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Is Coach Day upset that his O line was permitted to hold on basically every pass play in the game?
Well of course he does. The one thing I can say about Day was he was in desperate mode for that game. His emotions were like Shane Beamer on speed. He wanted and needed that win so bad he could feel it on every play and that play pretty much knocked them out. I understand why he is so wound up - he has proven he can’t win big games with equal and often better, talent and this game would’ve given him some breathing room. The replay was clear - the hit was indeed very hard but also very clean. The fact he was “knocked out” isn’t indicative of a helmet hit but of his head bouncing off the turf. He will be like uncle Rico soon - if only they hadn’t picked up that flag…
I can understand thinking it is targeting initially. I did as well! But replay clearly shows it wasn’t. If a head college football coach can’t look at a replay and say “ok, hard hit, but a clean hit”, then something is wrong with his knowledge of the rules of the game. Maybe he should teach his players how to play tough and hit like Kirby does. Some of those hits I’m certain have won UGA games over the years.
Kudos to Harrison for clarifying. I'm not a medical perfesshunul, but I suspect a guy would know whether he was knocked out.
The replay showed that Bullard hit him in the chest with his shoulder. The network replay guy, Lemonnier, said at the time that the replay convinced him enough to change his initial reaction. He specifically noted that Harrison did not "whiplash" as he would have if there had been any helmet to helmet contact.
It wasn't one play or even two that cost osu, it was that entire 4th quarter.
Tyler Simmons was onside AND Deandre Baker made an INT in the endzone.
Two can play the blame the officials card. There were two critical calls that should have gone against OSU in the first half (uncalled illegal motion on a critical third down and an uncatchable ball ruled as PI) and which extended drives and resulted in 8 to 11 of OSU’s points. Had those calls been made ‘properly’ (from a Georgia fan’s perspective), Georgia is likely up by 10 or more points (and pulling away with momentum and a more rested defense) going into half time. We don’t talk much about those calls because Georgia won. Officiating going one way or the other is part of the game. 🤷🏻♂️
Edit: It clearly was not targetting.
I, too, initially thought it was targeting. But the replay clearly shows that it wasn't. And Day knows that. He said he was told by Steve Shaw that Harrison was hit with Bullard's shoulder pads, but Day said he completely disagrees with that. But I want to know from Day, is he saying that Bullard DIDN'T hit him with his shoulder pads, because the replay clearly shows that to be the case. He just refuses to accept it. I think, if before the game, you had told Ryan Day that OSU would take a 14-point lead into the fourth quarter, he would have expected to win the game. He (and OSU fans) want to claim that if Harrison were still in the game, they would have won. But my argument would be, Harrison doesn't play defense. The Buckeyes didn't need to score more points, they needed to keep UGA from scoring any. They didn't need Harrison to do that. Time to move on. Go Dawgs!
Sour grapes.
So, Ryan Day asks several people (officials) for clarification on the call -- which he gets... But, because he doesn't like their answers, he's going to keep b*tching about it. So, my question is, if you're not going to accept the answer why ask the question! Rhetorical question, I know -- it's because he was hoping for a different answer. 🙄
I'm getting very tired of this wuss. It was a perfectly CLEAN play with a LEGALLY hard hit MEANT to dislodge the ball from the receiver. That Mr. Day is called playing FOOTBALL! Stop being a ****.
🙄 only losers make excuses..
So several on-field judges/referees and a bevy of replay officials during the game, as well as various governing bodies after the game, are all wrong, and Day is right? Yeah, okay. Go Dawgs!
Of course Ryan Day is going to excuse make. He is suddenly on the hot seat w/a $10M/yr gig on the line.
I thought there'd be trouble when I saw that a PAC12 crew was officiating. How can officials accustomed to refereeing powder puff football possibly be able to ref an SEC team? And I was right. They weren't used to seeing hard, clean hits like Bullard's. Upon review they got the call right. Shoulder to shoulder, head turned, no launch.
I disagree w/ @Olddawg76 below. There were 3 single game deciding plays. Targeting would've given OSU a 1st and goal from the 3. TD probable +4 pts OSU. (5 prior TD drives). BB's 4th down catch re=spot. Thought BB's got a terrible spot initially. Proven by replay. - 7 pts UGA. And 3, CKS fake punt time out. I have zero faith that the ref crew would've called 12 men. 12 men in the huddle/formation is a pre-snap penalty. Ref's missed that. No guarantee they would've caught 12 men on the field. 1st down OSU minus multiple mins off clock.
If any one of those 3 plays go against UGA it is a UGA loss.
Isn't he really Butch Jones with a beard?
Refs got it right. I was surprised they did because it was such a high and hard hit that they would have stayed with the targeting call. it was an awesome hit, a crushing hit, but the refs did a great job reviewing the impact and calling it correctly. I was very impressed.
So with all of that being said, WOW WHAT A PLAY BY BULLARD! One of the all-time best defensive plays in football history! AT ALL LEVELS!
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