GoVolsXtra - SEC reprimands Kiffin

With the news that the SEC has again reprimanded Lane Kiffin, this time for criticizing the latest in a string of poor (inexcusable?) SEC officiating performances, I'm getting a little aggravated.  These reprimands against Petrino, Mullen, and now Kiffin are ridiculous.  How can Mike Slive, in the same breath, admonish Lane Kiffin for failing to adhere to the SEC's code of ethics in criticizing shoddy officiating, when the heart of the issue is frustration with officials who continue to demonstrate that they can't adhere to the SEC's code of baseline competence?  

To threaten Coach Kiffin with a suspension for future infractions is laughable.  Get off your high horse, Mike Slive.  There's no way he wasn't smiling all the way to the bank when Kiffin's baiting of Florida drummed up even more national interest in the SEC over the summer.  The officials that work your league are blowing calls and affecting the outcome of games.  Why don't you to go huff and puff at them?  Suspending the Ark/Fla crew clearly had no effect on the crew that worked the UT/Alabama game.  How about getting off Kiffin's back and announcing a new zero tolerance policy for blatant officiating errors?  

I get the spirit of the rule.  You don't want Coaches whining about close calls.  But that isn't what's going on here.  The SEC can't expect Coaches to stay quiet while officials are getting it wrong over and over again.  

And where's Tennessee's worthless letter of apology?  Did Slive include that in the P.S. of his threat to Kiffin?  "Coach, chill out or we're gonna suspend you.  Signed, Mike Slive.  P.S. Sorry the refs blew that call, but what are you gonna do?  It's not like SEC football is a billion dollar industry, or anything."