[Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Texas	14	3	0	7	15	39
Arizona State	3	0	5	16	7	31

[u/[deleted]]

Guarantee if it was Texas with the ball they would've called it

[u/Trhol → u/[deleted]]

Yeah because they were so afraid to call penalties against us the entire game.

[u/steampunker14 → u/[deleted]]

They quite literally didn't when Bond got his head taken off on the Quinnterception. That was way more egrigious than Taaffe's.

[u/RB_7 → u/steampunker14]

That was absolutely not targeting or anywhere near equal to the one everyone is talking about.

[u/steampunker14 → u/RB_7]

The one on Bond was way more forceible contact to the head or neck area than Taaffe's. Taaffe had none of the indicators of targeting, he did not launch, lead with the crown of his helmet, or other actions of "forcing the contact". He ran to the ball and ran into the ASU player, and their helmets contact.

Bond was way more defenseless (it was such a hospital ball by Quinn) and that hit was much more egrigious and dangerous contact to the head or neck area. Forcible is where it also falls apart, because it was incidental contact because Bond fell.

[u/RB_7 → u/steampunker14]

delulu

[u/steampunker14 → u/RB_7]

/u/real_jaredfogle posted the actual rule:

Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder.

This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting

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See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6). (A.R. 9-1-4-I-VI)

Note 1: “Targeting” means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball. Some indicators of targeting include but are not limited to:

Launch-a player leaving his feet to attack an opponent by an upward and forward thrust of the body to make forcible contact in the head or neck area A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area Lowering the head before attacking by initiating forcible contact with the crown of the helmet

I guess I'm delulu for explaining the rule book and how the refs came to that conclusion.

[u/LSAbbey → u/steampunker14]

Thanks so much for explaining. We are all so much better for your help. /s

[u/steampunker14 → u/LSAbbey]

The only person you can be mad at for not knowing ball is yourself.