Stetson Bennett and the Georgia Bulldogs were having their way with the TCU Horned Frogs during Monday night’s national championship game.
Halfway through the game, with the Bulldogs up 38-7, Bennett had gone 13-for-17 with 213 yards and two passing touchdowns. On the ground, Bennett had 39 yards and two rushing touchdowns, including this six-yarder that put the Bulldogs up 24-7 halfway through the second quarter.
After the touchdown, which was a nice little run play that saw Bennett run into the end zone untouched, the 25-year-old quarterback pulled out quite the smug shrug for his celebration. The kind that says he knows Georgia has this in the bag. And one that ESPN pointed out looked pretty similar to Michael Jordan’s iconic shrug from the 1992 NBA Finals.
GEORGIA’S OFFENSE KEEPS ON ROLLING 😤
The Bulldogs have scored on their first four drives #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/SNMBAWQ1QF
— ESPN (@espn) January 10, 2023
Same energy 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/jQAG0jFGos
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 10, 2023
Comparing the two feels pretty… wrong, considering Jordan was posterizing the Portland Trail Blazers and Bennett’s taking it to TCU. Still, the imagery is familiar enough that I can see what they were going for here.
College football fans had jokes after Bennett pulled out the Jordan Shrug for a touchdown celebration.
Goat respects Goat. https://t.co/VVGQ1sbNiD
— Matt Chernoff (@RealMattlanta) January 10, 2023
pic.twitter.com/xByNss4KsV https://t.co/2SELzTSdxU
— Overtime (@overtime) January 10, 2023
I mean that’s just an absurd comparison. Not even in the same ball park. https://t.co/L0aU6vsYcN
— Katie Stats (@kpondiscio) January 10, 2023
they were both the same age here https://t.co/3kmH3wfc5z
— Daniel Swartz (@YungDisick) January 10, 2023
And I thought I was too old to be playing college sports at 24 😂😭 https://t.co/1ygmy5RBT6
— James – MJK (@MJK_fut) January 10, 2023
Gonna tell my kids this guy and Tony Romo played in high school together. https://t.co/RVAoiAyo8w
— 🐬🏈Fins up. Pats Down🐬🏈 (@dolfinntokyo) January 10, 2023
