The SEC Isn’t Talking About The Lane Violation Non-Call

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Mississippi State fans waiting for a league response to the un-called lane violation in Sunday’s SEC title game probably shouldn’t hold their breath.

SEC spokesman Craig Pinkerton told Kyle Veazey of The Jackson Clarion-Ledger that the league will not comment on any communication “it may or may not have” with a coach about a specific call. 

Rick Stansbury also won’t say whether he’s heard from the league regarding the no-call (or regarding his comments about the no-call).

As I’ve said on many occasions, I’m not a conspiracy theorist.  I don’t think the officials intentionally ignored the lane violation(s) because the violators were wearing Kentucky blue.  I simply think they blew the call.

And that’s exactly what the league should say.  “We missed it.”  “We normally don’t eye the three-point arc part of the rule too closely.”  “In that situation, even our officials watched the ball and took their eyes off of Eric Bledsoe’s feet.”  Anything is better than silence.

Keeping quiet and hoping the issue will go away on its own is no way to deal with such a controversial non-call.  It only makes the conspiracy theorists dig in with more tenacity. 

It also leaves one of the SEC’s 12 member institutions feeling like it got the shaft. 

That’s not good.  Or right.

So here’s hoping the league simply says, “We blew it.”  But as I alluded to earlier… I wouldn’t be holding my breath.