The refs really screwed up with that PI non-call, but that has to be the single stupidest and most blatant unsportsmanlike conduct I've ever seen to seal it.
The Shoe Throw is iconic because of how stupid of an act it was to chuck a cleat as far as you can in celebration, but LSU still had to drive into FG range. This one just straight lost Bama the game, IMO it was even more brutal.
Our defensive staff must be absolutely chowing down on glue sticks and crayons on the sidelines for them to think it was a good idea for Lee to be in the game after the first or second quarter.
Which is saying a lot after the FSU game in week 3. Just been a brutal stretch for Lee these last few weeks. He's the weak link keeping Bama from being able to line up and just run man more.
The UF shoe toss still wins that competition. the DE that acted like he was pissing all over the qb and the one who hiked his leg on the goal line were dumber than this too. at least this was an overheated moment of anger, just not sheer stupidity
Meh, counterargument is that the foolish personal foul at the end likely doesn’t happen if that defensive PI is called and Alabama either ties with a FG or scores a TD and takes the lead.
Of course those outcomes themselves are hypotheticals, but #5’s actions were almost certainly a reaction to, at least in part, the score/trajectory of the game in that moment (i.e. Georgia still with the lead after Bama got hosed on a missed call)
I appreciate the hypo that paints us in a better light, but Lee's behavior was also partially a byproduct of his other big penalties and blown coverages throughout the night spilling over into an expression of anger onto another player. I could foresee him doing something equally stupid if Bama had scored a FG or TD on the missed PI call and UGA was marching down the field to win/send to OT. This was a purely selfish play motivated by embarrassment, by my understanding, rather than something motivated by collective injustice towards the team.
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u/Huge_Employment_6424 Alabama • Northwestern 6d ago
The refs really screwed up with that PI non-call, but that has to be the single stupidest and most blatant unsportsmanlike conduct I've ever seen to seal it.