SEC commish: No 'public hanging' for bad calls

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says there is no reason to have a "public hanging" when game officials make bad calls.

Speaking to a Chattanooga civic club Thursday, Slive was asked why the SEC doesn't publicly reprimand game officials for mistakes.

The league has acknowledged there was a bad call this past weekend when Georgia receiver A.J. Green was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

He says the SEC has an accountability system for officials and if somebody is not good enough they won't stay. The commissioner says he's "just never felt that a public hanging in the square" will make better officials.

Slive also talked about the SEC's lucrative TV deals and says he does not favor a football playoff.

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