🏈 The Taunting call on Harrison

[Bamabww]

I didn't see it from where I was sitting. What did he do?

I did see CNS ream him out when he got to the sideline.

 

[OldPlayer]

Based on commentary, sounds like he made a decleater block and then stood over the player telling him how good the block was.

 

[im4uainva]

I actually thought it was on Cyrus for his little 'spanking' display in the end zone after he scored. I thought the refs just confused '5' with '15'. They never did show anything otherwise that would have caused the penalty. and when Cyrus did his thing. I thought "Uh-oh, that's gonna bring out a flag." I could very well be wrong, but if so, I wish they had shown the infraction.

Roll Tide! Beat the barn!

 

[MacLittle13]

I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, and I like for the team to play with an edge, but I didn't care for the chippyness against Charleston Southern. Bama is supposed to beat the shit out of those guys. Now, I'm sure the jack talking was happening on both sides, but be bigger. I know CNS expects it.

That's the difference between a Nick Saban coached team and the complete shit show at Ohio State after 1 loss.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I thought it was on Cyrus for the end zone antics, but I was in the stadium and didn't see any significant replays. I thought I heard number 5 on the call.

 

[planomateo]

Yeah, if it was on Cyrus that was a bad call, should have been unsportsmanlike conduct instead. I didn't see what Harrison did.

 

[OldPlayer]

The ref said taunting. Never saw a replay.

 

[planomateo]

According to the game log

PENALTY UA unsportsmanlike conduct (R. Harrison) 15 yards to the UA20.

 

[Bamabww]

The ref said taunting.

That's what Eli said during the game as well.

 

[planomateo]

I looked up the rules yesterday during the game, if it was on Cyrus it shouldn't have been taunting based on how I read the rules. Now if it was on Harrison, that's a different story...but I didn't see anything Harrison did, can't reply either as I'm over antenna.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Harrison decleated a dude on a block and stood over him jawing

 

[planomateo]

Harrison decleated a dude on a block and stood over him jawing

 

[mrchase]

Oh ok....saw it at the bottom of the screen

 

[BamaCore]

I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, and I like for the team to play with an edge, but I didn't care for the chippyness against Charleston Southern. Bama is supposed to beat the **** out of those guys. Now, I'm sure the jack talking was happening on both sides, but be bigger. I know CNS expects it.

That's the difference between a Nick Saban coached team and the complete **** show at Ohio State after 1 loss.

I didn't notice much "chippyness." In fact I saw a lot of sportsmanship. Even on that "taunting" which I suspect was just Harrison being a little too excited about laying the wood to him...a lot of guys gave the Charleston Southern player fist bumps and pats on the head. Seemed all throughout the game we were helping their guys up and vice versa. Not quite like the Western Carolina game last year were they seemed to be playing with an attempt to hurt our guys.

 

[UAgrad93]

I didn't notice much "chippyness." In fact I saw a lot of sportsmanship. Even on that "taunting" which I suspect was just Harrison being a little too excited about laying the wood to him...a lot of guys gave the Charleston Southern player fist bumps and pats on the head. Seemed all throughout the game we were helping their guys up and vice versa. Not quite like the Western Carolina game last year were they seemed to be playing with an attempt to hurt our guys.

Reggie Ragland and A'shaun Robinson were the first 2 to give him a fist bump and pat on the headgear.

 

[mrchase]

I didn't notice much "chippyness." In fact I saw a lot of sportsmanship. Even on that "taunting" which I suspect was just Harrison being a little too excited about laying the wood to him...a lot of guys gave the Charleston Southern player fist bumps and pats on the head. Seemed all throughout the game we were helping their guys up and vice versa. Not quite like the Western Carolina game last year were they seemed to be playing with an attempt to hurt our guys.

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[rick4bama]

That's what Eli said during the game as well.

Yes that what Eli said!

 

[BamaFan334]

I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, and I like for the team to play with an edge, but I didn't care for the chippyness against Charleston Southern. Bama is supposed to beat the **** out of those guys. Now, I'm sure the jack talking was happening on both sides, but be bigger. I know CNS expects it.

That's the difference between a Nick Saban coached team and the complete **** show at Ohio State after 1 loss.

I tend to agree with you and your sentiments towards being chippy towards a much inferior team, BUT I am also glad we came out with this chip on our shoulder. I feel as if South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Auburn didn't do that and had games that were closer than anyone predicted. I expected a 30ish to 6 type game, scoot on by, but we kept the throttle pushed down and motored through on our way to The Plains. The attitude and hyped nature of our team has me thinking no one can beat us and this team is destined for a Championship because they're hungry and want it. I mean, I thought we had a Championship caliber team all year, but the bouncing around, putting up over 50 points, and the flying around on a soft week has me thinking this team has zeroed in on their goal and isn't going to stop until it's completed.

 

[61champs]

The attitude and hyped nature of our team has me thinking no one can beat us and this team is destined for a Championship because they're hungry and want it. I mean, I thought we had a Championship caliber team all year, but the bouncing around, putting up over 50 points, and the flying around on a soft week has me thinking this team has zeroed in on their goal and isn't going to stop until it's completed.

@BamaFan334 Cecil Hurt Agrees with you.

By most metrics, Saturday's Alabama win over Charleston Southern was no measuring stick at all. Even a top 10 team in the NCAA FCS Division is unlikely to be a match for an SEC team - although don't tell The Citadel that - and the Buccanneers were a prime example of a case where the spirit was willing but the roster was lacking. The yardage Alabama gained offensively, or the stifling that it administered defensively, was no surprise.

The margin of victory was going to mean little to the College Football Playoff selectors unless it was under 10 points. A 50-point win will draw the same shrug and check mark that a 30-point win would have, or a 70-point win.

There was one place, though, where it was a measurement that matters - in the perception of Nick Saban.

Everyone aside from the easily offended got a kick out of Saban's "tin horn" rant on Wednesday. It provided the usual 30-second spot on SportsCenter and inspired some creative T-shirts at Georgia Southern.

Those who are more fluent in Sabanese knew that he wasn't just saying those things to grab a little airtime. He doesn't rant just to hear himself rant. Set aside the colorful metaphors and there is a message. The message this week was "stay focused."

That's because the distractions are creeping their way around this team again. An eight-game winning streak, with some dominant performances along the way, and all the "dynasty is dead" talk has subsided. In most of America, outside of Clemson, S.C., the Crimson Tide is grudgingly regarded as the best team in the land. That talk is only going to accelerate with Ohio State's loss. So Saban is watching vigilantly for any sign of his team starting to buy into the hype.

"We try to not look at what opponent we are playing," said defensive back Cyrus Jones, Saturday's top playmaker. "I know it means a lot to Coach (Saban) and it carried onto the rest of the team. We just tried to push this game as we would any other game."

"Sometimes we have played a little lackluster in games like this, especially this time of year," Saban said. "With the players, I told them if you're not inspired to play every play that you play, then you're kind of cheating yourself because you're not who you are and how you compete. I certainly was pleased with the way we went out there and executed well."

"This time of year" isn't a comment on the calendar. Saban is talking about the stretch run, when championships are won. SEC titles and national titles are the point of the season at Alabama, every season. Sometimes, better teams come along, and Alabama loses,which is the nature of the game. But sometimes it is a loss of focus -- one could argue that has happened recently -- and that is what frustrates Saban the most. Overconfidence is his great enemy, complacency is the monster that populates his nightmares.

At one point late in Saturday's game, the Ohio State score was announced and the Buckeye loss to Michigan State drew a big cheer, primarily because Alabama fans still sting from last year's game and historically don't like Ohio State much, anyway. But the Buckeyes, talented defending champions who have seemed lackluster (to use Saban's word) much of the year, are a perfect example of what can happen to a team that believes it doesn't have to work harder to stay on top than it worked to get there. That may have been Alabama 2010, too. But Alabama is now missed the pinnacle two seasons in a row. There should be a hunger there. That's what Saban was looking for on Saturday -- and what he saw.

- See more at: HURT: Saban got what he wanted from Tide - focus