Quotes by Bobby Gaston

“The rule said He must intentionally use his helmet to spear, and we felt like its hard to find an official to realize whether or not the players intentionally used it or whether he was just making a hit, ... So that will be a rule and a point of emphasis, not only in our conference, but nationally.”

“We got it right. Thats what its all about.”

“The media would have exposed it, and the fans would have eaten him alive. I just decided that was not a fair thing for him. Hes a great official. He will continue to have a great career, like he has in the past. Hes been ranked the No. 1 side judge (in the SEC) the last seven or eight years.”

“The fans would have eaten him alive. I just decided that was not a fair thing for him. Hes a great official.”

“Were walking on uncharted waters,”

“Actually, our goal is to have no plays overturned by instant replay.”

“The media would have exposed it, and the fans would have eaten him alive, ... I just decided that was not a fair thing for him. Hes a great official. He will continue to have a great career, like he has in the past. Hes been ranked the No. 1 side judge (in the SEC) the last seven or eight years.”

“If wed passed a hat around the stadium we would have gotten our money back.”

“We could have passed a hat around the stadium and gotten our money back (to pay for the cost of replay).”

“[I posed this question yesterday to Bobby Gaston , the Southeastern Conference Supervisor of Officials.] No, ... I guess they dont.”