Everyone talking about Sarkisian and Kiffin throwing shots at each other this week is missing the real story. The officiating in this conference has been a complete joke for years and nobody wants to have the hard conversation. We have been on the wrong end of some absolute head-scratchers that directly cost us games and the league office. Remember that road game last season where we got flagged for three phantom holds on the same drive and the. The SEC sends out that "officiating explanation" email that basically says "we reviewed it and the call was correct" when. Meanwhile the teams that get all the favoritism keep rolling while we are fighting uphill. I don't care what anyone says about parity or the new playoff format. Until the SEC actually holds officials accountable and stops protecting certain programs, the whole thing is rigged. We need transparency, we need full officiating crews held to the same standard. Our program deserves better.