That's the game til some genius on defense figures out a counter.
This says it all:
Actually, theyre trying to eliminate all head blows, it doesn’t have to be helmet to helmet. Totally agree on the skalski hit, that should be targeting. Fields wasn’t defenseless, he was a runner, and he spun into his helmet. If he doesn’t spin last second, skalski hits him with his shoulder like he was trying to doYeah, I think the targeting call against the Skalski, the Clemson LB against OSU was a great example of the letter of the law, but not the spirit. We're trying to take away helmet-to-helmet hits that give people concussions and probably CTE. Fields spun right into Skalski making a pretty good tackle, but his head lined up into Fields' back, so he was ejected for targeting. I mean come on.
Agree, but these rules don't favor defenses.That's the game til some genius on defense figures out a counter.
I’m not going to complain about lack of parity. College football has always been like that, and it’s the reason many of us are Canes fans.
But the game is suffering because the rules are too favorable to the offense. We’ve seen the “best offense of all time” three years in a row. Illegal man downfield doesn’t get called and DBs have no legal options against WRs.
Anybody else dissatisfied with the direction of the game?
Yeah, I think the targeting call against the Skalski, the Clemson LB against OSU was a great example of the letter of the law, but not the spirit. We're trying to take away helmet-to-helmet hits that give people concussions and probably CTE. Fields spun right into Skalski making a pretty good tackle, but his head lined up into Fields' back, so he was ejected for targeting. I mean come on.
That'll change. Has to.Not gonna matter when anything that looks remotely like targeting is called as targeting.
NBA is like watching 13 year olds. They all just run down court and shoot long 3s.
Exactly, said it better than me. But then they come back with "we're trying to protect the player delivering the hit too". On any given play you can find hits/blocks away from the ball where a player leads with the crown of their helmet, whether to the head or body. If you called it to the letter every play, there wouldn't be enough players left for either team by halftime. Helmet-to-helmet I get, it puts the player being hit at unnecessary risk and they're often defenseless receivers taking a pretty nasty shot. I can get on board with that, but I don't necessarily agree on the ejection piece unless someone is blatantly headhunting a defenseless receiver, in which case they could make a new rule called "Targeting: with intent to kill, maim or injure".Yeah, I think the targeting call against the Skalski, the Clemson LB against OSU was a great example of the letter of the law, but not the spirit. We're trying to take away helmet-to-helmet hits that give people concussions and probably CTE. Fields spun right into Skalski making a pretty good tackle, but his head lined up into Fields' back, so he was ejected for targeting. I mean come on.
That'll change. Has to.
pure truthWhat?
Most offenses don’t operate like Bama or OSU. Even Leach and MSU, who after beating LSU in the season premie, only scored over 30 two more times (31 And 41).
And none of that defensive “limitation“ seemed to be on display when Miami played Clemson or UNC.
I‘m NOT dissatisfied with the game, just Miami’s place in it.
The rule changes being disguised as "for the protection of the players" is laughable. The fact of the matter is no one wants to watch championship games resulting in a score of 9-3. Both the NFL and NCAA have implemented these changes to produce more points, because it makes for a more entertaining game.
It's basically just going to be arena football before long.
By way of analogy, you can’t run a shooter off the three point line anymore in the NBA. So shooters (Duncan, Beal, Steph, Clay, etc.) can move around the 3 point line unfettered by contact and get to their spaces at will. And then when they get there, there’s no hesitation to launch a contested 3 because any ounce of contact is gonna get you 3 free throws. These guys are pulling as though the in an open gym, even when a defender is in their hip pocket.
WRs used to be scared about going over the middle, because they would get their skulls cracked, now they got nothing to worry about and you never see OPIs called. The rub plays are the biggest crock of junk ever, it's clearly a pick and roll, and OPI, but it'll never change.I’m not going to complain about lack of parity. College football has always been like that, and it’s the reason many of us are Canes fans.
But the game is suffering because the rules are too favorable to the offense. We’ve seen the “best offense of all time” three years in a row. Illegal man downfield doesn’t get called and DBs have no legal options against WRs.
Anybody else dissatisfied with the direction of the game?