Targeting 1 & Targeting 2: Splitting the penalty

[CochiseCowbell]

I'm in favor of this.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...want-targeting-penalties-split-two-categories

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Sane conclusion

to a poor situation.

 

[Seinfeld]

Will have to see how this plays out, but I think that anything is better than the current rule. When you have 22 athletic monsters flying around the field on any given play, it is to be expected that helmets are going to occasionally collide. I have never liked the current rule that results in automatic ejection for it

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

That was rediculus that our DB was thrown out of the Bowl Game.... then later in game the Iowa player does the same to Kylin and doesn’t even get called.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

First time I've ever seen targeting when the player wasn't even tackled. I was there, & of course I haven't watched the replay.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

It’s a stupid solution to a ridiculous situation. The last thing you want is the refs subjective opinions to weight on the penalty. Hell, they can’t call it right most of the time anyway. But if this was instituted we would always get a targeting 2 while Bama is flawless

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Now we will have these morons that have been calling phantom blocks in the back when the visitor scores a TD in Tuscaloosa trying to judge intent. That will work out even better for Bama

 

[MarkDallas]

I'm all for it. That's more time we can watch State Farm commercials while the refs second guess each other.***

 

[$altyDawg]

I agree. The current rule just seems to be a kneejerk reaction to show something is being done without much thought going into it.

 

[QuadrupleOption]

I'm in favor of this.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...want-targeting-penalties-split-two-categories

My opinion is that targeting should never be called if the ball carrier lowers his head. A lot of calls I saw this year were called as the defender went in and the ball carrier lowered his head and initiated contact.

I think it should only be called when the offensive player is being tackled and a second defensive player comes in with helmet-to-helmet contact.

 

[HumpDawgy]

It’s a stupid solution to a ridiculous situation. The last thing you want is the refs subjective opinions to weight on the penalty. Hell, they can’t call it right most of the time anyway. But if this was instituted we would always get a targeting 2 while Bama is flawless

I agree. Putting more decision making by ignorant refs into the equation doesn't solve the issue, it makes it worse.

I say after a helmet to helmet hit, lets let the head ref show us the property tackle form on the next play.***

 

[thekimmer]

It’s a stupid solution to a ridiculous situation. The last thing you want is the refs subjective opinions to weight on the penalty. Hell, they can’t call it right most of the time anyway. But if this was instituted we would always get a targeting 2 while Bama is flawless

Oh sure right. Its preferable to keep the current situation where everybody is thrown out of the game without question.

What I would prefer is that they eliminate the mandatory suspension. That has never made sense to me.

 

[philduckworth]

How about no ejection on the players first offence, ejection on the 2nd offence for 1 half, 3rd offence equals 1 game. Too penal as is.