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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!
Alabama 2.0 - Next
Day is writing a new song. Its opening line is as follows: A river won't do, for only an ocean can hold my tears.
Sorry NavyDawg, but you are a little off. I counted more than 7 offensive holding violations, it was closer to 287…..and I quit counting at halftime 😉. Go Dawgs!!!
Maybe you were given that explanation, because they were the right calls. What a 🤡 . I'm sorry, how many plays did you lose Harrison for on defense? Exactly. NONE. 😂🤣😂🤣
The BIG10's own Dabo Swinney
"Given how important Harrison was to Ohio State’s offense this past season, one can understand why Day still feels the way he does. He told reporters after the game that loss of Harrison definitely had an impact on the way the fourth quarter transpired."
Well, sure, I suppose it's understandable that he would still be indulging in wishful thinking. But this reads more as an endorsement of his complaint with the officiating. Harrison's importance to their offense doesn't have anything to do with whether Day has a legitimate or understandable grievance.
Besides, as predictably often as Harrison's injury comes up when people talk about this game, there is, of course, no evidence that his presence would have made any difference in the ultimate outcome. He started strong, but had all of one catch after the first quarter, which came almost two full quarters prior to his injury. (And it didn't exactly require any special talent; nothing that any P5 receiver shouldn't be expected to do.)
All that can be said, short of running wild with assumption, is that his presence in the fourth quarter may or may not have made a difference. Either way, it's got nothing to do with the legitimacy of either the call or Day's comments about it.
He’s sounding just like saban when he loses. Excuses, excuses, excuses!!
Man, couldn't agree more with all the DN posters on this one! That said, why are we (or anyone else) giving this topic oxygen? Especially three weeks later.
Now, if we added in Nick Saban's (ridiculous) "sour grapes at a distance" comments AGREEING with Day that it was targeting, that might be something else. Two post-championship-loss whiners in one article? Priceless! :)
We can’t help that his kicker’s plant foot was too close to the ball, causing him to shank it. If they had won, he wouldn’t have brought it up.