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...with regards to the refereeing in college football, especially the SEC. I get that refs are human, but these refs were clearly biased heavily against us. Only one 5 yard penalty was called on Alabama. Multiple, blatant penalties that should have been called against Bama were conveniently missed, such as the choke-hold for example.

Of course, it is a massive conflict of interest to have the SEC Commissioner's office right there in downtown Birmingham. Bribery and corruption are very real possibilities. My hope is that someday a whistleblower from inside the SEC comes out and reveals the widespread corruption. I yearn for that day to come. The money is probably too good to pass up so people probably just stay silent.

Also, I think accountability within the SEC is a big problem. Refs simply aren't being held accountable for corrupt and garbage refereeing. I think that refereeing should be audited and blatant missed calls should be penalized (suspensions and firing) and fined. I think the auditors should consist of an unbiased, separate committee consisting of SMEs from schools completely unaffiliated with the schools playing the games they are reviewing such that there is no possible agenda.

Finally, I think referees should be background checked and asked questions, such as what university they attended, so that they never referee a game where they went to school.

Something needs to change, but it never will because the SEC is accountable to no one.
 
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This is my attempt at trying to come up with solutions for this problem. I'm open to any other ideas or critiques.
 
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Matt2496 said:
...with regards to the refereeing in college football, especially the SEC. I get that refs are human, but these refs were clearly biased heavily against us. Only one 5 yard penalty was called on Alabama. Multiple, blatant penalties that should have been called against Bama were conveniently missed, such as the choke-hold for example.

Of course, it is a massive conflict of interest to have the SEC Commissioner's office right there in downtown Birmingham. Bribery and corruption are very real possibilities. My hope is that someday a whistleblower from inside the SEC comes out and reveals the widespread corruption. I yearn for that day to come. The money is probably too good to pass up so people probably just stay silent.

Also, I think accountability within the SEC is a big problem. Refs simply aren't being held accountable for corrupt and garbage refereeing. I think that refereeing should be audited and blatant missed calls should be penalized (suspensions and firing) and fined. I think the auditors should consist of an unbiased, separate committee consisting of SMEs from schools completely unaffiliated with the schools playing the games they are reviewing such that there is no possible agenda.

Finally, I think referees should be background checked and asked questions, such as what university they attended, so that they never referee a game where they went to school.

Something needs to change, but it never will because the SEC is accountable to no one.
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Refs didn’t lose gme. Coaches did
 
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Matt2496 said:
...with regards to the refereeing in college football, especially the SEC. I get that refs are human, but these refs were clearly biased heavily against us. Only one 5 yard penalty was called on Alabama. Multiple, blatant penalties that should have been called against Bama were conveniently missed, such as the choke-hold for example.

Of course, it is a massive conflict of interest to have the SEC Commissioner's office right there in downtown Birmingham. Bribery and corruption are very real possibilities. My hope is that someday a whistleblower from inside the SEC comes out and reveals the widespread corruption. I yearn for that day to come. The money is probably too good to pass up so people probably just stay silent.

Also, I think accountability within the SEC is a big problem. Refs simply aren't being held accountable for corrupt and garbage refereeing. I think that refereeing should be audited and blatant missed calls should be penalized (suspensions and firing) and fined. I think the auditors should consist of an unbiased, separate committee consisting of SMEs from schools completely unaffiliated with the schools playing the games they are reviewing such that there is no possible agenda.

Finally, I think referees should be background checked and asked questions, such as what university they attended, so that they never referee a game where they went to school.

Something needs to change, but it never will because the SEC is accountable to no one.
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Just stop, Heupel choked on applesauce, it’s as simple as that.
 
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I didn’t get to see second half till after game. I don’t normally bitch about refs, but this is a game they determined with super crap calls. They’ve been named in other threads so I won’t redo them, and Heupel should have coached differently too, but the refs are super problematic in college ball and especially this game. Oh well mince on to next week.
 
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Matt2496 said:
...with regards to the refereeing in college football, especially the SEC. I get that refs are human, but these refs were clearly biased heavily against us. Only one 5 yard penalty was called on Alabama. Multiple, blatant penalties that should have been called against Bama were conveniently missed, such as the choke-hold for example.

Of course, it is a massive conflict of interest to have the SEC Commissioner's office right there in downtown Birmingham. Bribery and corruption are very real possibilities. My hope is that someday a whistleblower from inside the SEC comes out and reveals the widespread corruption. I yearn for that day to come. The money is probably too good to pass up so people probably just stay silent.

Also, I think accountability within the SEC is a big problem. Refs simply aren't being held accountable for corrupt and garbage refereeing. I think that refereeing should be audited and blatant missed calls should be penalized (suspensions and firing) and fined. I think the auditors should consist of an unbiased, separate committee consisting of SMEs from schools completely unaffiliated with the schools playing the games they are reviewing such that there is no possible agenda.

Finally, I think referees should be background checked and asked questions, such as what university they attended, so that they never referee a game where they went to school.

Something needs to change, but it never will because the SEC is accountable to no one.
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Ken Williamson, the head ref in this game is a real estate agent for ReMax in Tuscaloosa
 
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The Original Fade said:
Just stop, Heupel choked on applesauce, it’s as simple as that.
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I agree that he choked, but that doesn't take anything away from the obvious bias that the refs had against us in this game. It is a problem, and it needs to be dealt with appropriately. Refs are supposed to be unbiased or at least try to be.
 
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Top end SEC football refs make $2,500 a game. So the highest paid make $35,000 a year. Maybe we could demand more, attract better talent, and develop them if it was a full time job. The average server at Applebees doesn't really give a shat if you enjoyed your meal. Maybe we should pay more then an Applebees server makes.

Also this "can't criticize the refs" crap by the conference needs to go.
 
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