Conference affiliated officials

[BlitzBuster]

I read an article in the Orlando,Fl. newspaper last week while down there getting my son an apartment that suggested the conference officials where protecting there "cash cow" in last weeks Florida game. The article made several examples a couple from last weeks Florida/Arkansas game and from games in the past where Florida got very favorable calls and even phantom calls that preserved or helped lead to wins over lesser opponents. Football is the only sport I know that uses conference officials as I believe even basketball uses regional officials that work several conferences during the season. As you know all the bowl games usually use officials not tied to either particiapants conference and is usually pointed out by the announcers and most major non-conference games the visiting team usually demand that there officials are used for the game, not sure how it works if played at a neutral sight.

My question is do you think it is time for major college football goes to regional officials and do away with the conference affiliations?

 

[IowaFanSince82]

I don't care who you are, those refs blew that game. And they also blew the LSU vs Georgia game! I don't understand how these guys can continue to do this. From my officiating experience, If I make a bad call, its on me. Normally our crew talks over every penalty and every situation just to make sure we are getting it right. These college crews look like they call a penalty and its done. They don't even talk about it.

The ref who threw out the ISU player this year saw the whole play and made a great call. The kid got smoked and the retaliated after the whistle.

I don't know how you can fix this issue, the SEC has had some bad officials recently and so has the Big Ten. Maybe we should just let the review booth do it all! haha jk

 

[ajbrand33]

in a perfect world officials should be officials, why do they even need conference affiliations, that is just asking for conspiracy theories when things like this happen. cant they just be college football officials?

 

[xlakehawk]

The SEC must recruit officials from C-USA, the cradle of lousy officiating.