SEC officials are hoping to scare away dissenting coaches after a few weeks of (warranted) criticism of the officiating crews, even a public repremanding by the SEC itself.

After three SEC coaches in two weeks, including Tennessee‘s Kiffin, received reprimands for ripping officials, the conference has decided that future punishment for similar antics will be fines and suspensions.

So apparently the new rule is the classic “do as I say, not as I do.”

Coaches seem, for the most part to be shrugging off the SEC’s new threats, pledging their commitments to their football teams. I understood why organizations get so bent out of shape when coaches call out officiating crews, especially when they’re RIGHT most of the time. When something is wrong, are we supposed to sit quietly and hope it goes away? NO! This is America, dammit! We find wrongs, make fun of them until real change is enacted.

I say the coaches should continue ripping bad officiating crews a new one until we can have replay on every single down, making games an unruly 6 hours long.

[via ESPN]