📡 College ftball may become more lenient on targeting penalties that could result in fewer ejections

[TerryP]

If the proposal with the most support passes at the rules committee meeting on March 2-3, replay officials would have three options when reviewing targeting:

• If replay confirms targeting, the player is still ejected and the 15-yard penalty stands.
• If replay overturns targeting, the player stays in the game and the 15-yard penalty goes away.
• If replay doesn't have enough evidence to confirm targeting or overturn the penalty -- i.e., the call on the field stands -- the player stays in the game and the 15-yard penalty remains.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Good. We had a few guys "targeted" for targeting last year, some with many cries by Gary Dickelson.

In each case (every one I saw, at least), player led with shoulder and any possible helmet contact was incidental AFTER shoulder impact created by the recoil action of the ball carrier's neck/head/helmet.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I want more leniency myself, but this is not a rule that I have seen enforced with great clarity. I've heard the ref reviewing the call on replay for the networks often contradict the actually call on the field many times, so all fans should be really confused and we are. That hit Jalen took against ole miss still is beyond confusing and it ended with a TD.

The fact one more option is added, it's still scary, cause no one will understand what, "not enough evidence," will actually mean. So some calls will get overturned and others will stand and the confused look on everyone's face will still be there.

 

[alabama mike]

I like the proposed changes! It shouldn't take forever to make the decision either IMO. Now if we can just keep "Blabber Mouth" Danielson from giving his "expert" advice on every review it will be a good day.

 

[TUSKtimes]

If I was king, all those thrown out for targeting would be out for only that game. To have a next game continuation to a penalty is too much. And particularly that's true if a team is caught up in the 4 team playoff.

 

[bama alum]

Good. We had a few guys "targeted" for targeting last year, some with many cries by Gary Dickelson.

Yeah, but you know damn well that every. single. time. there's a Mack Wilson-tamu type hit laid by one of our players, he's going to whine and refer to Wilson's...egregious play on Noil.

:eyeroll:

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Yeah, but you know damn well that every. single. time. there's a Mack Wilson-tamu type hit laid by one of our players, he's going to whine and refer to Wilson's...egregious play on Noil.

:eyeroll:

Oh, you can take that to the bank.

 

[rueben]

It boils down to this. A player should not be ejected, ever, over a "subjective call." /subject.