Willie Gay

[ShotgunDawg]

Just think it's absurd that Willie Gay was ejected from a football game the other night for spinning a football.

That's all he did.

The number mix ups by the refs aside, I'm not sure I've ever seen a cheaper ejection in any sport than what happened with Willie Gay the other night.

It's the logistical problem with calling a personal foul on everyone. For the guy that received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty (which I believe was the correct call) earlier in the game, calling a personal foul on both teams is wrong.

The entire episode IMO was caused by lack of attention to detail & lackadaisical laziness by the refs. I don't care if it would've taken 15 minutes to figure out who was all involved & who was not, you simply can't eject players that did nothing & a player who received an unsportsmanlike conduct foul earlier in the game for spinning a damn football.

While much of what happened will go unanalyzed due to game result not being effected, there were a number of procedural errors in the way the refs handled that situation that could've been disastrous for both teams had the game been close.

That's what bothers me most about the SEC refs. Along with the illegal formation in the A&M/LSU game, the non-fumble review at Bama, the block in the back call, missed off sides vs Bama, clock running out vs OM in 3rd quarter, etc, many of the big mistakes we are seeing by SEC refs aren't judgment calls (holding, PI, etc,) they are procedural, clerical mistakes that indicate an extremely flawed process & a lack of accountability.

Rant over