blog.al.com - 11/9/2009
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Saban: "I mean, can somebody stand up and fight for these guys and what they do for the game?"
blog.al.com - 11/10/2009
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blog.al.com —
"They probably have the hardest job out there,"
Arenas says. "They've got to tell 92,000 angry fans...
what they don't want to hear. And those fans have beer bottles in their hands."
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Give refs a break, Saban says
rivals.yahoo.com - 11/10/2009
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rivals.yahoo.com —
I've argued enough about it today to know
that clearly I'm in the vast minority about LSU...
cornerback Patrick Peterson's non-pick Saturday at Alabama, which I agreed with the game officials was too inconclusive to overturn*: I'm much less interested ...
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It seems the SEC officiating drama isn't going to end ...
espn.go.com - 11/9/2009
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Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low The embattled SEC
officials finally have somebody coming to their defense. Alabama...
coach Nick Saban. At his news conference Monday, Saban said the media need to get off the officials' backs and quit ...
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Saban tired of the bashing of officials
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Saban rips officiating critics
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
... of the SEC's embattled officiating crews. Now, after yet another controversial call, the 'Bama coach has stepped back atop his soapbox to defend the zebras. Speaking to the media after his team seemed to benefit from a blown call by both the crew on the field and the official in the replay booth, Saban said somebody needs to step up and defend the officiating. "I mean, can somebody stand up and fight for these guys and what they do for the game?" Coach Woodcock said. "[If it were me] I'd step back and say,' I think I'll go to the lake this weekend. You can have this.'" As ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... at Texas. Baumann, to his credit, held his ground. He had reported Friday night that two Central Florida players would not start against the Longhorns. Click here to listen to the audio.
Gentry Estes, Mobile Press-Register: The Southeastern Conference is not planning to comment on the controversial non-interception replay call in the fourth quarter of the Louisiana State-Alabama game. Click here for video of the play. Plus, Nick Saban is fed up with the criticism of SEC officials.
Ray Melick, Birmingham News ...
It seems the SEC officiating drama isn't going to end any time soon
Dr. Saturday —
... That may be true, if media reaction to sketchy calls has changed more than the call themselves. But at this point, with big-game controversies becoming more "when" than "if," somebody has to back up the refs while they've still got some credibility to spend. Nick Saban gave it an emphatic shot today at his weekly press conference: ...
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espn.go.com 11/4/2009 — Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low It s no secret that linebacker Rolando McClain is one of those guys Alabama s Nick Saban loves coaching. For starters, McClain s a great player. But he and Saban are also a lot alike. Senior cornerback Javier Arenas ...
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examiner.com 11/25/2009 — Alabama head coach Nick Saban and some of the Tide football players spoke to the media regarding The Iron Bowl matchup with Auburn. UA Athletics Media Relations issued some of the quotes below. Be sure to sign-up for e-mail alerts, so you never mi...
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