Georgia’s 38-14 lead over Vanderbilt on Saturday was supposed to be the story in Sanford Stadium. Instead, a different part of the SEC Network broadcast took over the conversation.
Georgia’s Homecoming crowd filled the stadium for a matchup between the No. 2 Bulldogs and the Commodores, with both teams bringing plenty of attention into the afternoon.
Georgia entered unbeaten at 4-0 and still carried the nation’s highest-scoring offense. Vanderbilt arrived at 3-1 after taking its first conference loss the week before against Auburn.
The Commodores also had freshman quarterback Jared Curtis listed as questionable because of an undisclosed injury. Curtis, who had originally committed to Georgia as the country’s top-ranked quarterback prospect before flipping to Vanderbilt last December, was making a return trip of sorts to the school he once chose first.
But the broadcast soon became the center of attention for all the wrong reasons.
Fans watching on SEC Network began calling out the camera work before halftime, accusing the operator of repeatedly zooming in on women in the stands rather than keeping the focus on the field. As the game went on, those complaints multiplied across social media, with viewers saying they were seeing the same pattern over and over from different parts of the stadium.
One fan wrote, “That cameraman that keeps focusing on that woman in the slit black dress better hope his wife isn’t watching the Georgia-Vandy game or better yet, not be married 😅 The obsession is real lol,”
Another posted, “The cameramen at the #UGA #Vandy game really focusing on the girls in the crowd with their t**s almost out🤗,”
A third said, “These ESPN cameramen really love to point their cameras at women. 😂😂😂 I’ve seen alone in the Georgia and Vanderbilt game where the cameraman pointed to 5 different women in the span of 5 minutes,”
and a fourth wrote, “The cameramen working the Vanderbilt/Georgia game seems obsessed with women in low cut tops!!! SHAME ON YOU!!!”
Another fan added, “These ESPN camera guys are so pervy with the GA vs. Vandy broadcast. So obvious with the boobcam 🙄#ESPN #Godawgs,”
The reaction fits a broader trend that’s been building around SEC broadcasts this season. An ABC cameraman drew similar criticism during Florida’s win over Ole Miss just last week after lingering on a woman in the stands longer than fans thought was normal. Earlier this month, an ESPN cameraman also drew attention for catching a couple arguing during Mississippi State’s comeback win over South Carolina.
On the field, Vanderbilt hung around into the second quarter before Georgia’s offense opened things up with its usual mix of run and pass. By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs were up 38-14 and closing in on 5-0.
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