Not that the play even mattered, but Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin was right when he criticized the SEC officials Sunday about not calling a penalty on Alabama tackle Terrance Cody after he removed his helmet in celebration following his game winning field goal block to secure the Tide’s victory.

Today the SEC announced that they have “reprimanded” Kiffin for his remarks, which is the equivalent of a warning.

This is bogus. There’s no reason the SEC should act so “snobby” about their remarks towards their refs, especially in light of the horrible calls that have taken place in the last few weeks. Sure Cody should have received a penalty. Would it have affected the outcome? Not Likely, but it would have been warranted.

The SEC is basically saying that you can’t as much as point towards the sky after a touchdown, but if you block a kick you can take your helmet off and run like a fat ass (which is what Cody is) all around the field in celebration. I call bullshit.

The refs need to get on their A-game fast because if they blow a big call in 2 weeks when LSU travels down to Tuscaloosa, the league can expect riots.