Big Ten dude at Saturday Down South has this observation in a piece about how Monken’s departure could open the natty doors for Michigan and Ohio State:
Yeah, dumb typo, and all. But I’m not sure that harping on the departures at ‘Bama and Georgia, while downplaying Stroud’s departure at OSU, is that much smarter.
Filed under Alabama, Big Ten Football, Georgia Football, Media Punditry/Foibles
I’m not saying this is my style (pretty tacky, honestly), but I can see how all the whining in certain corners has given somebody a bright idea on how to turn a buck.
A Georgia-based memorabilia business called More Than Sports is selling two different signed photos of Javon Bullard’s hit on Marvin Harrison Jr. that knocked the OSU wideout unconscious during the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff loss late in the third quarter on New Year’s Eve.
On both photos, which are being sold for $129.99 each, Bullard has inscribed the phrase “Night Night” along with his signature.
Oh, the humanity. That ought to fuel enough outrage to keep the Buckeyes going for months.
Filed under Big Ten Football, Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness
Siri, is it possible to get group therapy for an entire fan base?
Asking for a friend…
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I really don’t want to excerpt from the piece, because the whole thing needs to be taken in its entirety to be fully appreciated. Suffice to say it makes some of Finebaum’s tin hat callers seem rational.
A classic of the genre, in other words. Make sure you read to the finish. The last three paragraphs are perfection.
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Big Ten Football, Georgia Football
Losers bitch about the officiating.
Ryan Day wanted an explanation.
The non-targeting call on Javon Bullard’s third-quarter hit on Marvin Harrison Jr. in the Peach Bowl might have cost Ohio State a chance to play in the national championship game. While the play was initially ruled targeting following a third-down pass from C.J. Stroud to Harrison in the end zone, the call was changed after a subsequent review. Harrison was sidelined for the rest of the game, Ohio State had to settle for a field goal and Georgia ended up winning the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup by just one point.
Immediately after the game, Day said “I’d have to see the replay” before coming to a conclusion about the non-call. A full month after the fact, Day’s had plenty of time to review the controversial play, and it’s no surprise where he stands. During a press conference at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center Wednesday, Day said he sought subsequent clarification from officials on the ruling but didn’t get the answer he was looking for.
“I made a lot of calls after the game. I felt like it was targeting. In the moment, and when things are moving fast and you can’t see the replay, it’s very hard to see,” Day said. “The hard thing for me is to see and understand that and have our medical staff let us know that he was knocked unconscious, and that’s why we’re not going to put him back in the game. Yet the flag gets picked up for targeting.”
Day said he talked to Big Ten coordinator of football officials Bill Carollo before speaking with the Pac-12, who supplied the officiating crew for the Peach Bowl. Day then spoke with national coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, who told him it was not a direct hit to Harrison’s head.
Day disagrees.
“I spoke with the officials in the Big Ten and had a great conversation with Bill. I then called at the Pac-12 to find out an explanation there. The explanation that was told to me was that it wasn’t forceable enough,” Day said. “I then asked to speak with the head of the officials, Steve Shaw. He explained to me that the hit didn’t go right to Marvin’s head, that it wasn’t a shot right on his head, it was to the shoulder. I completely disagree with that. But that was the decision that was made and those are the two explanations I was given.”
Allow Marvin Harrison Jr. to retort.
The other thing Day conveniently fails to mention is that Harrison Jr. went out of the back of the end zone before coming back in to try to make the catch, which should have resulted in at best (from Day’s standpoint) offsetting penalties.
Ah, well. At least he’s got this year’s Metchie and Williams story to comfort him during the offseason.
Filed under Big Ten Football, Georgia Football
… that ain’t a half-bad suggestion (except for the Jerry World part).
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Really, guys? Color me amused by this:
I hope the Buckeyes get rings and a parade for this.
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As I mentioned in my Observations post, Jalen Carter had a somewhat quiet Peach Bowl. Some have speculated that he might have been a little winded, or perhaps under the weather with the same bug that apparently bit Brock Bowers.
Bill Connelly ($$) offers an Occam’s razor explanation.
The soon-to-be top-three draft pick was Georgia’s best D-lineman during last year’s title run and has battled nagging injuries in 2022. He was a nonfactor against Ohio State, primarily because the Buckeyes forfeited running between the tackles (seven total carries, 18 yards). [Emphasis added.]
I said it before, that Ryan Day called a good game, mainly because he was willing to break a lot of regular season tendencies. It may not take a genius to decide it’s better to run around a brick wall instead of straight into one, but it takes an open mind.
Filed under Big Ten Football, Georgia Football, Strategery And Mechanics
Ah, Ohio State blogger, you just had to go there.
… Day and at least a few of his teams have been the victim(s) of horrendous luck in multiple big games, including last Saturday’s Peach Bowl. I know that if it were me giving press conferences and interviews, the media would not yet have heard the end of my tirade aimed at officials and their interpretation of targeting. But Ohio State has refused to play much of a blame game, despite losing arguably their most important player for the entirety of the fourth quarter.
Up 11 and driving, the Buckeyes faced a pivotal third down in their effort to put the defending champs (Georgia) away. C.J. Stroud lobbed a pass toward Marvin Harrison Jr. in the endzone, which the receiver did get his hands on, but he was separated from the ball – and nearly his helmet – by a hard hit from UGA’s Javon Bullard. Helmet-to-helmet contact was debatable, but the defender leaving his feet to launch and Harrison’s status as a defenseless player were not.
Somehow the original targeting call was reversed, forcing Ohio State to settle for a field goal and a 14-point lead. The rest, as they say, is history.
That “somehow” in the last paragraph is doing some heavy lifting there. But skip past that for a sec. Your offense handed your defense that 14-point lead with a quarter to go and your defense spit the bit. Was that the result of luck as well?
Filed under Big Ten Football, Georgia Football
There are different ways to have a great offense. This is one of them.
Georgia, on the other hand, spread the wealth in the Peach Bowl. Ten players had at least one catch. The leading receiver from a yardage standpoint only had three catches. McIntosh led the group in catches, with five.
Ohio State beat Georgia in the passing game by relying on a few very skilled wideouts that the Dawgs had difficulty covering. Georgia beat Ohio State in the passing game by having too many options for the Buckeyes to handle.
Now take a look at the box score from the Fiesta Bowl. It’s hard to think we’re not about to see a replay that, if anything, is even more concentrated.
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