Southeastern Conference coaches will face stiffer penalties from now on for complaining about...

Southeastern Conference coaches will face stiffer penalties from now on for complaining about officiating in the media.

Commissioner Mike Slive told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday that coaches who violate the conferences' ethics rules against criticizing officials in public will face a fine or suspension instead of receiving public reprimands when they first act up.

AP: SEC stiffens penalties for complaining coaches

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I DUB THEE: "The Kiffin Rule"

I'm wrong all the time.

by PeteHoliday on Oct 30, 2009 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I've already seen some TN fans...

…claiming it’s akin to a totalitarian or police state.

RollBamaRoll.com

by Nico2.0 on Oct 30, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

it's a business not a government so...

Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. - Paul W. "Bear" Bryant

by TheRedTideConsumes on Oct 30, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Techincally...

…the schools are government funded institutions. Some have argued that makes them part of the government and open to the same rules and regulations.

by Kenny483 on Oct 30, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You guys are scaring me . . .

. . . treating the UT response as if there was a shred of rationality to it.

by M. Johnson Defender on Oct 30, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just

because the government subsidizes your tuition, doesn’t mean the government can or should run the universities.

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Oct 30, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the schools in question are in a business agreement with a private organization

Government can tell the schools what to do, sure. However, the private organization known as the South Eastern Conference, is under no such thumb

Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. - Paul W. "Bear" Bryant

by TheRedTideConsumes on Oct 30, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

have any of y’all read or seen “battlefield earth”? i know it’s like, one of hte top 5 worst movies of all time, but the plot is pretty dope. basically in the future corporations have out-competed nation states and control everything, so instead of soldiers swearing allegiance to and fighting for a nation or country, they fight for paychecks and hope to gain the favor of the current CEO. it’s a pretty funny/scathing critique of capitalism and what can/will happen as corporations continue to grow larger and more powerful. clearly tennesee fans view themselves as Barry Pepper’s character “Johnnie Goodboy Tyler” who is the leader of the human rebellion on earth, and they see SNS as john travolta’s character “Terl” and they think the Legend of Terrence Cody is Forrest Whitaker’s “Ker”

but of course, that is a flawed analogy, rife with inaccuracies and logical fallacies. th emost glaring of which is that Barry Pepper’s character does not bang his sister.

welcome to the SEC kiffykins...

by tempebamafan on Oct 31, 2009 5:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Finally I would like to add that only a facist wouldn’t want people to be able to say what they are thinking (ala Kiffin). It is fine if you hate the First Amendment but don’t come over here and spew this diarrhea that is much worse (and stupider) than anything Kiffin ever said. You are doing exactly what you are flaming about him doing but in way that only makes you look like a moron.

like that?

What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.

-Hank Hill

by Zoltar on Oct 30, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whaaat.

Seriously, what idiot said that and needs to have the First Amendment explained to them?

I'm wrong all the time.

by PeteHoliday on Oct 31, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Friendly Wager

Who will be the first coach to actually be suspended?

My money is on Mullen. Kiffin is just too easy a pick unfortunately.

by crbama on Oct 30, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My

vote is Les Miles. My vote is always Les Miles….

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lolz

by p3bhambama on Oct 31, 2009 3:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Super goody goody Mark Richt

mostly since UGA plays UF this week. lol

Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. - Paul W. "Bear" Bryant

by TheRedTideConsumes on Oct 30, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Spurrier

He could give a sh** less, and while he’s not quite as petulant as Kiffy, I wonder how many of his back-handed comments the commish’s office will take.

"Hollywood made a movie of my life. The film had me proposing to my wife on the football field. I would never misuse a football field that way." -Crazy Legs Hirsch

by Stuck in the Plains on Oct 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish they would

do something else besides fine- as coaches have plenty of money, or suspend, since in UT’s case suspending Kiffin actually helps the team.

I wish they would make them wear stupid clothing or pick up trash in the stadium or put vasoline in their hair or some other form of public humiliation or manual labor. After all they are trying to publically humilate the refs so why not return the favor.

It will however be interesting to see this rule actually applied. I vote that the Cheese goes crazy when Auburn loses to Furman on a last second call.

I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.

by 5026 on Oct 30, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Tennessee already wears stupid clothing...

And, if you’ve been looking for love in Opelika, you’ve picked up the trash.

"Hollywood made a movie of my life. The film had me proposing to my wife on the football field. I would never misuse a football field that way." -Crazy Legs Hirsch

by Stuck in the Plains on Oct 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ouch...

the gf is a auburn student….

by batkinson on Oct 30, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ill

summerize that for you…

“Kiffin..sit down and STFU!!!”

Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler

by bammer on Oct 30, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

About the dumb TN clothing

I vote to keep the vidoe of the TN fan in the prison orange suit, watching the last minute of the game, on the homepage for a few more weeks. As Larry says, “I don’t care who ya are, that’s funny.”

marycontrary

by adeleswims on Oct 30, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I see this as very simple:

1. Use the league’s quality control procedures for resolving conflict.
2. Do not use the media, as a bludgeon, against the league.
3. If their was an issue with the in place, quality control procedures, why was it not brought up during the SEC meetings?

Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. - Paul W. "Bear" Bryant

by TheRedTideConsumes on Oct 30, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs