Sam Pittman blasts Arkansas fan on social media over his handling of the Jalen Catalon targeting call
After this response, there should be no more ambiguity about how coach Sam Pittman feels about his players like Jalen Catalon when a call goes agains them.
After the Razorbacks’ defensive back was flagged for targeting in the second half of the loss to LSU on Saturday, Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek vowed to get Catalon’s first half suspension overturned this week. But Pittman announced at his Monday press conference that it won’t be overturned after all.
Catalon avoid hitting LSU receiver Kayshon Boutte in the head or neck area, and the Razorback defender turned his body in order to safely make contact with the Tiger.
Immediate nope. pic.twitter.com/0o9XbCEfnB
— Nikki Chavanelle (@NikkiChavanelle) November 21, 2020
An Arkansas fan on Twitter replied to a reporter’s tweet with Pittman’s news, and said Pittman should stand up and call it/who for what it is, for the long term betterment of the program.
Pittman fired back at the fan, who said in his Twitter bio that he is a, “big time Arkansas Razorback fan! WOO PIG SOOIE!” Pittman said Twitter gives the fan the opportunity to sit behind a cell phone and tweet out random things about things that he has no idea what he’s talking about.
“I can take a lot of remarks, but for you to say I don’t take up for my players is as far from being correct as you can possibly be,” Pittman tweeted.
Players/coaches need to refrain from getting into twitter beefs with fans, right or wrong it rarely ends up a good look.
Besides, it wasn’t a head shot but you still can’t launch and leave your feet like that. The fan is wrong to begin with.
He didn’t launch or leave his feet. This is what happens when you run routes across the middle of the field. Big hits happen
He most certainly did launch and leave his feet.
His heels ended up so far in the air he kicked his own team mate in the neck Lol.
He is being a defenseless player right there!
More dogging on Arky from a Missouri fan. Great work on you two finally establishing a true rivalry.
I’m not dogging Arky, I’m dogging the same Arky fan Pittman is dogging. Pay attention, it’s actually free!
Went back an look at the field level video of the hit. You couldnt be more wrong. Not even close to a launch and his feet where not in the air before impact. Go back and look yourself. You got a boner for Arky but thats fine..you need a rival game instead of dreaming about Kansas.
First of all a players feet cant go into the air without launching unless a force is applied on them, the Arky player was applying the force not the other way around. Second of all a player can’t launch AFTER they make contact. Lol, you should have taken Physics as an elective instead of Calligraphy.
You need to look again. He never launches. His right foot stays on the ground until after the hit.
I tell ya, Booches cant stand someone disagreeing with his opinion. But the video doesnt lie and the guy has no idea what Physics is about. He should stick to his 7-11 shift schedule.
Dude shut up! He did not leave his feet until AFTER the hit. Go watch the replay, you idiot.
You are just a moron. Guess its time to just start insulting you back. You are so wrong on the “launch” thing its crazy. Review the video clip….its free.
Catalon was in the middle of running, which is why he picked up his left foot. The receiver took out his legs after he was hit, that’s why both feet went into the air. He didn’t launch himself into the air before the tackle.
A twitter beef about strategy and playing time, I can agree but this is about Pittman’s support of a player and the program. I support Pittman on this one. It may not be a good look publicly but I bet it carries more weight in the locker room and in recruiting.
Jalen Catalon won’t be the threat to Missouri and I believe Missouri is going to upset with that because other players will be take over his spot and do a lot better and get Arkansas to have a good first half from their defense. It send a message to continue to make improvements from other players and then boom! Games over guys! I am very worried about all of this! Hopefully Drinkwitz will have something up in his sleeve to get his 4th win and continue the win streak to 6 games!
That doesn’t even make sense?
Jalen Catalon is by and far the best safety in the conference. He would light you up all day. You won’t score after half.
I trouble have to read..being not clear but strange.
I get what you’re saying but this is a terrible angle to view it from. The other angle shows contact between the LSU receivers shoulder and Catalons ribs. Also I don’t know that he “launched” into the receiver. He clearly left his feet but not until contact had already been made.
Field level video shows he definitely did not launch. Not even close. This hosing of Arky is coming from the home office.
I don’t get how people are saying he launched. I think it’s just trolling, or retardation.
Completely agree, he clearly didn’t launch into the receiver.
I doubt you know anything at all about what looks good.
Two opponents are running in the opposite direction, so it’s a dangerous closing speed. They hit each other with the largest possible surface area and the receiver stays as low as possible. To be safer than this the defender would have decide not to try to stop the reception,…. or not to tackle the receiver. No foul. No “targeting”. Could have been slightly less dangerous but it’s close to about as soft as you can make that direction and timing. And @ bar4h920 you’re not getting any votes for homecoming queen again this year. Stop wearing horn rimmed glasses, change your name, and watch the game while you’re not drinking whine.
It’s sad that the Missouri fans want to beat Arkansas so bad that they are the defending the terrible call that was made. There is no contact to the head or neck area and he did not launch he ran into the LSU receiver with this shoulder first. obviously you Missouri fans never played a down of football in your life
Its the same two or three Missouri fans posting here and its still a burr up their arses over the Odom hire. The one guy who claims it was a launch on the targeting call is an idiot.
Don’t judge Mizzou fans too harshly based on wolfman and booches. I cringe every time I read their comments, too. I’ll root for the Hogs any day they aren’t playing Mizzou. Ozarks gotta stick together. Sam Pittman is awesome and Barry Odom is a great guy, just makes for a much better DC than HC.
Just like there are some Arkansas fans whose comments make me cringe. We have to take the good with the bad I guess. Too bad it’s usually the bad that are making the most comments…the squeaky wheel so to speak.
Good comment. The bad comments are mostly coming from the same 2 Missouri posters.
Booches knows next to nothing about football. The posts here proves it. Douches is probably closer to his name.
Surprised were still playing tackle football at all. They are ruling football to death.
Good for Pittman. I guess the poster forgot all the brouhaha & billboards after Devon White got flagged. Pittman has zero recourse.
Looked like a clean-hit to me…do we start playing flag football next year ? No…let’s replace all the SEC referees first.
Pittman is going to find there are a lot of idiot Razorback fans. Wait until the honeymoon is over with.
Luckily you’re not in that group, but only because you’re not a Razorback fan.
Little disappointed in Pittman here. The SEC officiating is the worst its ever been. Even ESPN is asking questions. Yet Spankey does nothing but hand out fines. Failure of leadership, not enough training in the Southland conference I guess.
I think Arkansas handled this the way they should have. If the HC makes the complaint to the league office he gets slapped with a fine – Like Lane Kiffin. If the AD makes the complaint, not only does it carry more weight, there is also no consequence. To bad it all falls on deaf ears in Birmingham anyway. I have no doubt Pittman stand up for the players.