In what feels like a preemptive strike aimed at Mark Richt and the Georgia Bulldogs (and Lane Kiffin, of course), SEC Commissioner Mike Slive informed the AP that any coaches who complain about the quality of SEC referees would face a fine and possible suspension. No longer will Slive admonish his coaches for complaints [...]

For the second week in a row, the brains who run the most popular college football conference in America are having to apologize for refereeing ineptitude that once again influenced the outcome of the highly contested Florida/Arkansas game. SEC officials have apologized to Arkansas, saying the personal foul call on Malcolm Sheppard was incorrect [...]

Orson addressed this with a little more eloquence than I will, but how in the world is A.J. Green’s touchdown “celebration” considered unsportsmanlike conduct? Let’s review the circumstances: Georgia is trailing LSU late in the fourth quarter and driving for a go-ahead score. A win over the Tigers would help legitimize a [...]

I think I understand Tim Floyd’s pain after watching Kentucky/Vanderbilt last night. The game was filled with whistles and stops because, evidently, last night was the night the SEC sent an edict telling their officials to test their new whistle peas. When a game features 63 free throws and 49 foul calls in [...]

As pointed by True Hoop, this nifty little video demonstrates just how poor a job the NBA does when it comes to enforcing the traveling violation. What we have is, within the span of about 5-10 seconds of game time, Corey Maggette traveling six times. In one possession. Maggette doesn’t stop there, [...]

If you watched a lot of college basketball on Saturday, I’m sure you saw this little gem of a call during UConn/Gonzaga:

Awesome, awesome move and finish by Hasheem Thabeet. Too bad it was absolutely ruined by a boneheaded call from the baseline referee. UConn’s all-everything big man was T’d up for taunting; and [...]