SEC Reprimands Fulmer

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Southeastern Conference reprimanded Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer on Wednesday for saying after a victory over Vanderbilt that the league needs to take a "hard look" at officiating.

Commissioner Mike Slive said Fulmer violated the league's code of ethics that prohibits coaches, players and support personnel from publicly criticizing officials.

"I have reminded Coach Fulmer of his responsibility to comply with the policies of the SEC and this rule. Any further violation of conference policies of this nature may result in additional penalties," Slive said in a statement issued by the league's office in Birmingham, Ala.

Fulmer didn't try to hide his emotions last weekend after his Vols beat Vanderbilt 39-10 because he was still upset over a call in a victory at South Carolina on Oct. 28 and what he believes was a fumble by LSU on the Tigers' game winning-drive on Nov. 4.

The coach started by saying he didn't think he would be fined and then proceeded to complain about "difference-making calls that the officials just did not get done properly."

"It's after the fact," he said. "You don't like that. That last turnover against LSU was a fumble."

That loss to LSU dropped Tennessee out of the Top 10, and the Vols are now ranked 19th.
 
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Y'all may recall that during the Fulmer show this week he said he'd probably hear about it(criticizing officials after Vandy) from the SEC but that, "Sometimes you've gotta stick up for your kids.."


I don't know how coaches keep their mouths shut about officiating as much as they manage to anyway...
 
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IMO, the replay system has made the officiating a lot worse in general.
 
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of course he's upset with the ref's, but what call did the ref's blow that caused that beat down in fayettville? Fulmer needs to accept the fact that the ref's very rarely lose games for a team, more often it's poor coaching....
 
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Hate to see refs mess up, but I think football would be the most difficult sport to officiate.
 
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Can anyone clarify for me why a coach cannot voice an opinion regarding poor officiating? There has been two major blown calls this year in the PAC-10 and Big 12, which the games would have gone the other way. I am just amazed at the extent of the protection of these officials. They are just human they are going to make a mistake and when that mistake happens why can't someone voice concern for the blown call?
 
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IMO, the referees in the SEC except for Rocky Goode's crew are horrible. I am not a Fulmerite but I applaud him for saying what needs to be said about the SEC officiating.

My question is where is the accountability for the officials. The SEC needs to start handling out fines and suspensions for truly bad calls.
 
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patrick said:
IMO, the referees in the SEC except for Rocky Goode's crew are horrible. I am not a Fulmerite but I applaud him for saying what needs to be said about the SEC officiating.

My question is where is the accountability for the officials. The SEC needs to start handling out fines and suspensions for truly bad calls.
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I agree with handing out fines, it would make the decision making a lot better......maybe:sad:
 
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I can't understand why players and coaches have to be publicly scrutinized but the officials get a free pass. To my knowledge, you can't say anything about any officials in any sport without being fined or something. They can royally screw you and you are just supposed to take it without voicing your opinion or concerns. BS!!!
 
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On the replay thing...

They say that every play in college is reviewed, but with the addition of a coaches challenge, it seems that way fewer play reviews are called down from the booth. It's as if the guys upstairs just sit there until it looks like a coach is going to make a challenge. Then the official on the field winds up telling us that the play was already under review so the coach didn't need his challenge.

Earn your dang money up there guys....
 
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rexvol said:
of course he's upset with the ref's, but what call did the ref's blow that caused that beat down in fayettville? Fulmer needs to accept the fact that the ref's very rarely lose games for a team, more often it's poor coaching....
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Subjective calls do cost games. You can give me hell, but I still say there was no malicious intent on about half of the sissy Leak "roughing the passer" calls this year....including the one that took 6 off the board and cost UT the game. Mapu tripped and was pushed as he popped through the line, had his arms fully extended(no 'bows thrown) and was penalized like he was playing girls softball. IMO...just one of a ton on many teams this year that effected outcomes.
 
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Bar none, the worst "call" I've seen this year in one of our games was the early whistle that ended the play where Jamarcus Russell fumbled on LSU's gamewinning drive right in front of our bench. Those type of calls almost always even out, but it's tough when they happen at key times like that.

During the SC game I began to wonder if the officials knew the definition of pass interference. They were blowing calls on both teams all night long. I was 70 yards away from the play where our DB almost ripped Sidney Rice's jersey off and I could see it clearly, yet 3 officials within 30 feet all missed it. :dunno:
 
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Rexvol is too blinded with hatred to see the reality of the situation. Discussing anything with him is pointless. EVERYTHING is somehow Fulmer's fault, regardless the situation.
 
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finevol said:
Hat will be pissed......lol
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Doubtful . . . Most people with a passing interest in Oklahoma football will jump on officiating every chance they get.

Notice - I'm not saying that our losses are all attributable to officiating; just that I think officiating has been subpar in general.
 
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orangefan1998 said:
Can anyone clarify for me why a coach cannot voice an opinion regarding poor officiating? There has been two major blown calls this year in the PAC-10 and Big 12, which the games would have gone the other way. I am just amazed at the extent of the protection of these officials. They are just human they are going to make a mistake and when that mistake happens why can't someone voice concern for the blown call?
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Replay didn't help either one of those that you're talking about either

Replay has really screwed with college football IMO.....That's what used to make college football so good is that there was no replay system.....A bad call either way, makes the game controversial and gives the fans something to talk about through the week....I was for it when it came out, but now I'm not so sure about it
 
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GAVol said:
Doubtful . . . Most people with a passing interest in Oklahoma football will jump on officiating every chance they get.

Notice - I'm not saying that our losses are all attributable to officiating; just that I think officiating has been subpar in general.
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With the exception of about three or four guys working college basketball, you're never going to see me defend the state of officiating in college sports. I do, however, get a kick out of people who accused Stoops of whining after the Oregon game applauding TCHFCATUTK for "standing up for his kids."
 
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hatvol96 said:
With the exception of about three or four guys working college basketball, you're never going to see me defend the state of officiating in college sports. I do, however, get a kick out of people who accused Stoops of whining after the Oregon game applauding TCHFCATUTK for "standing up for his kids."
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HV, will there come a point in time when TCHFCATUTK, your self imposed Fulmer moniker, will be dropped from the Volnation board.Say a 10 win season,perfect season?Just wondering.:clapping:
 
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utfantilidie said:
HV, will there come a point in time when TCHFCATUTK, your self imposed Fulmer moniker, will be dropped from the Volnation board.Say a 10 win season,perfect season?Just wondering.:clapping:
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Right, and I think to be fair HV should add something to his signature to the affect ***TCHFCATUTK = blah blah blah, that way everyone will know what the heck this means. Without explanation it looks like a small child crawled up in his lap and started hitting the keyboard.
 
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volbreaker said:
Subjective calls do cost games.
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I think that Miami's '02 runner-up team against Ohio St would agree with you.

volbreaker said:
You can give me hell, but I still say there was no malicious intent on about half of the sissy Leak "roughing the passer" calls this year....including the one that took 6 off the board and cost UT the game.
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Without getting into a big discussion about that particular call, I would say that the "blow to the head" rule, as currently enforced, is bad. Officials are consistently inconsistent in flagging it, and it has been featured in several big games this season, including the latest game of the century (the 4th this year, by my count, with at least one to go) which might help determine the national champion. Either scrap the rule, or write it and enforce it in a way that players, coaches, and officials agree upon and understand.
 
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