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I'm not, I'm just saying I'm glad the ACC and writers etc recognized true talent instead of the top player on the top team.
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# | DeAngelo Hall Regrets Not Returning to Virginia Tech for his Senior Season Guys (and gals),
I think D-hall made this statement PURELY as a gesture to Frank Beamer. That's it. Him leaving and being a top 10 pick shouldn't be up for debate....
He is 6'-7" you know.
I have definitely seen officials hurry their movements up if the offense is obviously trying to go hurry up, mostly because I remember thinking to myself that the refs look so much slower than the players while trying to go quick.
the officials got wrapped up in the comeback and allowed it to create an enticing game
whatever, we won. Next year, we'll be the ones running defenses ragged
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# | Nebraska Targeting Call Against UCLA in Foster Farms Bowl Agree. I think there can be a line drawn between something like unnecessary roughness and targeting, which as you say, implies intent. The original rule of leading with the crown of the helmet and/or launching should suffice. But the rule went overboard after that point.
They gotta change the wording on that to "above the shoulderpads." Would eliminate pretty much all confusion, since there's a definitive line above which it's targeting.
But also, I hate calling any contact above said line "targeting." The word targeting implies intent. Like I said down the thread, there should be one penalty for incidental contact above the shoulderpads, and a more severe penalty (with ejection) if the contact was intentional.
I'm going completely off memory here but IRCC the ball hit the ground at least 3 or 4 yards beyond the end of the End Zone and Bucky was in about the first 1-3 yards of the End Zone when the ball sailed over his head. The ball basically hit the ground at least 30 feet past where it went over Bucky. I'm not going to do the projectile motion on it but that's a pretty long distance for the ball to travel horizontally if it's only 10 feet off the ground when it passes Hodges. I really don't think it was catchable even if Bucky was running free.
I agree. The ball looked to be about a foot past Bucky's outstretched hands, but that was after the DB literally had his arms around his neck. The ref saw that and threw the flag. Then someone decided it was uncatchable. If Bucky doesn't get choked on the route, he at least gets a fingertip on the ball. I understand if the ball is 5 feet over a recievers head, but when you are actively running a route on a deep ball and you carry the defender for a few yards, there should be a flag.
Towards that, I found myself noticing the speed at which the officials were placing the ball for Tulsa on offense and then quick-stepping into position to allow the hurry-up.
Not crying foul; 2 I don't remember seeing officials moving so quickly and accommodating a hurry-up offense before.
I would actually argue that Ford needs to improve his YAC. Until the second half of this season, Ford almost never gained YAC: He was almost exclusively a possession receiver. The last six games, however, VT has run a lot of quick hitches that allowed Ford to run after the catch. Even so, in his two years, his YAC activity has not been impressive to me. I don't have any stats handy to back up this claim, but I can see look back on all of his touchdowns in the past two years. I believe the screen in this bowl game was the only TD he did not catch already in the end zone.
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# | Nebraska Targeting Call Against UCLA in Foster Farms Bowl Yep. And that's where it gets really hazy. If you want to call any blow to the head targeting, OK. But this "neck area" thing, which expands out into the shoulders because they're kinda sorta even with the neck, leads to a lot of gray area, which in turn leads to a lot of bad calls. I've seen targeting called when a guy got hit square in the chest, because it kind of looked like an upward angle that might have, if extrapolated a bit, hit him right at the top of the chest protector, which is kind of the base of the neck, which is the "neck area" in the view of the official.
They were acting like it was already over his head but I guess they don't know Bucky's athletic ability.
Thanks, I was still thinking the helmet of the player initiating the hit had to be what made first contact. If I read you right, now if first contact on any hit is above the shoulderpads, it's targeting?
Looked to me like it was uncatchable due to the CB hanging on his back and then neck for the last 3 yards or so he ran. Kinda slows a guy down and prevents a jump.
If you want a slow, possession guy back there to get 5-8 yards every return then that's your personal view on it and that's okay. I'll take the really fast maverick who can make a big play from time to time to energize the team. Also, his hands have been excellent, and losing 5-10 yards is way better than muffing a punt.
I thought that Bud was signalling Stroman to stay down since he was hurt so we wouldn't have had to burn a time out which we did I think.
The ball was uncatchable. I know Bucky is tall but he's not that tall. I thought it was the right call by the officials.
Can anyone explain to me why they picked up the pass interference flag in the endzone against Tulsa?
None are getting fired (at least, not technically, just not retained)
Lefty certainly got no benefit of the doubt from this fact when he came here from Auburn.
Sometimes?
He has solid punt return hands, for sure. Props to him for that.
Yes, but, look at the trajectory. In 2015, we gave up the bulk of our sacks (18 of 34) in the month of October, mostly coming when Motley started struggling as we hit the meat of our conference schedule. Motley lacks pocket awareness and took a lot of sacks he shouldn't have. Once Brewer returned, we rebounded nicely and gave up 9 sacks total in our last five games. Compare that to 19 sacks allowed over the last five games of 2014.
In fact, in some countries it is considered rude to tip the wait staff.
Cultural differences vary considerably from place to place.
He is a legitimate punt returner, you're beyond the "potential" aspect when you've broken several long ones and have returned one for a touchdown. Many teams don't even have a guy who can take one back, period. He runs backwards sometimes, so did most of the great ones.
I thought the ball landed in the endzone and it looked catchable to me, however I was pounding 16 ouncers at the time. If what you're saying is correct, I agree, but I remember watching it a few times and cussing a lot. I'd like to see a screenshot.