Targeting Call of the Week

[Milkshake]

Ohio State loses a TD and its best corner on this awful targeting call

Any better ones then this?

 

[Tharvot]

yeah, that call was pure horseshit. Led with the shoulder to the middle of the chest, helmet was off to the side.

NCAA needs to fix their shit with this rule.

 

[Milkshake]

It was pretty shocking hearing the ref uphold the review. I thought for sure the review was just to confirm the fumble. Not sure how coaches are supposed to teach corners... This was as textbook a hit as it gets.

 

[outofyourmind]

Nope
It's the new football.
Clearly a penalty.
Get with the times.

 

[Milkshake]

Nope
It's the new football.
Clearly a penalty.
Get with the times.

Which part was "clearly" a penalty? The hitting in the chest part?

 

[7Samurai13]

Which part was "clearly" a penalty? The hitting in the chest part?

It's the hitting part.

 

[outofyourmind]

Which part was "clearly" a penalty? The hitting in the chest part?

We had this same penalty on one of our players a few weeks ago.
Thought it was bullshit, but when you read the rule, it's clearly a penalty.

Just thought you guys would like to know what the new football looks like.

 

[Milkshake]

I know the rule - still don't see it. We had another db get ejected late in the game who will now miss the first half against Nebraska due to the same rule. That one fit the "rule."

 

[olympicoscar]

That was not a penalty. It was a pretty vicious hit, I'll give you that, but it was a clean legal hit to the chest. The guy was definitely not defenseless. No way he should have been tossed out for that.

 

[Olyduck]

I can see why they called it. I can not see why it was upheld.
game speed it is a crazy violent hit. slowed down you can see it was not targeting

 

[Across The Field]

We had this same penalty on one of our players a few weeks ago.
Thought it was bullshit, but when you read the rule, it's clearly a penalty.

Just thought you guys would like to know what the new football looks like.

Youshurboutdat?

 

[outofyourmind]

More bullshit targeting calls.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

I fucking hate this rule. It changes the outcome of games. Teams are losing starters all over the place, its' crazy.

 

[elguapo]

It was pretty shocking hearing the ref uphold the review. I thought for sure the review was just to confirm the fumble. Not sure how coaches are supposed to teach corners... This was as textbook a hit as it gets.

2 Years ago, during the Michigan-MSU game our best linebacker was called for targeting and ejected, on an absolute clear replay showing their o-linemen pushing him down and he fell into the running back on the ground hitting helmets. I still remember announcers saying, he will stay in game, it was clearly not intentional, and seconds later ref upholds and kicks him out of game, there was just stunned silence from announcers, like how the hell did he not see the clear push?!

 

[7Samurai13]

2 Years ago, during the Michigan-MSU game our best linebacker was called for targeting and ejected, on an absolute clear replay showing their o-linemen pushing him down and he fell into the running back on the ground hitting helmets. I still remember announcers saying, he will stay in game, it was clearly not intentional, and seconds later ref upholds and kicks him out of game, there was just stunned silence from announcers, like how the hell did he not see the clear push?!

It was the QB's helmet that he hit but it was a complete bullshit targeting call. I often reference that when people want to complain about how "this is the worst targeting call ever".

 

[Chewbaccer]

I'm surprised it got upheld. Might just be a coincidence with the games I'm watching, but it seems like they are overturning a lot more targeting calls than they used to this season

 

[Olyduck]

I fucking hate this rule. It changes the outcome of games. Teams are losing starters all over the place, its' crazy.

it was 20-7 a little over half way in the 1st quarter. it ended up 62-14. I don't think it changed any outcome here

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

it was 20-7 a little over half way in the 1st quarter. it ended up 62-14. I don't think it changed any outcome here

No, not here. But in other games you can certainly make that case.

 

[ericd7633]

Can't believe they called that targeting, and this one wasn't:

 

[Across The Field]

Ohio State loses a TD and its best corner on this awful targeting call

Any better ones then this?

So the B1G has formally apologized to Ohio State, stating today that the targeting call was "unwarranted". What a load of BS. Cost us a TD and causes Ward to miss time.