I'm guessing that part of the SEC's stance to "protect their own" comes down to a lack of up-and-coming officials waiting in the wings (the same probably goes for baseball). They can't discipline the existing officials if they don't have competent officials to replace them with.
Does anybody know what this process is, and why we only ever see the same 50+ year old officials on the field? Is it not possible to have a 35 year-old up-and-comer in the mix every week?
The back judge that didn't have the sack to run up to the Referee and say "hey, I signaled the play dead" should have his *** in DII next week, if the SEC has a suitable replacement...
Does anybody know what this process is, and why we only ever see the same 50+ year old officials on the field? Is it not possible to have a 35 year-old up-and-comer in the mix every week?
The back judge that didn't have the sack to run up to the Referee and say "hey, I signaled the play dead" should have his *** in DII next week, if the SEC has a suitable replacement...