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Frank Martin fined $25,000 by SEC for comments about official
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:02 pm
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The Southeastern Conference fined South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin $25,000 for comments about an official that issued him a technical foul during a home loss to Florida.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Monday also reprimanded Martin for his comments.
Martin went on tirade after Saturday's 65-41 loss , saying he was not happy that official Lee Cassell -- although Martin did not mention him by name -- was working the SEC game. Martin said the league gave Cassell his start and then he "turned his back on the SEC to go officiate the other leagues"
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Interesting how it was a game against UF who also got away with a win at Missouri due to bad officiating.
The officiating this year in all of college basketball has been absolute dogshit. Worst I've ever seen it.
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 1:12 pm
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Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:03 pm to TigerTalker16
He's still 18 games under .500 in the SEC.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:07 pm to Serraneaux
He's still correct about the pitiful referring.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:12 pm to TigerTalker16
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turned his back on the SEC to go officiate the other leagues
Every ref officiates other leagues. The SEC doesn't have league officials in basketball.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:22 pm to TigerTalker16
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Interesting how it was a game against UF who also got away with a win at Missouri due to bad officiating.
they didn't need bad calls to beat our arse this weekend tho
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:24 pm to Serraneaux
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He's still 18 games under .500 in the SEC.
Final Fours:
Frank Martin-1
Tennessee-0
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:26 pm to TigerTalker16
good for frank to bite the bullet. the other 13 coaches should pay his fine
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:28 pm to Mizzou Mule
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He's still correct about the pitiful referring.
Martin is clearly not a fan of that ref and maybe he is justified (don't know enough about the guy), although the foul in question appeared to be correct on replay if I am thinking of the right sequence where Silva tried to block a shot.
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Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:29 pm to TigerTalker16
Regardless of his win/loss record, he's not wrong.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:30 pm to Serraneaux
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He's still 18 games under .500 in the SEC.
MBB.... niche sport
Am i doing this right?
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:31 pm to Mizzou Mule
someone needs to fine the league office for going out of their way to hire such shitty refs
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:31 pm to pvilleguru
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Every ref officiates other leagues. The SEC doesn't have league officials in basketball.
You do have a pretty consistent group that officiates certain conferences on a regular basis though.
Either way, I'm a firm believer that not only should coaches be allowed to speak about officials but that maybe officials should have to answer to media just like coaches and players do.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:32 pm to GameCocky88
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MBB.... niche sport
Am i doing this right?
We're squarely into "it's baseball season" at this point.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:32 pm to GameCocky88
No.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:35 pm to TigerTalker16
SC Fans should pay him $25000 for that. These officials suck.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:43 pm to The Winner
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SC Fans should pay him $25000 for that. These officials suck.
cmon man we don't have the kinda scratch
Posted on 2/12/18 at 1:58 pm to Uncle Gunnysack
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good for frank to bite the bullet. the other 13 coaches should pay his fine
We tried to start a GoFundMe ... school said league said no way. Frank has to cut the check ... the commie bastards.
frick everyone in the B-Ham office.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:02 pm to TigerTalker16
I don't know the specifics of the call(s) in questions, but I think it's ridiculous that refs are to be held in such infallible regard that simply questioning their calls warrants tens of thousands of dollars in personal, punitive fines.
We question the job of literally everyone in every position that the public has insight into. Yet these clowns are protected with a gun pointed at anyone's head that questions them.
There should be a line, of course, but that line shouldn't be set at "zero tolerance."
We question the job of literally everyone in every position that the public has insight into. Yet these clowns are protected with a gun pointed at anyone's head that questions them.
There should be a line, of course, but that line shouldn't be set at "zero tolerance."
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:05 pm to GRTiger
not enough refs gives them leverage... i say pay them more or allow for some kind of post season review that allows them to receive a bonus if they do their job.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:09 pm to GRTiger
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There should be a line, of course, but that line shouldn't be set at "zero tolerance."
I agree with you. You can see why coaches try so hard to never mention the refs in post game press conferences. The comments Frank Martin made weren't even that bad and he has to pay 25k for it. You could buy a new car with that.
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