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re: SEC says Devin White decision will stand (article linked)
Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:16 am to abellsujr
Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:16 am to abellsujr
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It's a bang bang play so I don't fault White for it.
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.
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.
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Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:27 am to BrerTiger
quote:Exactly. And I think that's something most people can agree on. And no. You probably don't even notice this stuff or care about it until it affects your own team.
Marcus may have a good suggestion. He said do like the NBA and have a flagrant 1 and flagrant 2.
But there's no reason not to change the rule like that. The only reason for not changing the rule I'm getting is "seriousness of a foul does not matter". Which is nonsense. The seriousness of a foul absolutely matters when the foul has an ejection penalty strapped to it. You can't just give that serious of a penalty out for something so small. Keep the rule, just get better control with how it's used.
This post was edited on 10/23/18 at 12:28 am
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