SEC Suspension: FLA vs ARK

Well, we all saw the video. We all heard the story. Now comes the solution:

SEC suspends the crew of officials that called both the Flordia-Arkansas and LSU-Georgia game that ended in controversy.

"A series of calls that have occurred during the last several weeks have not been to the standard that we expect from our officiating crews. I believe our officiating program is the best in the country; however, there are times when these actions must be taken." - SEC commissioner Mike Slive

The crew will be sidelined from calling games until Nov 14th. This leaves this crew available for the week in which #2 Florida takes on #23 South Carolina. If this same crew gets that game, we will more than likely have some issues.

There is already a ton of speculation that SEC officials are being told to help their marquee teams survive. Giving these officials who have proved that they are incapable of calling close games the job in Carolina, will ultimately prove that accusation.

So does this suspension grant Arkansas victory? No.

But because calls like these are continuing to be made it's hard to argue the integrity of the game. These are college kids fighting for nothing more than a win every week, not professionals. Yet officials continue interrupt the flow and outcomes of these games like the mob has their whole family in a guillotine.

Unbelievable.