Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

[vbfan19]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

Not above the shoulders when they are defenseless. Look at the rule and watch the replay. It's not a new rule and his hit was pretty textbook of what targeting is trying to eliminate.

Perhaps they should adjust the rules. When a player enters a 'defenseless' position, blow the whistle. Then the defenders know they can't hit them, and if the receiver makes the catch, they can't advance it.

[Trapped in California]

Hill had an ongoing issue with a creaky knee, but no knowledge of specifics this week

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

[Gocats15]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

Hill had an ongoing issue with a creaky knee, but no knowledge of specifics this week

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

Apparently he was on the sideline in sweats, so I doubt its anything major. If it was, he probably wouldn't have traveled.

[Bones]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

This is an incorrect response.

You listened to the game?

[dan_beeding]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

You listened to the game?

No, I watched it with the benefit of replay.

[UNI MadCat]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

I look forward to you eating crow when someone posts a picture of him hitting the WR shoulder to shoulder. That is not textbook targetting.

Working on it. I'm terrible at figuring out how to post pics. But I have the video on my ipad and watching it in both real time and slow mo, it's the definition of targeting.

He leaves his feet, uses his helmet as a sphere and cracks the WR on the helmet as well. Didn't help that he made no attempt to use his arms to tackle or that after the play he stands over the receiver essentially taunting after giving up a ~20 yard gain.

Dumb play.

While I figure this out, perhaps you should let us know how you like your crow served?

[havok58]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

Although we all don't like it, the targeting call was the correct one to make.

Part of the rule states:
A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground. And contact to the head or neck area—not only with the helmet, but also with the forearm, fist, elbow, or shoulder—these can all lead to a foul.

So while it didn't look like helmet to helmet, and Dexter wasn't flying through the air, he did meet the criteria with his shoulder hitting the "defenseless" receiver in the head/neck area.

[Bones]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

I guess necks are shoulders now...

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

Working on it. I'm terrible at figuring out how to post pics. But I have the video on my ipad and watching it in both real time and slow mo, it's the definition of targeting.

He leaves his feet, uses his helmet as a sphere and cracks the WR on the helmet as well. Didn't help that he made no attempt to use his arms to tackle or that after the play he stands over the receiver essentially taunting after giving up a ~20 yard gain.

Dumb play.

While I figure this out, perhaps you should let us know how you like your crow served?

If you have the picture I will. I watched it on a 4k TV and we all saw shoulder to shoulder contact. Sure you want to trust your iPad?

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

it was the right call...that's pretty much the from the book example of targeting.

It's a sometimes ugly rule because the game just leads to that contact sometime.

[Bones]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

if targeting is hitting the ball carrier's shoulder with your forearm/shoulder then it was textbook targeting. Can someone post the rule where it states you cant hit the ball carrier's shoulder with your forearm/shoulder?

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

Less talk, more pictures.

[dan_beeding]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

That call is not getting overturned. We won't have him for the first half against NDSU. I look forward to seeing you guys continue to do mental gymnastics on this after Farley confirms we won't have him.

[BCPanther]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

It's not changing. Looked to be targeting in real time and on replay. The hit was high and he ducked his head.

I've seen really bad targeting calls and this wasn't one of them. AJ Allen needs to have the game of his life Saturday.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Week 7 UNI FB playoffs vs Portland State Vikings

That call is not getting overturned. We won't have him for the first half against NDSU. I look forward to seeing you guys continue to do mental gymnastics on this after Farley confirms we won't have him.

This is a different story. Whether or not it's targeting and whether or not it gets over turned.