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I didn’t care about the GA vs Gump game and don’t care how the Refs screwed one or the other. Both of those POS teams get all of the favorable calls week after week so if one of them finally lost a game as a result of a bad call, eff’m. I don’t care. 

I generally don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence, or subconscious bias. 

I think if the SEC were going to blatantly cheat for a team, it would've been UGA.  UGA had the guaranteed playoff spot, while Alabama winning did not guarantee the SEC a seat at the playoff table.  UGA was the golden prize to be protected, so to speak. 

Also, if there was a coordinated effort to cheat for Alabama, somebody would have to explain this year's Iron Bowl to me.  The officiating was horrible.....in favor of Auburn.  You won't often see me saying Alabama gets screwed on calls, but they sure were in that game.  

lol, i love these type posts.

bama is among the most penalized teams in cfb and their opp are among the least. both in a penalties called and in penalty yards. when sorting for conference opp only, it just gets worse. and when looking at yds/pen it gets even worse.

so not only are the calling more pens with harsher penalties against bama, they calling fewer in favor of bama. it's been this way for years now.

it's not bias, though. bama has just been undisciplined for a few years now.

fwiw, tenn is right there alongside bama, so is uga. so, again, i'm not claiming bias.

I think fans of each conference are certain their refs are the worst.  People in various states are certain their drivers are the worst.

We had SEC refs in the Texas-Alabama game in Tuscaloosa and they definitely called Alabama for several more penalties.  I agree, Alabama looked undisciplined at times during that game, which was quite surprising to me given Saban's reputation for expecting and exacting excellence.

Anyway, I tend to watch a few SEC games per year, and the ones I've seen, have all been MUCH more competently and more fairly judged, than any B12 game I've watched in the past 15 years.

ya this is much to do about nothing imo.

mike's post i also agree w/ - when calls are missed it's typically human error to blame not a conspiracy.

cowherd on his show once said that the sec pays more for refs than other leagues & that as a result the quality of officiating was actually higher in this league than others as a result - i did a quick google & couldn't find anything concrete to support or refute that claim but it's worth mentioning.

this is one of those issues that is usually viewed with a high degree of bias driven by the circumstance.