Hell, we all know the referees cheat for the GUMPS and holding hasn't been called on them since before the Bear was a cub. Sankey lives in Birmingham he and Saban are friends so don't you think he's going to make sure his buddy doesn't get beat.
But when all is said and done the cheating and corruption in officiating is because university presidents and board of trustees allow the crap to continue. Sankey should be fired, and the commissioner's office moved out of Birmingham to a neutral location even if it's out of the SEC states entirely.
Then get referees without ties to any SEC schools and do background checks to ensure they don't have any family members that do.
A little training and reading the rule book would help also.