Can we talk about the SEC Network broadcast last night?

The game was an absolute disaster with the on-field product nothing short of inexcusable for Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats. There were no positives to take away from the loss outside of being positive this team stinks out loud right now — and the runway is getting shorter and shorter to turn things around.

As we throw the 48-20 loss to Florida in the trash, though, can we finally address what we were all thinking in real time watching the game on SEC Network: What in the hell was going on with the television broadcast? And more importantly, who was the poor intern on camera duty who simply could not keep up with the action?

I mean, my goodness. I’ve truly never seen anything like it, the camera following people not even remotely involved with the play and the ball well downfield completely out of frame. Deep balls would stay at the line of scrimmage while runs would leave the crew scrambling like the Kentucky defense to figure out who had possession. And what was up with the blurry pylon Zapruder cam deciding goal line stands and scores? Just an embarrassment for a SEC football, something you’d expect from a midweek, late-night CUSA broadcast.

As for the broadcast itself, the down and distance calls never aligned with what was actually happening on the field with the yellow line marked willy-nilly for first downs. None of it made sense — and just about everyone watching had something to say about the amateur hour product.

“Hi (SEC Network) I’m concerned the cameraman for (Kentucky) and (Florida) is incredibly intoxicated,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “He OR she would be looked into for unbelievably poor quality of work.”

“Whoever is manning the camera for (SEC Network) at the (Kentucky) vs. (Florida) game needs to take a breathalyzer,” another added, sticking with the drunk theme. “Absolute terrible coverage.”

“FIRE THIS CAMERA PERSON INTO THE SUN (SEC Network),” said one Florida fan.

“What is (SEC Network) doing with this broadcast?” another viewer asked. “The camera guys are horrible, the downs are wrong, line to gain is wrong. Wake up people.”

The list goes on and on with criticism coming from both sides — that’s when you know it’s really bad. I particularly loved the local media and videographers calling it like it is, several familiar names and faces letting loose on those associated with the broadcast.

“How in the world does the SEC Network not have one camera that was on the other side of the field where the play was,” KSR’s Matt Jones wrote. “And who is running these cameras? They can’t even follow the play.”

“Whomever is working the up top camera for the SEC network apparently is also in charge of the beer goggle pylon fuzziness,” WKYT’s Brian Milam added. “Following the football is a rather important trait in operating a camera.”

“Hey (SEC Network)… finds some camera dudes who can follow the action,” WKYT’s Steve Moss agreed. “We have 4 in our office available.”

“Either the SEC Network camera operator has never done this job before or they are using some kind of AI or robotics to cheapen the production,” OnlyGators.com said, confirming the bipartisan disgust. “… There is no excuse for the shit quality of this Florida-Kentucky broadcast.”

Of the countless things to hate about Kentucky’s loss at Florida, the SEC Network broadcast was certainly one of them.