A brief history of the SEC's descent into ref-related absurdity

In the span of a little less than a month, the SEC has gradually devolved into the Twilight Zone where the league's officiating is concerned, culminating this week with the legitimate possibility of Urban Meyer, respected, championship-winning coach of the No. 1 team in the country, being fined or suspended by the conference for publicly criticizing a non-call on a hit against his star quarterback. How on earth did the Chosen Conference back itself into this corner? Here's a short timeline of all hell breaking loose: • Oct. 3: Officials threw two ridiculous flags for illegal celebration following successive touchdowns by Georgia's A.J. Green and LSU's Charles Scott in the final two minutes of the Tigers' dramatic win in Athens: The call against Green, in particular, drew enough heat to force the league to issue a public mea culpa admitting that Green's celebration didn't warrant a flag. (It was silent, oddly, on the equally bogus flag against Scott....