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David Pollack, social media reacts to controversial penalty reversal

David Pollack reacts to the controversial penalty reversal in the Georgia versus Texas game

During the Georgia Bulldogs’ 30-15 win over the Texas Longhorns, a major controversy ensued when Texas fans threw beer and water bottles onto the field after a pass interference call seemingly negated a pivotal interception.

The referees agreed to picked up the flag during the trash delay, which was an even more questionable decision.

Former Georgia Bulldog and ESPN analyst David Pollack was not happy, and he went to X, formerly known as Twitter, to sound off on the officials and on the broadcast booth for being silent about the situation.

“Wow I have never seen that in my life,” Pollack said. “The fans threw bottles on the field and the refs literally changed their call. That is such horse crap man. That’s one of the worst ways of handling a situation I have seen. Can’t believe they ain’t talking about that in the booth.” 

Perhaps they were at a loss of words from the picked up flag just like Georgia fans were. Fowler literally said “Oh my goodness,” as soon as the ruling was enforced. Kirk Herbstreit stuttered while trying to explain what was going on, before saying, “I knew this would light Kirby’s fuse. How could it not? The call’s already been made!”

It was a messy situation of making a bad call worse. Many fans, including Pollack, were irate over it.

 

 

 

 

Officials reward Texas after Longhorn fans throw trash on the field

The officials reward Texas with reversal of penalty against Georgia after Longhorn fans throw trash on the field

The Georgia Bulldogs were subject to an unlucky change of events late in the third quarter with a pass interference penalty. Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith initiated contact with Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron, who intercepted Georgia quarterback Carson Beck.

Initially, the officiating crew called Barron for defensive pass interference. After the call, the game had a lengthy delay because Texas fans threw bottles and trash on the field.

During the delay, the officials huddled and discussed the call. Ultimately, the officials elected to reverse the pass interference penalty against Texas, so the interception stood.

The controversial decision merited immediate criticism. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart could not believe the officials when they announced the change. The officials rewarded Texas fans for throwing trash on the field, which prevented Georgia from running another play. Remember, penalties are not reviewable plays.

“They tried to rob us of calls,” said Kirby Smart after Georgia’s 30-15 win over Texas.

The optics of the overturned penalty are awful. Fans are now more likely to throw trash on the field after controversial plays because that behavior has been rewarded.

“The problem with that is every student section in America saw that, no penalty on them for throwing objects on the field and it bought their team time. Goodness,” said college football expert Rusty Mansell.

Here’s a look at the controversial penalty reversal!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBVFaEPxM1e/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

There’s no doubt the SEC will fine Texas following the game, but it may be too little, too late.

Twitter reacts to controversial Georgia pass interference

The Georgia Bulldogs got a tough break late in the third quarter with an Eric Stokes pass interference penalty

The Georgia Bulldogs got a tough break late in the third quarter. With Mac Jones and the Alabama Crimson Tide facing a third down in the red zone, University of Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes was called for a pass interference penalty in the end zone.

The play was extremely similar to a play Patrick Surtain did to George Pickens earlier in the quarter. Georgia Bulldogs fans were not happy about the penalty: