Event Details
- What: Tennesee vs. Alabama
- When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
- Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: All ages
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban says his kickers won’t use tape to spot field goals and extra points.
South Carolina Steve Spurrier pointed out Tuesday that Alabama’s Leigh Tiffin used white tape to spot kicks in last week’s game. Spurrier reported it to the SEC and said Wednesday he was told by the conference that what Tiffin did was against the rules.
Saban says he didn’t know Tiffin was using the tape and says it isn’t worth risking a 5-yard penalty. However, he says Tide coaches have found Tiffin wasn’t alone in spotting the ball.
“We certainly don’t want our players to do anything that’s illegal,” Saban said. “It is a 5-yard penalty if you do anything to enhance the spot. We’ve done some research on it, and over half the teams in the league do something with it.
“They put a piece of grass there or a piece of mud or wherever it is, so the kicker knows where the ball’s going to be spotted. We even saw verification where last year South Carolina’s kicker did it.”
Spurrier said after practice Wednesday he was not aware that any of South Carolina’s players spotted kicks. “If we did that last year, why didn’t they turn us in, if it was illegal?” he said. “Shoot, I’m available to be turned in for anything if it is illegal.”
Spurrier earlier stopped short of accusing Alabama coaches of intentionally breaking the rule.
“I heard that was not supposed to happen, you’re not supposed to use anything like that,” Spurrier said. “I guess Alabama didn’t know it was against the rules. They said you’re not supposed to use anything to spot the ball there. I don’t know if they knew it was illegal or legal but they dang sure did it last week. It looked funny watching the tape. Maybe they thought it was permissible. Maybe the kicker did it on his own. I don’t know.”
The NCAA rule states that “no material or device shall be used to improve or degrade the playing surface or other conditions and give one player or team an advantage.” No penalties can be imposed after the game for an infraction, SEC spokesman Charles Bloom said.
He didn’t immediately know if the league had sent anything out reminding SEC coaches of the rule.
The exception is a kicking tee for kickoffs. Otherwise, it is a live-ball foul and a 5-yard penalty.
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Comments » 45
Cldvols1 writes:
Whoopty freakin doo, Let's play ball! GBO
volaboard writes:
Alabama cheated? I am in total disbelief. I am sure if is Fulmer's fault.
cloudodust writes:
Another example of Saban being caught with a hand in the cookie jar and exclaiming, " Everybody else is doing it too!!!!"
ThurmondEppy writes:
“We certainly don’t want our players to do anything that’s illegal.”
Could be one of the funniest quotes ever.
GreensboroVol writes:
I believe UT will once again return to being known as "Wide Reciever U." It also appears Alabama is headed back to being known as "Probation U."
OrangeDew writes:
Saban is a sad little man.
GahLee writes:
Compared to all the other cheating they do, this is a drop in the bucket.
VOLorado writes:
The bama Cycle
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Hardrocknox writes:
I agree , all this does is let the ESPN guy's blabber a little longer , lets move on and get ready to slap an red elephant around .
JDBVOLS1 writes:
would not expect less from our neighbors from the south. lets play football! go big orange
WytheVol writes:
Sheesh... Next thing you know they won't be able to use tees in golf. Funny it came out on Alabama, considering their past... But still petty.
GO VOLS!!
BigOrangeJeff writes:
Yeah, they prefer to leave the cheating to their coaches and boosters.
VolinCalif writes:
Is that pronounced "Puuuu"
WytheVol writes:
Haha... This may be the first time ever that Spurrier needs Fulmer's advice...
Spurrier: How... when you have a warrant for your arrest in the state of Alabama, do you avoid being arrested when you have to play them????
Fulmer: Dress like an elephant instead of a pumpkin...
cincivol writes:
Dude I'm at work and actually laughed out loud. That was a good callout. That is trully a funny quote.
RockyTopRenegade writes:
Easy guys, yeah it's in the rulebook but that would involve READING, not in the skill set required to coach or play at bama.
notoriousBIGorange writes:
Put away your T-bow panties Gators...ESPN's Todd McShea just stated that he has Eric Berry as the number 1 overall player rated on his NFL Draft Board for next April's draft on College Football Live!!
Down_The_Field writes:
would someone at KNS please kill this story.
abnermc writes:
No, Sturgis made it because the ref gave him an extra 15 yds w/ a bad call.
CoverOrange writes:
With all the tapes that coaches review and review and review again about each other, nobody noticed this until now?
Let's move along to the next whine.
TommyJack writes:
I say this says more about Just for Men Visor Boy than it does about bama. Waa Waa Waa
halloffamebowler writes:
Darn it guys and gals,Saban was only drawing attention to the Tide for recruiting purposes.Just keeping their name in the limelight.
RollTideJoe writes:
Same ole' crapola. Gee, how long ago was it that Commissioner Slive had to remind Kiffy what the rules are concerning calling another coach and team liars? Look in your own mirrors, boys. And, see ya Saturday!!!
Mr_Brownstone writes:
Alabama - "Cheating" is our Tradition!
VolunteerLifer writes:
Way cool. A dust up between two SEC coaches and one of them isn't Lane Kiffin. It looks like this bit about calling each other cheaters is actually quite common, and not confined to Lane Kiffin. I mean, it seems like it is common place now. So, why all the fuss when Lane Kiffin said meyer was cheatin?
Kiffin never said meyer was a liar, he said he was a recruiting cheater. And he apologized for that, too. Do you think either one of these two coaches is gonna issue an apology any time soon?
VolunteerLifer writes:
You mean to tell me Slive is an actual Commissioner? Coulda fooled me. I thought he was just a florida gator rent boy.
IBleedOrange444 writes:
Guess that makes it ok for Bama to cheat since SC did it last year huh?
RollTideJoe writes:
Guess it makes it okay for young Kiffy to pop-off his mouth all the time. Oh, he's just stirring up Vol Land. Yea, right. He's too immature and stupid to know when to shut-up until he got repeatedly told to button him mouth. Typical Vol. You like the Kiffins and Pearls of the world. Showboats. Fits right in at Rocky Flop.
we3vols#281863 writes:
Go home at wait. See you Saturday, Biatch. Roll Tide Roll, around the Bowl and Down the Hole, Roll Tide Roll. Go Vols!
VolunteerLifer writes:
Please, Say it ain't so, Joe.
smokeyvol1 writes:
And all the coachs said CLK did'nt know the rules!!!!
bigorange61 writes:
Spurrier should have privately told Kiffin about it instead of whining to the SEC. Then Kiffin might have been able to use this information on Saturday. Alabama caught cheating in front of a national audience. It would have been great.
Spurrier is off my Christmas card list.
Down_The_Field writes:
typical tide fan. you spend your whole day posting on another team's website instead of looking for a job.
volfalcon writes:
So you think this website is bragging on Bama? Typical Tide fan. Thinks cheating is something to be proud of.
jsm67vol writes:
TN can't win? Please go look at the last 15 years of TN vs bama then get on here and try to make an intelligent post. That is if you can read the stats.
mbible1utk#324980 writes:
okay... i gotta say that Saban's counter claim is B.S. because blades of grass and clumps of mud are already out there. They are part of the natural playing surface. A piece of tape is NOT a natural part of the playing surface.
Saban needs to quit whining like a little girl. Bama, you got caught cheating AGAIN... that's all you'll ever be, cheaters!
mbible1utk#324980 writes:
give him a break, ever since the economy dipped, people started driving to pick up their own pizza.
TnScooby writes:
OMG...Another troll here to go off topic and drag Lane Kiffin into an article about Satan and Spurrier...GET A LIFE!!!!!!...Go troll on your own board doofus and stay in Turdaloser...Satan got caught cheating during a game, deal with it...at least this one won't get you probation...
richvol writes:
That wasn't tape Bama was using to spot with...it was illegal textbooks.
CrankE writes:
So where's Mike Slime in all of this? I thought coaches weren't supposed to take potshots at each other.
Oh, I get it, only Kiffin gets public reprimands. The end of Slime's reign of error cannot come quickly enough.
volnbig11land writes:
Off topic, but I was on here Saturday night after the gaye tor/rcansaw game and couldn't believe how many idiot trolls were on here right after their game (a Vols website) running their mouths about there not being any bad calls in that game....
Why hasn't gvx made mention of the refs from that game getting suspended?
And where are all the trolls to comment on it? (NO, I don't miss them)!
Go Vols!
rocky_topper writes:
"We certainly don’t want our players to do anything that’s illegal"
Satan: "That's left up to our coaches and boosters to do"!
rocky_topper writes:
Here's a pic of the typical bama fan:
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc...
imawildcat writes:
Didn't Tennessee lead the SEC in secondary violations this year? Isn't that cheating? C'mon Man! Let's play some football.
illinoisvolfan writes:
Two names, Joe...Mike DuBose and Mike Price. I'll take Kiffin and Pearl over those two fine Bammer citizens anytime. The last time you guys had a class act as your head coach was Gene Stallings.
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