🏈 Tyren Jones surfaces at USCe (UPDATE: didn't qualify)

[psychojoe]

The play that Georgia won the 65 game on would not have stood up had today's replay rules in effect then. The rules in effect then said that on a forward pass, two consecutive offensive players could not touch the ball unless the first one caught it. The film shows the first Georgia player, on his knees, tipping the ball to the second receiver running behind him. By rule, the ball should have been dead where it was caught by the second player. Some Ga. fans claim it was a catch and lateral, but that doesn't work either, as the first receiver to touch the ball was on his knees, and the ball would have been dead where it was caught. In either case this was the game's last play, and should have been a Bama win. I don't know if they still run it or not, but for years this play was regarded as one of the ten greatest plays in Georgia history, one that if officiated correctly would never have happened.

 

[bamafan4ever]

Screw UGA and their leg-humping fan base. They are the most disrespectful fans in the SEC next to the Gators. If you don't believe me, wait until they come back to T-Town and descimate the campus and try to steal the flags right off our stadium. Both happened last time they were in town. Hell, they trash their own campus and had to address it:

FAN REVIEW: Georgia fans are intoxicated, trashy and unfulfilled

 

[BamaFan334]

Screw UGA and their leg-humping fan base. They are the most disrespectful fans in the SEC next to the Gators. If you don't believe me, wait until they come back to T-Town and descimate the campus and try to steal the flags right off our stadium. Both happened last time they were in town. Hell, they trash their own campus and had to address it:

FAN REVIEW: Georgia fans are intoxicated, trashy and unfulfilled

Well yeah, their fans suck, nobody is debating that.

 

[UAgrad93]

Hope the kid has decided to grow up and fly right. Hope he receives his degree and becomes a meaningful part of society. As for his time at USCe, get buried in the depth chart.
As for Smart and UGA, thanks for your time here at BAMA. Hope you get fired at UGA and go to a MAC school to be an HC.

 

[94 Grad]

As for his time at USCe, get buried in the depth chart.

Does USCe have a depth chart?

 

[AFF]

 

[bamafan4ever]

Well yeah, their fans suck, nobody is debating that.

You can be a little slow there fella. I was referring to what TerryP said about pulling for Kirby now that he is at UGA but if you need any further explanation, I will be here for you.

 

[BamaFan334]

You can be a little slow there fella. I was referring to what TerryP said about pulling for Kirby now that he is at UGA but if you need any further explanation, I will be here for you.

Nah, I don't think I need you to go any further pops. I remember reading about your link years ago when it was fresh news.

 

[UAgrad93]

Does USCe have a depth chart?

Probably not!!

 

[TheChief]

Sometimes with sports teams you have an addition by subtraction. I'm thinking this was one of those times.

 

[planomateo]

Hmm...

 

[TerryP]

Report: 4-Star JuCo Running Back Tyren Jones Won’t Sign With South Carolina Due To Academic Issues

 

[jdpas29]

Looks like all he needs to do is start studying more... that may be asking too much.

 

[252BAMA]

The play that Georgia won the 65 game on would not have stood up had today's replay rules in effect then. The rules in effect then said that on a forward pass, two consecutive offensive players could not touch the ball unless the first one caught it. The film shows the first Georgia player, on his knees, tipping the ball to the second receiver running behind him. By rule, the ball should have been dead where it was caught by the second player. Some Ga. fans claim it was a catch and lateral, but that doesn't work either, as the first receiver to touch the ball was on his knees, and the ball would have been dead where it was caught. In either case this was the game's last play, and should have been a Bama win. I don't know if they still run it or not, but for years this play was regarded as one of the ten greatest plays in Georgia history, one that if officiated correctly would never have happened.

"Get the picture: Three minutes and fourteen seconds show on the scoreboard clock. Alabama 17 Georgia 10. Georgia owns the ball at its own 27 yard line. The Bulldogs scored only three offensive touchdowns in their last four games. Georgia starting quarterback Preston Ridlehuber is out with pulled muscles. Backup rookie quarterback, Kirby Moore, is at the helm.

The Georgia football team desperately needed something good to happen.

It did.

Patrick Garbin and A. P. Garbin detail the play as told by Kirby Moore in Game of My Life, Georgia Bulldogs: Memorable Stories of Bulldogs Football:

I dropped back and threw it kind of low to Pat [Hodgson], who had run about a 10-yard hook just past the 35 yard line. Pat quickly lateralled the ball to Bob, who was trailing the play and Bob took off down the sideline to complete a 73-yard touchdown.

Georgia chose to go for two to win the game and Kirby Moore passed again to Pat Hodgson for the conversion and winning points. The clock rolled to 00:00 with the score Alabama 17 Georgia 18.

While the game ending drama had passed, Sunday’s highlight replays and coaching film reviews of the Flea Flicker created controversy.

Before lateralling to Bob Taylor and while possessing the ball, Pat Hodgson’s knee was clearly touching the ground. Alabama fans were outraged and 50 years later, the game still is a “controversial loss” in Alabama lore. Georgia fans argued that the catch and pitch were so quick that the ball was never actually in Hodgson’s possession. It was a good explanation and few fans anywhere wished to grant sympathy to the mighty Crimson Tide."

Flea Flicker turned the Georgia Bulldogs around with an official's bad call

 

[psychojoe]

Great find. Surely there is video of this somewhere.

 

[252BAMA]

Great find. Surely there is video of this somewhere.

There is video of the play in my link to the story.

I watched the game on TV, so I knew it wasn't the last play of the game. Don't remember what happened on Bama's final possession. Too bad they couldn't drive down and get a FG.

I remember Coach Bryant tempering the controversy on his Sunday show by saying that games are won or lost on Saturday and not on Sunday. Too bad there wasn't a replay booth on Saturday.