October 30, 2009

SEC Ups Penalties for Complaining Coaches

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Coaches whining about penalties against their teams are fixtures at all levels of sports, but the SEC's officiating has been far enough beyond the pale to deserve a fair amount of that whining this season. But SEC commissioner Mike Slive has had enough of that dissent, thank you very much, and announced today that the conference's coaches will face "suspensions and fines" for future carping.

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