Xavier Lucas

[mik303]

I’m okay with the auto ejection but miss some of the next game too? That’s horse****

This is what happens when you dont have collective bargaining. No recourse. No input.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

They can appeal, and the conference will send it to the national coordinator but here's the catch. Steve Shaw is the national coordinator and he's buddies with all the other officials + their assignors - the Big Ten in this case. So if he were to overturn the suspension, its somewhat a slap in the face to the Big Ten officials and their assignor - Bill Carollo

Shaw walks a fine line, and honestly has a difficult job because he has no real authority, but it is not in his best interest to overturn this. Side note -> I have no doubt in my mind that Carollo himself was involved in that replay because this was a national semifinal game


I think it'll get looked at, but I'm not holding my breath that it'll get overturned.

B1G vested interest in not having Lucas play needs a bigger spotlight. They might not be inclined to overturn it but if the media narrative becomes the B1G put its thumb on the scale, it might make a difference. ESPN can help, right now they have contracts with two bum conferences, last thing they need is to see the B1G win yet another title.

 

[NicKane]

I read online that the ACC can ask the NCAA to review the first half suspension of the next game and if they NCAA deems it not obvious targeting, they can eliminate the suspension for the next game. Hopefully that happens.

 

[TwentySix]

It may have been mentioned but there was a targeting call on Boise last year that was overturned, so it has happened before.

 

[dycane]

Saban is doing his part to assist in the appeal, as are the rest of the Gameday crew.

 

[kryptonite]

Sucks he has to sit out, but I can’t get over the phrase “sitting out the first half of the natty”

These are truly wonderful times my friends.

 

[bacane]

I read online that the ACC can ask the NCAA to review the first half suspension of the next game and if they NCAA deems it not obvious targeting, they can eliminate the suspension for the next game. Hopefully that happens.

My guess is it would need to be overturned by the crew or committees. NCAA has no control over the playoffs.

 

[U_Canes]

With the state of our secondary do you think jt would change our strategy at all?

We as just thinking we normally like to start the 2nd with the ball. But if our secondary is depleted, maybe we’d rather have the ball first and try to grind down the clock and give it to them when Lucas is available?

 

[NicKane]

With the state of our secondary do you think jt would change our strategy at all?

We as just thinking we normally like to start the 2nd with the ball. But if our secondary is depleted, maybe we’d rather have the ball first and try to grind down the clock and give it to them when Lucas is available?

OJ and Brown will be playing in 10 days. So I think we’ll be fine with those two and O’Connor and Jabari. Will be fine, but I do believe we will try to get the targeting reversed so that Lucas is back without a suspension.

 

[BeastMode]

Saban is doing his part to assist in the appeal, as are the rest of the Gameday crew.

I really think Miami or the conference need to lean into this. Go all out and try to get it overturned. Start a **** storm about it

 

[payaso]

First of all, no one knows precisely what it is. Did he or didn’t he launch?

Craine and Co had a good point on this. A launch and forceful is such subjective criteria, please show me a tackle not made by a punter that is anything but forceful. It’s football ffs. All interactions between the ball carrier and the tackler are meant to be forceful, by design.

 

[scrantoncane]

Retweet it and get it out there

 

[BALLHAWKU]

It’s a double standard flag . It’s a bs call be went to make the tackle and wr went down as we going to tackle him . He lowered to hit him

 

[the storm]

I wonder when/if the Lucas play is reviewed the committee that they also look @ the other one (for comparison) where the Ole Miss kid was off the hook.

 

[DoctorKrazey]

I’m so sick of these **** targeting calls man…I think most people are. Plus, there’s just no consistency, it’s all subjective. Sure, there’s guidelines, but at the end of the day it’s totally up to the refs. It just makes zero sense to call it on Lucas, but then you DON’T call it on that Ole Miss player who clearly was guilty of it against Mali?

 

[BeastMode]

Really sucks he has to miss the 1st half. Needs to be an all out legal, social media and league press to get it overturned. Make it public. Miami needs Lucas for the full game

 

[NicKane]

Retweet it and get it out there

I have to imagine the ACC has already put in for a review of this play to get it overturned. This is the national championship game We’re talking about here, and that was a BS call. I fully believe we will get good news on this soon.

 

[motorcitycane]

What conference refs are in the national title?

 

[NicKane]

What conference refs are in the national title?

I would bet SEC

 

[Zanecane]

I have zero faith in the ACC.