re: Dick Burleson, LSU-Alabama replay supervisor

That just about sums it up.

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Jim Hawthorne doesn't even know who the replay official was. He said he thought the replay official's name was Bradshaw, which is incorrect.

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On the Les Miles show, Hawthorne said Dick Burleson's name was on the card, but he didn't think that was who was in the booth. He thought the guy's last name was RICHARDSON. I like JH to some degree, but he is NOTORIOUS for messing up names. Take his account with a grain of salt.

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You better believe coaches know (or should know) what officials they are going to have for a game.

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Field officials/referees - yes

Booth/replay officials - no

That's ridiculous to say that Les Miles needs to waste time worrying about replay booth officials.

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It's the southeastern conference, with an office based in the south.

Chances are, people that work for the conf may be from the area.

i think its stupid to assume they are cheating because they are from Alabama

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I agree with you LE... BUT there have been plenty of times that I have turned an eye to things that appeared fishy but have dismissed because I thought well "it's just too far fetched."

I think considering his locality and the fact that he attends Alabama booster events warrants at least an investigation to find out at what level of support he is involved with the Red Elephants or Tide Boosters. etc...

My guess is that he attends as a guest speaker and not a supporter but I would be wary of the frequency in which he attends!

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CharlesLSU

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RE: Dick:

High character involves being independent in fact and appearance.

He fails this test miserably.

amen and that is the core of the problem

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Although most reasonable people would agree that there is no “conspiracy” in the SEC in regards to Alabama

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You must be kidding.

I consider myself fairly reasonable, as do most people who know me. I also happen to know home-cooking when I see it.

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It's the southeastern conference, with an office based in the south.

Chances are, people that work for the conf may be from the area.

i think its stupid to assume they are cheating because they are from Alabama

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I'm not suggesting a conspiracy...but if there was not at least the appearance of impropriety, why would OOC teams work into their contracts to bring their own officials with them when they trek across the country for OOC games? Assuming all officials are as pure as the driven snow and regional bias would never EVER play a part, this seems like an unnecessary expense, don;t you think? what about bowl games...the officiating crew is always from a neutral conference. Why? Because it's assumed that it would be "fairer" to have a neutral officiating crew...but why would that be necessary?

I'm not exactly sure how to fix this issue short of removing the duties of officiang out of the individual confrence offices and placing them in the hands of Big Brother NCAA...but college footbal CLEARLY already shows by their behavior that there is an inherent fear of regional bias when it comes to officiating. Why would it be so hard to believe the same type of bias could rear it's head, not just on a regional bias, but on an even more local scale?

In this thread it has been confirmed he was in the both by multiple sources