By the letter of the law, how was that targeting?

I should be madder about this call than I am. Still moreso disgusted about everything else.

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I should be madder about this call than I am. Still moreso disgusted about everything else.

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Yeah, the game certainly didn’t come down only to this play.

With that said it was a huge momentum change, like the no call PI/holding in the Georgia game.

More importantly, it delegitimizes the sport.

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He launched upwards towards (he kinda jumped) the head/neck area

I don’t agree with it but that was their logic

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He jumped ....that is not part of the targeting rule. The rule states "Launch" He's a defensive lineman suddenly untouched The facemask to facemask was not the issue ...It's not a part of the rule. It clearly states crown of the helmet and launched.

The question becomes ....why in the world did Birmingham call to insert an unflagged penalty into the game?

Otherwise, why don't they call and insert an unflagged hold? Or facemask? Why not call each time a pass is thrown on a uncalled Pass Interference penalty?

If Birmingham called this in and bypassed the in stadium replay official ....then fire the in stadium official and call everything from Birmingham. Then tell the SEC and NCAA that the replay committee in Birmingham will insure that Alabama gets the advantage of every review.

It wasn't targeting and there isn't a single person outside of the jackass in the booth who thinks it was.

One of the things I'm so angry about is that I can't be as pissed off about that as I want to be because I don't want to come across like a bitch and pretend like that had anything to do with the fact we went from up 25 to down 16 in two quarter of football vs. Mississippi State at home.

OK, I found the justification.

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"The targeting rule is serving the game well, and has enhanced player safety," said Bob Nielson, chair of the NCAA Football Rules Committee. "Because this is such a severe penalty, we are instructing replay officials to review plays to ensure that the required elements of targeting exist. We are also adding the ability for the replay official to stop the game when a potential targeting foul is not detected on the field."

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I disagree with this rule that was added in 2016. To put this decision in the hands of the Birmingham Supper Club is outrageous,

It wasn't targeting. Just like in the PSU game, we will get a letter from the SEC saying they missed the call.

We got screwed on multiple PI calls also.

I am sure Auburn will send in a full reel of bad calls today.

There is nothing that can be done about it now.