LSU TIGERS
LSU QB Joe Burrow played one of the toughest games anyone has played all season.
The Tigers signal caller took a huge blindside shot in the first half following a pick-six. The Knights’ lineman found Burrow attempting to make the tackle down the sideline, and he obliterated him. Burrow was seen on the sideline with a cut on his neck following the hit.
But in impressive fashion, Burrow bounced right back unfazed. The QB looked like Tom Brady carving up UCF’s secondary, finishing 21-of-34 for 394 yards and four TDs following the first-quarter INT.
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LSU eventually wore UCF down and defeated the Knights 40-32.
The hit on Burrow went viral Tuesday, but Burrow took to Twitter to get the last laugh:
That’s Ight I’ll take the 4 tds and the dub https://t.co/VVDLdQbqNW
— Joey Burrow (@Joe_Burrow10) January 1, 2019
This man has moxie.
Love it. Congratulations LSU.
Lotta respect for that young man. One tough dude.
Okay, am I wrong here or was there a missed PI on that play? The DB grabs him on the shoulder and throws him to the side at the top of his route.
You are not wrong. If the bowls prove anything it is all the conferences have crappy officials. Looks to me like the guy that stood over Burrows spit on him also.
Honestly, it’s plays like that which make me think the NCAA should just rescind the targeting rule. That play is a text book example and the very definition of the kind of hits they are trying to prevent in the interest of player safety. That they would review that and not call it is astounding.
Yet in another game yesterday (cant recall which one) a receiver was turned into an oncoming defensive back as he a had committed to his hit, causing an accidental contact and that D-Back was ejected.
The inconsistency with which that penalty is called and the significant impact it has on games (sometimes a couple games if it carries over into the next week) is maddening!!
Your not wrong. Also, LSU got robbed a Touchdown on their first possession. The ball broke the plane while Burrow was being tackled, but was not yet down. They didn’t even review it. This game had some horrendous officiating but I’m glad LSU came out on top.
Weird to see all the sec support lol, bowl season is strange. Burrow was fantastic. Since we’re all talking targeting, PI, etc… ill condense my whining here. Yea, there was def pi on the pick 6. Burrow scored on the 1st drive and they never reviewed. Their 1st td run was created by a really bad hold on grant delpit. Even tho it eventually got called, there was another targeting play where they grabbed burrow by the facemask, he slipped away, another guy pawed him in the head, and a third guy rocked him up high! Initially there were no flags and i was in disbelief. Some very poor officiating both ways really. Just some highlights lol
It’s not that strange. Sure, we can give each other hell during the regular season, but we close ranks if an “outsider” tries to talk smack. What other conference has it’s fans chanting its name after an out of conference win?
I’m not a true SEC fan. I’ll pull for most SEC teams in bowl games, but I’ll pull for any team, any time, over Alabama. So once a year I’m a Clemson fan, and that will be the case Monday. I also will pull for any team over Auburn, unless it’s Alabama.