The last two versions of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate have sadly been defined by very, very questionable calls by the officials. And of course, Tech has been on the receiving end of both these bad calls. Is this the year we get the breaks?
2007: The Pass Interference call...on the wrong team (and wrong guy)
Tech lost to the dogs last year for a number of reasons (JJ dropped TD on first play, Uno's fumble out of the endzone after recovering a fumble). But the biggest game-changer of all was this awful, awful pass interference call on Djay Jones (though he was nowhere near the play):
If anything, PI should've been called on UGA's Massaquoi (#1) for pulling Burnett out of the way to get to the ball. On what should've been a 4th down and a UGA FG, the first and goal allowed UGA to take a 17-14 lead into halftime.
2006: The Fumble and "recovery"
I don't even know where to start on this one. It started on a 3rd & 16 play for Tech in their own territory, and Reggie (like he does best) takes off too soon and leaves the ball hangin out like bait on a fishin line. But things quickly went from bad to awful when "no one" recovered the fumble after a few seconds of the ball being on the ground. Then magically, UGA LB Tony Taylor steps in and takes the ball from whoever had it on the ground, then runs it about 40 yards for the most bogus TD ever:
You can see a better, longer version of it here. Without this bogus TD, Tech wins a close win in Athens, ending the losing streak at five games.
Here's to quality officiating this weekend.
Monday's...err...yesterday's answer: Cause you can't find three wisemen and a virgin!
Today's UGAy joke: What do Tech fans and UGA fans have in common?
9 years ago
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They both get drunk a lot? What did the UGA student get on the SAT..... drool
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