Friday, January 04, 2013

Cotton Bowl

Summed up in a single GIF featuring A&M’s beast WR, Mike Evans.

(11) Comments
Posted by Jed at 2346 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. I confess I don’t watch much college football.  Hooking all 5 digits into someone’s facemask and trying to rip off their head isn’t against the rules?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 0906 hrs


  2. From the 2011-12 NCAA rule book:

    Helmet and Face Mask Fouls
    ARTICLE 8. a. No player shall continuously contact an opponent’s helmet
    (including the face mask) with hand(s) or arm(s) (Exception: By or against the
    runner).
    b. No player shall grasp and then twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap
    or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin
    strap or helmet opening is not grasped and then twisted, turned or pulled.
    When in question, it is a foul.

    In this case Guy,the SJ must have seen that the runner clearly did NOT grasp and then twist, turn, or pull the face mask.  Contact with the face mask is not a foul if the hand does not close around it.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 0945 hrs


  3. edalovrich, I’d say that the SJ missed the blatant grab and twist / turn.  That said, the defender was so out of position, the receiver could have just exhaled and it would have resulted in the same look.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 1000 hrs


  4. No foul because he didn’t grab, twist, or turn.

    Posted by Jed on January 05, 2013 at 1240 hrs


  5. I disagree.  It looks to me like he did just that.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 1456 hrs


  6. “twist, turn, or pull “

    Defender looking downfield at the start of the play.  Ends up with head bouncing off the turf.  Single point of contact between defender and WR is the face mask.  How does that happen without a “twist, turn, or pull”?

    Again this is just beating a dead horse as I could care less about college ball, but c’mon…

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 1703 hrs


  7. Congratulations Mr. Football! 

    If there is some type of accolade, award, or notable recognition for men’s collegiate football players, then I believe Mr. Football should place at least within the top ten for such consideration. 

    But again: well done, Mr. Football!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 1709 hrs


  8. If he had closed his fingers, it would be a penalty because he would have “grasped.”  But using the palm is perfectly legal, otherwise stiffarms would be illegal.

    Posted by Jed on January 05, 2013 at 2034 hrs


  9. You can’t see that his fingers didn’t grasp, and I can’t see that his fingers did grasp.  What I do see is that the defenders head is first pushed down and then bent back up in an un-natural way where the back of his helmet is almost touching the name on the back of the jersey.  That secondary movement, when the receivers fingers are still in the face guard is what makes me believe it was grasped and pulled and twisted.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 05, 2013 at 2234 hrs


  10. Come on Jed - clearly a dirty play.

    Posted by Charlie Hillman on January 06, 2013 at 0112 hrs


  11. Dudes, it’s playing on repeat.  He’s clearly grasping.  Dirty play.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 06, 2013 at 1547 hrs


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