop handing out reprimands for ripping officials -- and start handing out fines and suspensions -- after three coaches in less than a week were reprimanded last month.

Slive, in his eighth season with the conference, was given full discretion by the league's athletic directors and presidents to hand out the punishment on a case-by-case basis. The change in league bylaws was unanimously approved by the conference's university presidents and athletic directors.

The SEC's officiating, and public complaints by Tennessee's Lane Kiffin and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, has drawn plenty of unwanted attention for the league.

An officiating crew was suspended last month after it called penalties the league said were not supported by video evidence in the LSU-Georgia game Oct. 3 and the Arkansas-Florida game Oct. 17. The SEC publicly announced the suspensions, an unprecedented move by the conference.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Another moral victory?
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No, but is fun to look at Florida and Slive and know that everyone is laughing. Florida is on top of the football world, and no one gives a damn about them, their coach, or their messiah like quarterback, because everyone is looking at them suspiciously.
 
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tennezz said:
Kiffin sets a gator trap and who is the first to get caught...Erbie Meyer! :post-4-1090547912:
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This may be the rare event which delights both UT and Gator fans.

I'm happy as a clam. Posted here 2 days ago that I hoped this would happen. Voila.
 
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miraclemax said:
This may be the rare event which delights both UT and Gator fans.

I'm happy as a clam. Posted here 2 days ago that I hoped this would happen. Voila.
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Plenty of people here see it that way, and more will as time goes on. Meyer looks like the same piece of trash he always has.
 
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Tidal Surge said:
ESPN.com: SEC fines Meyer $30,000

ESPN.com news services

Florida coach Urban Meyer has been fined $30,000 by the Southeastern Conference for public comments about a call he said officials missed during last week's game against Georgia, the conference announced Friday.

It's the first time the SEC has fined a coach under bylaws the conference toughened late last month, following a spate of public comments by SEC coaches questioning calls and criticizing officials.

"Coach Meyer has violated the Southeastern Conference code of ethics," commissioner Mike Slive said. "SEC bylaw 10.5.4 clearly states that the coaches, players and support personnel shall refrain from public criticism of officials. The league's athletics directors and presidents and chancellors have made it clear that negative public comments on officiating are not acceptable."

Meyer, in a statement, said he respected the decision and apologized.

"As I stated last week, I have great respect for Commissioner Mike Slive and the Southeastern Conference and I respect this decision," Meyer said. "There was no intent to criticize an official after being asked about a situation that occurred last Saturday and I apologize for my remarks."

Wednesday, Meyer said he believes SEC officials missed a late hit on Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Georgia.

Meyer said Wednesday the crew calling the game should have flagged Bulldogs linebacker Nick Williams for knocking his quarterback to the ground well after he had gotten rid of the football.

He didn't mention the play until asked about it Wednesday, possibly trying to avoid drawing punishment from the league. He also prefaced his comments by saying he has "great respect" for SEC officials and the way the league handles complaints.

The SEC decided to stop handing out reprimands for ripping officials -- and start handing out fines and suspensions -- after three coaches in less than a week were reprimanded last month.

Slive, in his eighth season with the conference, was given full discretion by the league's athletic directors and presidents to hand out the punishment on a case-by-case basis. The change in league bylaws was unanimously approved by the conference's university presidents and athletic directors.

The SEC's officiating, and public complaints by Tennessee's Lane Kiffin and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, has drawn plenty of unwanted attention for the league.

An officiating crew was suspended last month after it called penalties the league said were not supported by video evidence in the LSU-Georgia game Oct. 3 and the Arkansas-Florida game Oct. 17. The SEC publicly announced the suspensions, an unprecedented move by the conference.
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seriously...just post the link
 
#98
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miraclemax said:
That's the way Gators fans will always want you to see Meyer. That means he's winning.
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Why does it mean that? I see Bobby Petrino as a piece of trash and he isn't winning anything. On the other side, I don't see anything wrong with winners like Pete Carroll or Jim Tressel.
 
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