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Posted on 5/29/14 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 5:41 pm
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DESTIN, Fla. - As the game of football continues to speed up, the SEC will experiment with one more official on the field, and evaluate after the season whether to adopt it permanently.
When an offense is in a no-huddle, the center-judge will be in charge of spotting the football. That frees up the referee and umpire to handle their other pre-snap duties and get into position.
"This gives us another set of eyes," SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw said.
There are nine officiating crews in the SEC. One of those crews, the one led by referee Matt Loeffler, will get an eight official. He will be termed a center judge and wear a "C" on his back, and be positioned in the offensive backfield, opposite the referee.
That crew will rotate around to see every one of the 14 SEC teams this year. That way each team and its coaching staff will be able to provide feedback to the conference office, and decide how to proceed in 2015.
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 5:45 pm to dallasga6
An extra official on the field should appease everybody, right?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 5:49 pm to RT1941
Just one more official for Alabama and Auburn to pay off
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:06 pm to dallasga6
More help for Bama!
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:08 pm to VermilionTiger
They will probably be scheduled for
AU- Bama
OM- Bama
Texam- Bama
UF-Bama
AU- Bama
OM- Bama
Texam- Bama
UF-Bama
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:12 pm to 3rddownonthe8
Alabama just added five new pick plays to their playbook
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:15 pm to RT1941
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An extra official on the field should appease everybody, right?
Just one more there for the gangbang.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:23 pm to dallasga6
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That crew will rotate around to see every one of the 14 SEC teams this year. That way each team and its coaching staff will be able to provide feedback to the conference office, and decide how to proceed in 2015.
If the whole reason for this is to provide an extra set of eyes when a team is doing the HUNH, then why make sure they officiate at least one game for every team? Why not alternate between A&M and Auburn. Not being butthurt here, but the idea of them officiating for Alabama @ LSU or some other game that won't use it just seems like a waste.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:25 pm to VermilionTiger
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Just one more official for Alabama and Auburn to pay off
Someone please make an SEC Rant Bingo card, with LSU fans implying Bama pays refs as the free space.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 6:27 pm to dallasga6
Just means one more shitty official in the SEC.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 7:16 pm to Crimson G
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Not being butthurt here
just because you deny it before someone points it out doesn't mean it's true FWIW. Posted on 5/29/14 at 7:31 pm to dallasga6
You could add 6 more referees and 2 more replay booths, and they would still screw up the calls.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 7:33 pm to 3rddownonthe8
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They will probably be scheduled for
AU- Bama
OM- Bama
Texam- Bama
UF-Bama
Posted on 5/29/14 at 7:34 pm to dallasga6
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When an offense is in a no-huddle, the center-judge will be in charge of spotting the football. That frees up the referee and umpire to handle their other pre-snap duties and get into position.
The flank officials have more pre-snap duties than the R or the U.
It worked well in the Big12 last year so it should be a positive move in the SEC.
Unless they include a training manual in the game program, displaying the replay video on the stadium screen won't accomplish much. People will still bitch about rules they know little about. But, it will be entertaining to watch their reaction.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 7:38 pm to dallasga6
So now the SEC will have even more officials making terrible calls?
A heap of manure doesn't stop being a heap of manure just because you added more manure.
A heap of manure doesn't stop being a heap of manure just because you added more manure.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:26 pm to dallasga6
The field will look like the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show .
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:35 pm to Crimson Legend
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You could add 6 more referees and 2 more replay booths, and they would still screw up the calls.
As long as they keep getting those bama paychecks it really doesn't matter. How many referees do you think bama can afford on their payroll before they quit paying them?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 11:47 pm to dallasga6
As long as he is properly instructed on not calling holding on Alabama then there shouldn't be any problems.
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