re: SEC says Devin White decision will stand (article linked)

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It's a bang bang play so I don't fault White for it.

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Yeah, I don't fault him much. We are asking a *lot* of these guys to have that much control of their bodies while trying to corral the offensive player. But in this case, Fitz had just released the ball (thus defenseless) and the only reason to hit him wasn't to make a tackle but to deal a blow. That can be totally legal but with this rule you can't hit the defenseless player in the head or neck area.

Marcus may have a good suggestion. He said do like the NBA and have a flagrant 1 and flagrant 2.

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In the NBA, you get two flagrant 1 fouls before you’re ejected. But, with a flagrant 2, you are automatically ejected because there was malicious intent.

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That could work. What White did certainly wasn't malicious. It's targeting by the letter of the law. If it was a "flagrant 1" type situation, he would've received the memo.

But as the current rule stands, there is zero tolerance and if in doubt, they throw you out.