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When Refs Fixing Games Backfires In The Long Run, ex 2009 Arkansas vs Florida
Posted on 5/10/25 at 3:21 am
Posted on 5/10/25 at 3:21 am
2009 Arkansas @ Florida
I was high up in the nosebleeds of the student section at that time, so from my vantage point didn't see a problem at the time, but afterwards we kept hearing about some controversy. After we saw the replays on youtube, yeah Arkansas got hosed.
I truly believe this SEC ref babying caused UF to ultimately lose the SEC Championship, and thus an easy title win over a patheticaly overhyped Colt McCoy Texas team.
If UF was allowed to lose the Arkansas game, it would have been a wake up call similar to 2008 vs Ole Miss DP, and Meyer could have turned the autopilot off on Addazio's retardedly predictable playcalling as well as showing our players they weren't unbeatable hot shite.
A butterfly effect of Carlos Dunlap not being a shithead because he didn't think they were unbeatable, and we are talking about the Nick Saban era ending before it even started. Impatient Bama fans would have ultimately canned Saban and Urban Meyer would have run the league for a few more seasons until chest pains kicked in just in time for the Notre Dame job to open up, and we would be talking about Notre Dame's Urban Meyer instead of like we do now with Saban.
Another example would be how the SEC refs protected the John Wall / Demarcus Cousins Kentucky team that whole year, only to see them crumble when they faced West Virginia in the tourney with neutral refs.
Y'all got any other examples of this phenomenon where protecting the higher seeded/media darling team ultimately backfired?
I was high up in the nosebleeds of the student section at that time, so from my vantage point didn't see a problem at the time, but afterwards we kept hearing about some controversy. After we saw the replays on youtube, yeah Arkansas got hosed.
I truly believe this SEC ref babying caused UF to ultimately lose the SEC Championship, and thus an easy title win over a patheticaly overhyped Colt McCoy Texas team.
If UF was allowed to lose the Arkansas game, it would have been a wake up call similar to 2008 vs Ole Miss DP, and Meyer could have turned the autopilot off on Addazio's retardedly predictable playcalling as well as showing our players they weren't unbeatable hot shite.
A butterfly effect of Carlos Dunlap not being a shithead because he didn't think they were unbeatable, and we are talking about the Nick Saban era ending before it even started. Impatient Bama fans would have ultimately canned Saban and Urban Meyer would have run the league for a few more seasons until chest pains kicked in just in time for the Notre Dame job to open up, and we would be talking about Notre Dame's Urban Meyer instead of like we do now with Saban.
Another example would be how the SEC refs protected the John Wall / Demarcus Cousins Kentucky team that whole year, only to see them crumble when they faced West Virginia in the tourney with neutral refs.
Y'all got any other examples of this phenomenon where protecting the higher seeded/media darling team ultimately backfired?
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Posted on 5/10/25 at 3:44 am to Lt. Columbo
That’s funny considering Urban was 3-3 against Les Miles and LSU. Soooo, he wouldn’t have dominated shite! At best, he would have traded wins with Les Miles. Florida will ALWAYS be our little boi!
Posted on 5/10/25 at 3:53 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Speaking of Les, the 2007 UF @ LSU game where LSU was gifted multiple 4th down conversions that they were clearly short on to win the game is a counter example when SEC rigging has worked out for the league
This post was edited on 5/10/25 at 3:55 am
Posted on 5/10/25 at 4:11 am to Lt. Columbo
I guess you didn’t watch the game!
Posted on 5/10/25 at 4:55 am to Lt. Columbo
quote:I can see why a UF fan would need this to be true
that they were clearly short on
Posted on 5/10/25 at 5:53 am to Lt. Columbo
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truly believe this SEC ref babying caused UF to ultimately lose the SEC Championship
No You went against a Bama team who had spent twelve months waiting for a rematch. You were not beating Alabama in 2009 regardless of what happened against Arkansas a month prior.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 6:09 am to Lt. Columbo
“Refs babying” man that was straight up fraud.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 6:27 am to Lt. Columbo
“Gifted”.
You need to rewatch the game. LSU’s O line and J Hester18 physically dominated your defense in the fourth quarter. Florida started the fourth quarter with a 10 point lead (24-14). Florida simply didn’t have what it takes to close out a big game in the SEC. Much like their head coach, they quit when the going got tough and competition punched back.
You need to rewatch the game. LSU’s O line and J Hester18 physically dominated your defense in the fourth quarter. Florida started the fourth quarter with a 10 point lead (24-14). Florida simply didn’t have what it takes to close out a big game in the SEC. Much like their head coach, they quit when the going got tough and competition punched back.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 7:12 am to Tanny Bogus
I agree after I saw the replays, in person the players look like ants in the nosebleeds.
Babying is more applying to how they coddled UF that year, not implying that the Arkansas game wasn't a total hose job on tFlagship.
Babying is more applying to how they coddled UF that year, not implying that the Arkansas game wasn't a total hose job on tFlagship.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 7:21 am to Lt. Columbo
Football is blocking and tackling. That '09 Bama team physically whipped Florida up front. No amount of revisionism will change that.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:16 am to Lt. Columbo
The ironic part is Florida has not traditionally enjoyed favored status with the SEC office.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:16 am to Lt. Columbo
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Y'all got any other examples of this phenomenon where protecting the higher seeded/media darling team ultimately backfired?
Nothing "backfired." The team that's "supposed" to win, does so about 99.9 percent of the time.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:22 am to Lt. Columbo
BAMA dominated UF, and losing to Arkansas was not going to change that.
was not going to change that.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:30 am to Lt. Columbo
Better that Tebow cries in October than December?
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:39 am to Lt. Columbo
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Y'all got any other examples of this phenomenon where protecting the higher seeded/media darling team ultimately backfired?
No because my perception of reality is not skewed by psychotic thinking
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:45 am to Lt. Columbo
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2009 Arkansas @ Florida
I've watched thousands of football games in my lifetime. I've never seen a more corrupt and blatantly slanted called game in all of my life.
This post was edited on 5/10/25 at 10:47 am
Posted on 5/10/25 at 12:14 pm to Arkapigdiesel
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I've never seen a more corrupt and blatantly slanted called game in all of my life.
You must’ve never paid attention to Bama’s O line being allowed to bear hug defenders on every play since 2009.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 1:09 pm to Lt. Columbo
SC VS. LSU 2024. Refs protected the wrong team. SC would have been a 4th SEC playoff team.
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