Archive for 2009

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive is on his heels with this whole SEC officials disaster, and now he’s fighting back. After Florida Coach Urban Meyer whined about a late hit on his boyfriend Tim Tebow last week, Slive hit him with the fine. Since the money means nothing to Meyer, it seems obvious that Meyer was [...]

Please submit your resignation Bud Selig, because this website will not rest until you do and pay for the crimes you have committed against baseball. Had instant replay been in use tonight in Game 2 of the World Series, the false double-play in the bottom of the seventh would have been overturned and the Yankees [...]

With comments that are sure to draw a response from league commissioner Mike Slive, Mississippi Coach Dan Mullen spoke out against the officiating crew that called the Florida – Miss. State game. Specifically, he singled out the replay officials and misuse of the replay process as a tool for improving officiating. Mullen cites a play [...]

After blocking a game-ending field goal, the giant Terrance Cody ripped off his helmet and begun his celebration. Only trouble is, it is illegal to do that and the Volunteers should have been awarded 5 yards and another kick to win the game. Excessive celebration could also easily have been called, and the Alabama Crimson [...]

In an unprecedented effort to diffuse criticism and accusations of protecting their star team and meal ticket to the BCS Title game, the SEC has suspended the crew involved the the two suspicious calls in the 4th quarter of the Gators-Razorbacks game last week. This is a nice gesture, but it doesn’t change the outcome, [...]

Fortunately for Tim McLelland and the rest of the umpiring crew at last night’s game 4 between the Yankees & Angels, the Yankees ran up the score and the bad calls didn’t impact the game’s outcome. But the sad and troubling fact remains: video replay is exposing not just inconsistent strike zones, but flat out [...]