***Bowl Games Thread***

[Tornado man]

Clemson is a great example of a storied program in a weak conference getting by because of their name. They are nothing like the teams they’ve had the past 8 years, especially on Defense.

Uh, I think Notre Dame would disagree?

 

[jctisu]

I understand that, but it should be called both ways then. How many offensive players lower their heads. Why aren’t they be protected by the rule?

That's all I ask too. Fine with the rule as long as they start calling it on the offensive players too.

 

[nickoff]

missed hold there again

 

[06_CY]

All this typing, I neglected my beer.

 

[khardbored]

Is Fields at 65% better than the backup at 100%?

maybe.

 

[Die4Cy]

What was the over for the first half?

 

[Flyingburrito2005]

Ohio State tight ends are feasting

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Couldn’t disagree more, it was a dirty play dropping the crown of his helmet and just gave them a chance to get back in this game with Fields hurt. He deserves to be ejected. This wasn‘t one of those awkward plays where the defensive player didn’t have intent on a bad hit, 100% intentional targeting.

Leading with the crown of your helmet leads to very bad things.

Dirty play? Did you watch it? The defender was lined up to make a tackle and the ball carrier spins into the defender's helmet.

 

[WIBadger]

And for the morons who disagree here is the rule.

Targeting and Making Forcible Contact With the Crown of the Helmet
ARTICLE 3. No player shall target and make forcible contact against an opponent with the crown of his helmet. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul. (Rule 9-6) (A.R. 9-1-3-I)

The rule requires forcible contact against an opponent with the crown of the helmet. It isn’t just that you lower your head. The defender didn’t forcibly contact Fields with his head.

Well I guess this is an argument

 

[heitclone]

Crazy the ACC got two teams in the cfp.

 

[CyCloned]

Still see obvious holds on every tOSU passing play. Fields is really using the TEs tonight.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Good thing its almost halftime...Herbie gonna need to get some dry shorts.

 

[jctisu]

Ohio State is playing lights out and full credit to them for having to hear they didn't belong. If the Buckeyes hold on, I don't think Alabama rolls them. There will be a lot of points in that game.

 

[06_CY]

I wonder if Kirby Smart is kicking himself for letting Fields get out of Athens.

 

[qwerty]

missed hold there again

Yeah, I was wondering why I am the only one who can see the obvious holding by the O-Line

 

[Gunnerclone]

Fields with the extra mustard shutting all the haters up!

 

[madguy30]

Clemson is a great example of a storied program in a weak conference getting by because of their name. They are nothing like the teams they’ve had the past 8 years, especially on Defense.

They look like Mike Stoops is in charge.

 

[Flyingburrito2005]

Dirty play? Did you watch it? The defender was lined up to make a tackle and the ball carrier spins into the defender's helmet.

Fields didnt make the defender drop his head and lead with the crown of his helmet, what the hell are you talking about? A spin doesn’t make you drop your head and lead with the crown, that makes zero sense. Fields got hit in his lower back.

 

[Jer]

Uh, I think Notre Dame would disagree?

Well yeah but ND is a paper tiger every year. Nobody has gone further because of their history.

 

[Isualum13]

Did Clemson have some players opt out?