Kirby Smart comments on the viral Jake Pope celebration video

In case you missed it, a viral video went viral on Monday showing defensive lineman Jake Pope celebrating with Ole Miss fans after the Rebels beat Georgia 28-10.

Yes, you read that right, a Georgia player celebrated with the Ole Miss fans as they stormed the field after pulling off the big upset over Georiga. Moments really don't get that depressing or that embarrassing, no matter what the reason was.

Kirby Smart was asked about the video during his press conference on Monday and he made no secret of how he feels about Pope.

“What an idiot. Just stupid. He's embarrassed. He knew the family, it was the family of a high school teammate. But just stupid. But to be honest, I don’t have time to think about it.”

As previously mentioned, there's really no good reason why Pope should have celebrated like that with the Ole Miss fans. That includes celebrating with the family of a former teammate, with whom he jumped up and down.

There's nothing wrong with Pope being a little happy for his former teammate, but he has to keep that to himself. Under no circumstances is it okay to show it like that.

This really calls into question whether Pope even belongs on this team. How can his Georgia teammates trust or respect him enough to want to play alongside him? How can the coaching staff have enough confidence in him to come into the game now?

It's really hard to imagine a scenario where Pope would be able to make amends for this incident, and any punishment that comes from it is deserved. Regardless of whether he is benched for the rest of the season, suspended or even removed from the team, there will likely be no complaints from anyone in the Georgian football fanbase.

And if Georgia's loss to Ole Miss didn't already leave a sour taste in our mouths, this video from Pope made things worse.