🏈 maybe it's a touchy topic but the McClain...

[jdpas29]

fiasco deserves at least a post.

I won't stir the pot by saying "well Coach Bryant would have done this or that".

but i was surprised to see that he played the rest of the game after striking a ref. i think he should have sat from that point forward in the game and also missed another game or two. win or lose the kind of crap he pulled can not be tolerated.

flame away. :fight:

 

[Kozlowski]

I thought he should have been tossed from the game!

That very well could have cost Bama the game too. That was like a 5 point play when you factor in a possible missed FG.:swear:

 

[bear facts]

fiasco deserves at least a post.

I won't stir the pot by saying "well Coach Bryant would have done this or that".

but i was surprised to see that he played the rest of the game after striking a ref. i think he should have sat from that point forward in the game and also missed another game or two. win or lose the kind of crap he pulled can not be tolerated.

flame away. :fight:

First, can you give us your definition of striking? To touch? To brush? To push? To swing at? The word "striking" can be associated with a number of actions.

Second, it it my understanding that it was a shot to the balls by the VT player that set RM off, this info coming from someone who was sitting in that corner of the stadium where the incidents took place.

--Not saying that justifies McClain's actions but other men who would have reacted the same way. Anyway, I'm sure Coach Saban will address the issue and I bet you will not see Rolando retaliating in that manner again.

 

[BigAl]

First, can you give us your definition of striking? To touch? To brush? To push? To swing at? The word "striking" can be associated with a number of actions.

Second, it it my understanding that it was a cheap shot to the balls by the VT player that set RM off. This info coming from someone who was sitting in that corner of the stadium where the incidents took place.

--Not saying that justifies McClain's actions but other men who would have reacted the same way. Anyway, I'm sure Coach Saban will address the issue and I bet you will not see Rolando retaliating in that manner again.

I wondered what set him off now i know. I'm surprised he stayed in the game after that.

 

[TideAlum05]

He definitely didn't "strike" anyone.

I say keep him in the game too. Win at all costs baby.:td:

 

[BamaCore]

McClain was in the wrong, but we don't know everything that went down. We only saw a tiny snippet of it out of the corner of the screen... definitely not enough to determine whether he deserved to be ejected. Not to mention...it was McClain...you know it had to have been something bad to get a laid back guy like him as riled up as he got.

 

[The_King]

I was very surprised that the ref didn't throw McClain out of the game after the "small push". I always thought that if you touched the ref at all then that was an automatic ejection.

 

[shipley00]

I think the first flag, unfortunately was justified, but correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the OL get up and push RM after RM shoved him to the ground?

Second, and I'm sure I'm unpopular with this, but when the ref was trying to "separate" the two of them, he was pushing RM. Since when do refs push/shove players? You grab them and start steering them away, you don't push or shove. I'm not arguing RMs brush with the ref, but refs are not suppose to push/shove players.

 

[JoshB]

Don't act like McClain punched the referee or something with this 'oh he struck him' crap, what he did was wrong but he pushed the refs arm away he didn't cold clock him. Regardless of what set him off, but you know something had to have set him off because I've never seen Ro react like that, he was in the wrong and should've walked it off. I guarantee that it won't happen again. But suspend him for 2 games? Come on.

 

[kc]

I am finding this "struck a person" baffling. I just did not see him strike anyone...yeah I saw pushing between him and the other play and a ref throw a flag because Rolando did not stop his pursuit of the player. If he had just turned and walked off the second flag would not have happened.:a:

 

[TidePride50]

Stupid play by RoMac. He lost his cool, but we did not get to see what the VT player did to set him off. RoMac is not the type of person to just fly off for no reason. He does have to learn to keep his cool though. I can tolerate the first flag, but the second was totally uncalled for, as the captain of the defense he has to keep his mouth and set the example.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Something set him off, plain and simple. What I saw was that the play was dead, Rolando was away from the player a bit, and then he pushed the guy to the ground. I don't know if he was recouping from a shot to the balls or what, but his reaction time to the opposing player wasn't immediate. He should keep his cool, he is a leader, and for that and that alone he needs to manage his actions for his teammates to see. A push isn't the same as cold cocking someone, so being tossed is a little to much, but he is lucky the Refs didn't toss him. IMHO. Brushing, deflecting, or pushing a ref is a no no. We do not need a Thug label attached to any of our players. Rolando needed to save his anger and use it to motivate him on the next play. I am sure his actions will be addressed by Coach Saban.

 

[TideAlum05]

he pushed the refs arm away

Exactly.

 

[4th-and-1]

all i know is that i would not want RO that mad at me.. he is a scary guy.. as far as his reaction to the VT player, whether he struck, shoved, pushed or whatever.. either way, the other guy landed flat on his arse..

 

[laurajmoss]

He definitely didn't "strike" anyone.

I say keep him in the game too. Win at all costs baby.:td:

Personally, my fandom is not more important than scruples and morality.

 

[reger60]

Normally, I'm all over something like this, but I think in this case I don't have a problem with Ro staying in the game. Yank him for a play or two and let him cool down. Then let him get back on the field and channel that intensity into something positive.

It's an issue that will be addressed by the coaching staff and then we can all forget about it.

No big deal.

 

[BAMAFSTBACK]

The Ref didn't feel that he needed to eject Ro. I'm sure Saban will take care of it. We won, moving on! :td:

 

[bamafan_tide]

After reading some of the comments from the previous post I would have to disagree with what some of you are saying about Rolando. Yes what he did was stupid and definately something that won't be tolerated. But look he was penalized on the field for his actions and coach Saban surely will make him regret ever doing that. I don't believe he should have been kicked out of the game or receive any further suspensions like some of you mentioned. Let the refs and coach Saban handle what should happen to him.

 

[BamaCore]

After reading some of the comments from the previous post I would have to disagree with what some of you are saying about Rolando. Yes what he did was stupid and definately something that won't be tolerated. But look he was penalized on the field for his actions and coach Saban surely will make him regret ever doing that. I don't believe he should have been kicked out of the game or receive any further suspensions like some of you mentioned. Let the refs and coach Saban handle what should happen to him.

Exactly. It's not a matter of us as fans somehow having few morals, but us not knowing the big picture. It's easy to rant and rave about an injustice when you only know half the story... Let's trust Saban's judgments...it's part of his job.

 

[RollTideinGA]

Geez, some people overreact!

First RC took a cheap shot to the back (couldnt see the hands on the VT player-so dont know about the ball shot). And he retaliated which was his mistake. You know the refs are gonna catch the second person.

Second -when the ref was seperating and pushing him away he pushed the refs hands down. He didnt punch, he didnt shove, and he didnt do anything any normal person wouldnt do if they were in the same boat.

Ejection would have been over board. Im sure the SEC refs also gave RM some slack knowing who he is and its not in his poersonality.