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On Targeting: National official explains action - not intent - key in rule protecting players

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edited October 26 in Article commenting
imageOn Targeting: National official explains action - not intent - key in rule protecting players

AUSTIN — Georgia fans have taken extra note of college football’s targeting rules after two Bulldogs were ejected in the second half of the 30-15 win over Texas last Saturday.

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  • SufferinginAtlantaSufferinginAtlanta Posts: 87 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Agreeing with the other comments. Start calling it on the offensive players or back off on the defensive players. Otherwise, it's a tactical weapon for the offensive players to use to draw a penalty or break tackles.

  • MontanaDawgMontanaDawg Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
  • navydawgnavydawg Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Great comments/thoughts from my fellow Dawgs fans on this issue. I think it’ll be a long, long, time before it’s worked out by the powers that be. Hey it’s a Bye Week !!Off topic, Talk To Me !! How’s your favorite HS doing ??

    My old home place West Laurens HS @ Dexter, Ga. are 7-1 and 4-1 in the Region but they have Two Really tough games coming up Both on the road.

    My new adopted Home, Rabun County HS @ Tiger, Ga. are 6-3 I think they’re 4-2 in Region. So tell me about Your favorite HS is doing !!
    Go Dawgs beat the u g l y ole mud lizards !!

  • CTDCTD Posts: 71 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Targeting as in targeting another player. Neither was done.

    So the other team gets a penalty yardage advantage because our player

    could have hurt himself. If they make contact on the other's head…I get it.

    But to reward the other team when you are "targeting" your own head is ridiculous!

  • bogarttadbogarttad Posts: 309 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    CTD hit out of the park for me. It should be extremely rare for any player to be suspended from action (particularly involving a future game) based on something this subjective. There is a blame element to that which is beyond defensible. The NCAA should review that element this next seasons and do something about it, regardless of revisions to the contact element of targeting.

  • MaxMax Posts: 145 ✭✭✭ Junior

    The more Officials talk, the more confused I become. (Targeting & pass interference vs. TX being overturned explanations. Saw Cam Newton on YouTube. Said he NEVER saw PI overturned.

  • saldivensaldiven Posts: 70 ✭✭✭ Junior

    He says action, not intention, is what matters, then says offensive players aren't called for targeting because their intention isn't attacking.

  • TIMLAW10TIMLAW10 Posts: 56 ✭✭✭ Junior

    this explanation is hot garbage

  • HenddawgHenddawg Posts: 851 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Great correction - I was already ready to type without clear comprehension. Ha.
    I do strongly disagree with his point about the offensive player not having an intention to attack. He clearly isn’t watching many games or highlights.
    There was just a call and reversal in the Ole Miss Oklahoma game that looked worse than either of the plays in the Georgia game.
    Again, a rule out in place that allows way too much to interpretation.

  • David1David1 Posts: 892 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited October 26

    Ejection shouldn’t be enforced unless the player launches himself using the helmet to target. Sit them out the next series at the most. This rule was implemented for player safety, but a minor point to penalize the defensive players more. The targeting calls I don’t agree with are receivers that duck their head in anticipation of a hit, but the defensive player has already made his move to hit the player in the chest but because of the head duck, the defensive player gets called for targeting. That happened to a Georgia player in 2020. Offensive players should be called for targeting if they lower their head to initiate contact.

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