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re: Was the targeting call against RSJ (TAMU) the correct call?

Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:19 pm to
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:19 pm to
quote:

Bryant popped right back up and maybe that should have been in consideration.
It should not matter.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
20482 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:29 pm to
All I know is mike Evans did that shite on the reg and never seemed to get busted for it.

I just hate the ejection part of the rule. No player should get ejected from a game unless he nails the refs wife during halftime.
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:52 pm to
I like the aggressiveness.

First time I have seen a receiver called for targeting.

RSJ is a big boy. He will just need to squat more next time he blows somebody up.

No whining.

Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:53 pm to
quote:

he hit a defenseless player forcibly in the head/neck area /thread
He blocked a guy who was attempting to make a tackle. The guy was not remotely "defenseless."
Posted by tLSUtiger93
Steele Town LOL
Member since Sep 2015
1186 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

The guy was not remotely "defenseless."


Anyone receiving a blindside block is by definition, defenseless
Posted by arrakis
Member since Nov 2008
21168 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

I feel sorry for all the knees that are going to get blown out.


If a receiver blocks below the waist on a play like that, it's a foul.

Read the fricking rule book
Posted by ISEN_AG
ThunderWolf Manor
Member since Aug 2013
1927 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:09 pm to
Hell since they called this on RSJ, I wonder what they would've done to Swope in the 2012 game against Ms. St.
Posted by ccard257
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Oct 2012
1308 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:12 pm to
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:13 pm to
quote:


If a receiver blocks below the waist on a play like that, it's a foul.

Read the fricking rule book




No shite sherlock, I was referring to the targeting rule in general as it's usually called on DBS going high and just wondering how many receivers knees die in the future. That is the first targeting call I have seen called on a block (not saying it hasn't been I just haven't seen it) most are called on the defense for blowing up a receiver.
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46505 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:14 pm to
It wasn't the worst targeting call ever, but he essentially got penalized for being six inches taller than the guy he hit.
Posted by aggiegreg93
Austin, Tx
Member since Jul 2012
1013 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:38 pm to
quote:

quote: players are just supposed to stop and not play 1. that's not what i said. 2. according to the rule, he didn't have to "target" the defenseless player. had he stood still, there's no way he gets flagged and you know it. 3. standing still doesn't equate to uselessness. quote: he didn't lower his head and launch actually the replay shows he did. 1. he ran towards the player 2. he lowered his helmet. the helmets made contact first. 3. he definitely launched into the defender. quote: he made a blindside block, albeit a vicious one, but it was just a blindside block. according to the prior iteration of the rule, you would be correct. i don't necessarily agree with the new rule but, i do understand the reason and don't like seeing players get hurt.


It's perfectly obvious you've never played a fricking down of football.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58044 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:47 pm to
quote:

Anyone receiving a blindside block is by definition, defenseless




That kind of block happens on punt and kick returns all the time w/no call.
Posted by Spirit Of Aggieland
Houston
Member since Aug 2011
4607 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:03 pm to
A linebacker trying to smash a ball carrier is NOT a defenseless player

You are not allowed to block below the waist when blocking downfield

The contact was shoulder to shoulder

It was a misinterpretation of the rule book, multiple misinterpretations

Bad call
Posted by tLSUtiger93
Steele Town LOL
Member since Sep 2015
1186 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:13 pm to
Anyone receiving a blindside block is by definition, defenseless

this is not an opinion, this is explicitly stated in the NCAA rulebook
Posted by Spirit Of Aggieland
Houston
Member since Aug 2011
4607 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:30 pm to
I guess they amended the wording of the rule book in 2013 after the Kenny Bell block

But I wonder why Michigan St didn't get penalized for it LAST year against Baylor in the Cotton Bowl

As someone noted earlier, this happens ALL the time on special teams plays. Selective enforcement is what makes this ruling a complete joke
Posted by miledawg
athens ga
Member since Sep 2005
2033 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:36 pm to
no way no how was that a good call. shoulder to shoulder. the goal of the rule should be to reduce head/neck injuries. the most that could happen in a hit like that is someone get the breath knocked out of them.
Posted by bama84
Member since Aug 2013
136 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:56 pm to
While that was not the shittiest targeting call I've seen it was still a crap call. I can't believe it didn't get overturned.
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
Member since Oct 2013
33366 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:01 am to
Correct call, as guess but the rule is complete shite. It needs to be anended. Helmets are going to touch at some points. It's impossible to stop it. Kicking guys out of the game every time there is slight contact is bullshite.
Posted by AggieLandman
Member since Sep 2014
281 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:10 am to
The rule, as written, does not include incidental contact.

It requires the head or neck to be targeted by the hitter. See the previous page for the text.

It was not the correct call.
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:16 am to
You could hear that pop way up in the stands when Swope destroyed that guy.
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