re: Question about the bias of SEC refs

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I've been watching SEC football for over 40 years, Bammer has always gotten the calls.

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did you watch this year's Bama-Ark game?

the refs were bad, but they weren't biased one way or the other.

eta: both teams were undefeated at the time though

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Most of the conference's referees live in (or are from) the state of Alabama.

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Would you mind linking the roster? I'd be interested in seeing that.

Thanks in advance.

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After review it was seen that the ball was tipped by another player 2 feet in front of the receiver well after the receiver had been tackled.

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That play was not reviewed. I wish I knew where that myth came from.

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I'm really confused.

Reading the things that many of you guys post, I should believe that the refs are biased for Auburn.

However, last year after the Alabama game and the PP non-interception, it was that the refs were bias for Alabama.

Or are you guys saying that the SEC refs are biased for both Auburn and Alabama? If so, how the frick does that make any sense? You are saying that refs that want Alabama to win also want Auburn to win???

Please help clear up my confusion. Thanks in advance.

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I find them very consistent...at phucking up.

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Yet the overall record of the series is 24-19-1 in favor of LSU. And over the last ten games it's 6-4 LSU. LSU has won 3 in a row, Auburn hasn't won back-to-back since '99-'00.

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don't go fricking up this thread with facts, a-hole



/sarcasm

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Yet the overall record of the series is 24-19-1 in favor of LSU. And over the last ten games it's 6-4 LSU. LSU has won 3 in a row, Auburn hasn't won back-to-back since '99-'00.

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SO.....The overall record should at least be 26-17-1 and 8-2 last 10 years, and at least a 6 game win streak if not for the "Grand Theft Auburn" 2004 and its sequeal "Grand Theft Auburn Part Deaux" 2006. If you would like to claim LSU was not cheated in 2004 and 2006, then be my guest. I personally do not like cheaters and the SEC office response regarding those two games and others have proven to me and others that they are in fact cheaters. I don't have to sit here and try to prove to you that they are cheaters. Just watch our games past, present, and future vs Alabama and Auburn, and any other games in which they the SEC has an agenda like Arkansas vs UF, last year nad Arkansas vs AU this year and let THEIR actions prove the point for me.

to clear up the replay official thing from last year he wasn't a bama alum. he was a tech alum but was friends with da bear and has been paid to speak at bama booster club meetings.

the fact he has been paid by bama should have meant he couldnt be in the booth bc that is a clear case of possible bias.

as far as the stats id like to see them but im to lazy to look them up but maybe try something like the team profiles on espn but you might have to go gama by game box scores to get them

If you don't think that the SEC refs protected Florida and Alabama last year, you are either incredibly naive or totally blind.

The SEC office was having wet dreams of a Florida/Bama SECCG. Those teams were the media darlings, and the SEC office wanted that SECCG... badly.

Right now, Auburn is ranked #4 and they have the Heisman front-runner. I would bet everything I own that the SEC office is having wet dreams of an undefeated Auburn and 1-loss Alabama playing the Iron Bowl of the century. A Bama win in that game would put them back in the NC game.

I fully expect the refs to do everything possible to keep Auburn in the game this weekend. If the LSU/Auburn game goes down to the wire, we will get ZERO close calls from the refs late in the game.

BOOK IT ! ! ! ! !

Let's start with the premise that as a general rule SEC refs are not very good. I think years of watching SEC football supports that conclusion. Their most common errors are over-officiating. When in doubt, SEC refs throw flags. For example, in the Fla/Ark game last year the back judge called roughing the passer when he later admitted he did not see the play but he threw the flag anyway. Why throw that flag if you are in doubt. The ref was suspended. This is classic over-officiating.


The most egregious example was Auburn 2006. The replay official made calls from the box that were not even suspected by the refs on the field. Two of the calls were egregious. Turns out the guy was an Auburn alum or in someway affiliated with Auburn and should never have been calling the game. In fact, the SEC changed their rule after that game.

Then there was the P Peterson interception last year against Alabama...

So...yes...there has been Alabama/Auburn bias and i do not think any knowledgeable observer can deny the awfulness of SEC officiating. We have the best football with the worst officiating.