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We need full-time officials in the SEC
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:50 am
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:50 am
The sport has gotten too big and the money too much to have weekend warriors masquerading as competent officials. Officiating all sports has been bad but gotten progressively worse as time goes on. We need the following:
- Hire full-time officials (for the big 3 sports), train them in all 3 sports.
- Implement the transparent review process like the ACC has done this season
- Hold officials accountable for errors on their part including suspension of duties and a probationary period
- Officials should never officiate a game for their alma mater (Sorry Bama)
- Review officials should be able to overrule more calls/non-calls (i.e. If the replay shows an obvious penalty that wasn't called) - but only this if we implement the transparent review
- Hire full-time officials (for the big 3 sports), train them in all 3 sports.
- Implement the transparent review process like the ACC has done this season
- Hold officials accountable for errors on their part including suspension of duties and a probationary period
- Officials should never officiate a game for their alma mater (Sorry Bama)
- Review officials should be able to overrule more calls/non-calls (i.e. If the replay shows an obvious penalty that wasn't called) - but only this if we implement the transparent review
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Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:01 am to Landmass
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- Officials should never officiate a game for their alma mater (Sorry Bama)
This has been a rule for years skippy. The best crew in the league is David Smith's crew and we can't ever get that crew because he went to BAMA.
His crew gets picked pretty much every year to do playoff games. Before the playoffs they did BCS games or the major bowls.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:11 am to Night Vision
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This has been a rule for years skippy.
No it hasn't.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:12 am to Landmass
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We need full-time officials in the SEC
So pay them a full time annual salary for working 12-14 days a year.
Are you fricking high?
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:12 am to Landmass
It should be criminal that a billion dollar industry still operates one of its most important if not most important institutions as if it’s still 1919
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:13 am to Landmass
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We need full-time officials in the SEC
So you going to tell SEC refs they have to either give up their full-time occupations or be fired?
And how much are you going to pay refs to only be refs for SEC football?
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:14 am to SEC Doctor
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you going to tell SEC refs they have to either give up their full-time occupations or be fired?
Yes
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And how much are you going to pay refs to only be refs for SEC football?
As much as it costs. They have the money it’ll be ok
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:14 am to Landmass
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This has been a rule for years skippy.
No it hasn't.
Whether it has or hasn't, tell us the last Alabama game that David Smith worked.
Go ahead. We'll wait.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:15 am to Landmass
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No it hasn't.
Yes, it has.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:18 am to BamaGradinTn
Let me ask you a question. How much more profitable is the NFL than college football?
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:22 am to themetalreb
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Let me ask you a question. How much more profitable is the NFL than college football?
NFL teams each received $432 million in revenue sharing last year.
The SEC shared $808 million, total.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 8:22 am
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:26 am to BamaGradinTn
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So pay them a full time annual salary for working 12-14 days a year.
Are you fricking high?
READ!
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- Hire full-time officials (for the big 3 sports), train them in all 3 sports.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:26 am to SEC Doctor
Guess how much the cheapest ticket to see that stunning display of officiating in auburn last weekend cost?
400$
To have such inept essentially keepers of such an expensive and valuable product is wrong merely from an economic and consumer perspective
400$
To have such inept essentially keepers of such an expensive and valuable product is wrong merely from an economic and consumer perspective
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:28 am to BamaGradinTn
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So pay them a full time annual salary for working 12-14 days a year.
Are you fricking high?
Pay players $40M a year, but can't afford to pay refs $200K? Well, looks like they already make pretty good money.
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NFL referees make an average of about $205,000 per season, with a wide salary range based on experience, from around $100,000 for entry-level officials to over $250,000 for those with 8+ years of experience. In addition to their annual salary, they can receive bonuses for playoff and Super Bowl games, with the Super Bowl bonus reportedly between $30,000 and $50,000.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 8:30 am
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:30 am to i am dan
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ay players $40M a year
Wat
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:33 am to Landmass
full-time refs with more training isn't going to fix corruption.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:33 am to tBrand
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full-time refs with more training isn't going to fix corruption.
That's why we need the ACC transparency thing and the performance reviews.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:36 am to Night Vision
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No it hasn't.
Yes, it has.
Its been a rule as long as I remember
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:37 am to SEC Doctor
Now throw in ticket sales, merchandise, corporate sponsorships, and concessions.
The SEC has the money.
The SEC has the money.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:38 am to Landmass
The most critical need is fulltime continual vetting of all league executives and referees for gambling. It's far too easy for all of us to gamble, and some calls definitely give off He bet on this game vibes. And reviews like Auburn's TD give off Checked up the command line and he said Georgia needs to go to the playoff vibes.
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