Alabama coach Nick Saban defended Southeastern Conference referees today against mounting criticism, saying coaches' gripes should not be aired publicly."I've been in other leagues and in bowl games," Saban said, "and our officials do a marvelous job here. Are they perfect? No. Do they make everything perfect? Probably not. None of us do. But the spirit of making corrections should be done through the proper channels in the SEC office."
Saban's comments came after Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin was reprimanded Monday by the SEC for criticizing referees that worked Saturday's 12-10 loss at Alabama.
Kiffin complained that no penalty was called on the Crimson Tide's Terrence Cody for removing his helmet during the game's final play. In doing so, Kiffin became the third coach in two weeks to be reprimanded for complaining about officiating.
The Vols' first-year coach also suggested that SEC crews were favoring Florida and Alabama -- the SEC's only two remaining unbeaten teams, and that it was "amazing" that UT's headsets went out before kickoff. The SEC Rocks!
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