Meyer Not Likely To Be Suspended
November 5th, 2009 ║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: Florida
It looks like Urban Meyer (or Florida) will be hit in the wallet for his comments regarding a missed call in Saturday’s game against Georgia. And that certainly beats a day at home for the Gators’ coach.
According to Jeremy Fowler of The Orlando Sentinel, an SEC source told him that “it’s very unlikely (Meyer will) receive a suspension.”
To me, that sounds about right. The comments were not as critical as some made by other coaches in recent weeks. A fine should do the trick. Beats a reprimand anyway.
That said, Mike Slive definitely needs to clarify his new suspension/fine system so fans aren’t left wondering if there’s bias when it comes to what types of penalties are handed down.
For example:
* Suggest that the league or its officials are fixing games… that’s a suspension.
* Suggest that a specific official should be punished… that’s a suspension.
* Discuss a call that you disagree with, but do it in a way that questions an official’s decision, not his integrity… that’s a fine.
* Snipe back and forth with other coaches or make negative comments about another program… that’s a suspension.
Rules will always be open for interpretation. But the clearer Slive’s rules are in the first place, the more likely to quiet the bizarro fan talk that the league is fixing games to insure certain teams reach the SEC Championship Game.
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