The Associated Press reports that SEC commissioner Mike Slive plans to work on the league’s officiating woes when the season is over.
Asked about a year of controversial calls, suspended officiating crews and coaches going over the line in their complaints, Slive said:
“Has it been difficult? Yes. Has it been painful? Yes. But this league has been a great league for 76 years. There have been different issues at different times. I fully understand the disappointment the fans feel when something happens that impacts their team.
“My job is to try to keep some perspective, to work for the best interest of the conference, at least as I see it. I’ve done that for eight years, and I’ll do that as long as I’m here.”
Slive also said he will meet with coordinator of officials Rogers Redding after the season and assess the causes of officiating mistakes “and make sure that we have the best officiating in the country.”
As for our own poll on the topic of officiating, I congratulate 86% of you for using your noggins.
39% of you believe SEC officiating is worse than ever. (I disagree, but this one’s certainly debatable.)
37% of you right-minded individuals feel that officiating is not worse, we just have more TV angles and DVRs to dissect calls.
10% of you feel that officiating is not worse, but the game is faster and it’s tougher to call.
As for the 14% of you “truly believe” officials are cheating on orders from the SEC… read this piece on why a conspiracy is absolutely impossible and unnecessary to boot.
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