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re: Injury faking, I guess Herbstreit was right
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:14 am to USMC Gators
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:14 am to USMC Gators
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USMC Gators
In that video, you can see him tap his helmet. In football, that is the universal symbol that you need a sub. You can also see a slight hitch in his step that one might have if they are hurting but don't want to show it.
Now, since Clemson was going HUNH, he could not sub normally as he would. He has to go down or risk putting his team at a disadvantage, so the coaches and Swann tell him to go down. It's an pretty minor injury that normally wouldn't cause a stoppage of play, but the HUNH necessitates it.
That is a perfectly reasonable explanation of what could have happened. No fans will know what was actually going on.
This post was edited on 9/3/13 at 10:15 am
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Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:21 am to Crowknowsbest
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Lay? down, play dead... good Dawg.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:25 am to WeBleedCrimson
Posted on 9/3/13 at 10:32 am to Beer Bryant
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:18 am to WG_Dawg
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but all I have to go on is what our coach and this particular player has said.
Come on dude. Like they are going to say they are faking injuries to slow down the game.
Watch the video and use your common sense.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:19 am to postman56
I don't mind it. The HUNH is a strategy used to run a lot of plays and wear down an opposing teams defense. It prevents Defenses from making adjustments on the fly and play basically anything outside of their base defense.
Why not allow the defense to apply their own kind of strategy. I remember the stat in 2011 when they looked at how many snaps Oklahoma States defense played compared to Alabama's was nearly a 2 game difference plays wise. Now if it something done every play I disagree with it, but doing once or twice a game? Who cares.
Why not allow the defense to apply their own kind of strategy. I remember the stat in 2011 when they looked at how many snaps Oklahoma States defense played compared to Alabama's was nearly a 2 game difference plays wise. Now if it something done every play I disagree with it, but doing once or twice a game? Who cares.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 11:21 am to RTR America
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I don't mind it
Loser.
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Why not allow the defense to apply their own kind of strategy
Being a b!tch is now considered a "strategy"?
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Who cares.
Anybody with dignity.
Posted on 9/3/13 at 12:12 pm to Beer Bryant
Faking an injury is chickenshit and should not be a strategy.
But....if a player is hurt/cramping and can't sub in time because the other team is running a HUNH, I have no problem with them going down so the refs allow the substitution.
But....if a player is hurt/cramping and can't sub in time because the other team is running a HUNH, I have no problem with them going down so the refs allow the substitution.
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