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Originally posted by soflagator:

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Originally posted by jereed:

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Originally posted by soflagator:
I've never looked forward to a Sunday morning so bad in my life.

This whole week (which should've been one of the best this season) has been a complete joke.

30K for such a light comment is totally ridiculous, considering the week of "OMG/Outrage" criticism Meyer has had to hear. The fact that this rule was essentially put into place because of two or three coaches outright saying that the SEC officials were corrupt, only makes it this "offense" that much more laughable.

First fine out of the box. Had to be stiff to set a precedent.

But in typical fashion, the "rule" that was set up to curb one thing ends up hurting the wrong person who did nothing even remotely close to that. Think about it, Petrino, LK, and Mullen have all blasted the SEC and received warnings. Meyer makes a light comment and gets a 30K fine.

Too much history dealing with the NASD/CFTC/SEC and comparable, ridiculous technicalities...the more they interfere, the more flawed it becomes.

In essence, Meyer is paying 30K because of mistakes made by officials in the UF/Ark, UF/Msu, and Ala/ut games...

Everything you say is true. However, all that other stuff happened before the new policy was set; it's the reason FOR the new policy. Once Slive says it's going to happen, he has to follow through. It's much easier to start punishments hard and back-off than to start easy and get hard. Wrong place, wrong time for meyer.

CLK has to be laughing out loud in private on this one. UM was dogged into saying somthing against the officials on this call.

It is sad that Pat Dooley was the one who asked him that question that brought this whole think on.

what an idiot

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Originally posted by cline2574:
It is sad that Pat Dooley was the one who asked him that question that brought this whole think on.

what an idiot

No doubt. At this rate, the journalists will ask themselves right out of a job. Nothing to report when the coaches stop talking.

"On the teleconference with the media Wednesday, Meyer was asked what he thought of the play and how had the league responded."

So, who is the reporter who asked Meyer the question that cost him $30k?

Slive should take into consideration whether Meyer would have made his comments if he had not been asked what he thought about the play.

If he was responding to a question that was asked, why should he be fined?

Slive is like the officials in a game. They throw the flag on the last one to commit to foul.

Was he an official before becoming the Commissioner?

Just look at it this way, the next time Kiffin opens his mouth against any officials you know it will cost him more then Meyer's fine.

UM probably shouldn't have answered the question or at least just said 'we've sent our comments up to the Conference HQ along with film footage'. Either way this whole thing has been a loose-loose for UF. Everyone is condemning Spikes for the act and Meyer for not doing more. Hell there wasn't even a flag thrown and the GA player didn't even come out the game for a single play afterward so get over it already.

It seems like a heavy fine for a simple disagreement. Urban didn't sound disrespectful at all. I guess the coaches in America no longer have freedom of speech. Now, Lane Kiffin has not only been critical of others, but he has sown discord and strife, yet he gets a couple of warnings. It seems entirely unjust.

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Originally posted by GatorGreg:
If Urban would have been suspended for a half a game against Vandy, would he just suspend hisself for a whole game also?

And, if Kiffens gets a $30k fine next week, will he ask Monte for an advance on his allowance?


Just Ponder..ing

Since that's Drew Weatherford...

My bad...all clowns look the same on the way down.

Did these yahoos at Slive's outfit acknowledge that Meyer was RIGHT??? They missed a flagrant hit on a QB which they so rightously state they are trying to protect???


A real joke of a system.

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Originally posted by RLSTERN:
I think Slive is doing this so next time that Duma$$ Lame opens his mouth he can really lay the lumber. There is no question in anyone's mind where all this bickering stems from. You know Slive has to hate Kiffen with a white hot passion with all the negative press he's brought to the league.

I believe Slive put a lot of thought into this incident and received considerable advice on the resulting fine. It's the next violator who is really going to have the house brought down on them.

Meyer is no dummy. He takes the media heat off of Spikes and his team going into the Vandy game, has the refs looking out for Tebow a bit more and best of all, sets Kiffin up for a huge fall next time he opens his big mouth. Now it's a question of when - not if. I wouldn't be surprised if the SEC officials push Kiffin's buttons just a little bit in the next couple of games.

I have still seen absolutely nothing about the fact that it was reported that Mark Richt said THE EXACT SAME THING as UM about the play? Tony Barnhart reported it, but now won't respond to the question about if Richt should also be fined.

So just another brilliant Meyer strategy??

Definitely diverts the media attention to him, brilliant

8-0

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Originally posted by mtn2top:
I wouldn't be surprised if the SEC officials push Kiffin's buttons just a little bit in the next couple of games.

Are you saying that the officiating is, or will be, biased?
Isn't that what this whole d@mn controversy is about to begin with, the image of bias in the officiating?

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Originally posted by BNAG8R:
I have still seen absolutely nothing about the fact that it was reported that Mark Richt said THE EXACT SAME THING as UM about the play? Tony Barnhart reported it, but now won't respond to the question about if Richt should also be fined.

Nice.

Certain SEC coaches have been flapping their gums before spring drills started. Then some coaches start a media conspiracy that there is favoritism in the officiating which questions the integrity of the entire league. No fines. Finally one coach respectfully stands up for the safety of one of his players and gets fined 30K. Yes, all were forewarned and it was very risky to say ANYTHING and coach Meyer certainly knew that. And just where exactly does this money go?...hopefully to charity? Maybe it could be used to hire some credible officiating crews. Some media hounds get mad that coach Meyer isn't as accessable as other coaches are to them. This is why. If I'm coach Meyer I give two word answers to EVERY question at all press conferences from here on out. Those two words: "NO COMMENT". I would expect an even more closed off approach by the coaching staff in the future and rightfully so. Luckily for me I don't have to answer to Mike Slive so I'll go ahead and say it...The officiating in the SEC is HORRIBLE!!! They blow calls and they miss calls week after week after week. There should be an entire review of all of the missed calls. A video should be made of all of them and it should be remitted to the NCAA with a formal letter of apology written and signed by every referee responsible as well as Mike Slive. Then Mike Slive should be fined personally $30k for every infraction. After all, HE is the commish!!

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Originally posted by Gator ADA:
We need to do something this week at the game to show our support for our Coach....any thoughts???

Everyone in attendance throw 34 cents onto the field?

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Originally posted by Gatorstew:

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Originally posted by Gator ADA:
We need to do something this week at the game to show our support for our Coach....any thoughts???

Everyone in attendance throw 34 cents onto the field?

Should we aim for the officials?

About 16 pages of comments on the Vol board, dumbest M/F I have ever read,

The way I look at it, at least they have to shut up about us being the refs pockets.

Of course wilbon will probably say he deserved a game suspension and this is just the SEC trying to get Florida undefeated.

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Originally posted by gatorfool:
About 16 pages of comments on the Vol board, dumbest M/F I have ever read,

You act surprised.



Not exactly a Mensa meeting over there.

In the span of a little less than a month, the SEC has gradually devolved into the Twilight Zone where the league's officiating is concerned, culminating this week with the legitimate possibility of Urban Meyer, respected, championship-winning coach of the No. 1 team in the country, being fined or suspended by the conference for publicly criticizing a non-call on a hit against his star quarterback. How on earth did the Chosen Conference back itself into this corner?

This is stupid. It's been stupid from the beginning -- as bad calls go, every play in question over the last month is fairly routine, exactly the kind of familiar griping and frustrated sniping that goes on after close losses as a matter of course. (As opposed to a truly egregious killer like the Fifth Down or the Oregon-Oklahoma onside kick in 2006 or, if you think it was a bad call -- I don't -- the pass interference flag that kept Ohio State alive in overtime against Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl.) In the end, none of the bad calls in the SEC this year directly affected the outcome of a game. None of them resulted in an injury. These were ordinary mistakes, the kind officials have been making (and will continue to make) for decades, and that fans gripe about for a couple days and move on. The extraordinary media reaction, in the current environment, might have been expected. But for the SEC to voluntary and unnecessarily open a box that it can only close by fining or suspending Urban Meyer is stupid. And it's too late to turn back now: Either Meyer gets what's coming to him or the lid is blown wide open to non-stop complaints about anything and everything for the rest of the season. This is exactly what the league asked for when it decided to repeatedly, publicly acknowledge ordinary mistakes in the first place.

In the meantime, the WAC has suspended a replay official for a bad call in Boise State's 45-7 win over San Jose State. Good luck with that, guys.

Anyone who thinks 30K stings Meyer doesn't have a clue. That's about half a week's salary. Pocket change for him. While I'm sure he doesn;t want to write that check....its negligible.

Clearly, Kiffin is a cancer.

Al Davis knew it...and now we know it.

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Originally posted by T REX:
Anyone who thinks 30K stings Meyer doesn't have a clue. That's about half a week's salary. Pocket change for him. While I'm sure he doesn;t want to write that check....its negligible.

It's all relative. That's .75% of his salary. I'm not even a huge spender but I'd hate to give up .75% of my salary right now. I wouldn't starve, but I can't say it wouldn't sting and get my attention.

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Originally posted by zzgator:
Clearly, Kiffin is a cancer.

Al Davis knew it...and now we know it.

The conference has taken a punch in the gonads since he's come around...

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Originally posted by Gatorstew:

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Originally posted by T REX:
Anyone who thinks 30K stings Meyer doesn't have a clue. That's about half a week's salary. Pocket change for him. While I'm sure he doesn;t want to write that check....its negligible.

It's all relative. That's .75% of his salary. I'm not even a huge spender but I'd hate to give up .75% of my salary right now. I wouldn't starve, but I can't say it wouldn't sting and get my attention.

I'm sure Shelley is P!SSED!

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Originally posted by T REX:
Anyone who thinks 30K stings Meyer doesn't have a clue. That's about half a week's salary. Pocket change for him. While I'm sure he doesn;t want to write that check....its negligible.

It's all relative. That's .75% of his salary. I'm not even a huge spender but I'd hate to give up .75% of my salary right now. I wouldn't starve, but I can't say it wouldn't sting and get my attention.

Wow....wrong. I bet you live close to your means...its okay, most people do. Do you think he spends 2 millions a year? Ever hear of the term disposable income? The more you make the more disposable income you have. That's pocket change for him.

Another poster here queried "What can we do to support Coach Meyer?".

Ask the team, what charity they all prefer to support, then we flood it with donations.

Shame the SEC for this travesty of a fine. Make them look like idiots.

Urban was as neutral as could be, and clearly stated that play should have been penalized "in his opinion".

We're with you, Coach.

Just consider the 30K a down payment on a Smokey skin rug next year. (If Lame last that long.)

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Originally posted by Gatorstew:

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Originally posted by T REX:
Anyone who thinks 30K stings Meyer doesn't have a clue. That's about half a week's salary. Pocket change for him. While I'm sure he doesn;t want to write that check....its negligible.

It's all relative. That's .75% of his salary. I'm not even a huge spender but I'd hate to give up .75% of my salary right now. I wouldn't starve, but I can't say it wouldn't sting and get my attention.

Wow....wrong. I bet you live close to your means...its okay, most people do. Do you think he spends 2 millions a year? Ever hear of the term disposable income? The more you make the more disposable income you have. That's pocket change for him.

Wrong. Far from living close to my means. I'm stingy with my money which is why it would sting me. I mean, a speeding ticket is chump change to me but I'd still hate to pay it. No one likes to let go money and get nothing in return. You're missing the point, ace.

How much is his mortgage, his car payments, his expenses, his spending habits? No one knows any of this. But like I said, no one likes to let go of money without getting something in return. Have you ever thrown just a dollar on the ground just for the hell of it? Didn't think so.