You might be right. I had better hopes SEC officiating would be a ton better than what we experienced in Rig 12 and it is , but marginally IMO. When we played Bama in 2023 at their place and the SEC Refs called the game, I thought they gave us a fair shot. But then when we played UGA last year all bets were off. My thinking is some of the SEC Ref crews are true Blue Bloods and resented the new teams coming into the conference and in particular us because we are not exactly a Southern school in a small town/city like most of our counterparts.
UGA does get of favorable treatment but I contend one reason it's because Kirby is always in the Refs ears. There is some logic the Refs will throw a coach a bone or two to shut him up. But yes they do seem to get more favorable treatment much like we've seen in the NFL with whomever is the top dogs or who is supposed to be the top dogs like Kansas City. Or back in the 80's when I was kid it was San Francisco