| FTBL Tulsa vs. Bowling Green

[Guest]

Did anybody else see this hit last night? It was BAM!!!

KABLAMM!

 

[Bishop]

saw it on sportcenter

 

[Guest]

It was little noted at the time, but a long time record that Bama held was erased in this game. Tulsa's win erased Bama's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the fifties as the biggest margin of victory in a bowl game.

 

[rammajamma]

Good hit man!

 

[Guest]

Refs blew that call, but what a hit.

 

[Outlaw]

If I've ever seen a helmet to helmet that was warranted calling, that was it. That was vicious...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

If I've ever seen a helmet to helmet that was warranted calling, that was it. That was vicious...

I have to disagree. Although it's true that the slow motion replay shows his helmet dipping right at the moment of impact, much of the tackling impact was from the forehead and facemask of the tackler. Although spearing and helmet to helmet fouls may be called from the using the facemask and front of helmet to punish the runner, leading with the crown of the helmet is the dead giveaway. None of that was apparent in the full speed replay. Much of the force of the tackle came from the tackler's shoulder pads. He didn't lead with the crown of his head, he didn't spear, and (in my view) I wouldn't categorize what he did as butting or ramming with his helmet.

The official must determine that the helmet to helmet contact occurs with the intent of the tackler to punish the runner. In this case, I see it as a full speed, violent collision. Both players were fearless in their game play, and their equipment protected them.

Off topic, but is it just more noticeable when a long-haired player loses his helmet, or is there a connection between big hair and helmectomies? More prone to compress on contact, get out of shape and come off? Are kids wearing looser fitting helmets?

RTR,

Tim

 

[bama4life]

He was on him like a fat kid on a cupcake.

 

[Outlaw]

If I've ever seen a helmet to helmet that was warranted calling, that was it. That was vicious...

I have to disagree. Although it's true that the slow motion replay shows his helmet dipping right at the moment of impact, much of the tackling impact was from the forehead and facemask of the tackler. Although spearing and helmet to helmet fouls may be called from the using the facemask and front of helmet to punish the runner, leading with the crown of the helmet is the dead giveaway. None of that was apparent in the full speed replay. Much of the force of the tackle came from the tackler's shoulder pads. He didn't lead with the crown of his head, he didn't spear, and (in my view) I wouldn't categorize what he did as butting or ramming with his helmet.

The official must determine that the helmet to helmet contact occurs with the intent of the tackler to punish the runner. In this case, I see it as a full speed, violent collision. Both players were fearless in their game play, and their equipment protected them.

Off topic, but is it just more noticeable when a long-haired player loses his helmet, or is there a connection between big hair and helmectomies? More prone to compress on contact, get out of shape and come off? Are kids wearing looser fitting helmets?

RTR,

Tim

To each their own.

I think a lot of players nowadays tend to strap their chinstrap on very lightly. One theory is so they don't have to do much to take their helmet off or lift it up a little.