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Dan

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www.usatoday.com

Sherrone Moore's former assistant calls out 'systemic failures' at Michigan

The assistant of former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore called out the school's 'systemic failures' through her lawyers on March 6:
www.usatoday.com

Or maybe this will be the nail in the coffin for Manuel.
The above article reads to me as if the young lady in the S. Moore case is going to bring a civil suit against the University and everyone else she can.
Stroth, one of her attorneys did his undergrad at the beloved. Go get em slugger.
 
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Battle89
Red77sng said:
Why wouldn’t they let the head coach on the road
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And who the heck is policing the '10 out of 16' stuff?

If I am #10 coming home and my plane is delayed, does that mean #11 cannot leave his house yet?

Seems silly to me but maybe there is some logic behind it.
 
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illiniwil
Red77sng said:
The officials don’t even know what targeting is.
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none of us do. can a offensive player, running back or tight end for example, use his helmet to deliver a blow to a tackler and be called for targeting?
can an offensive lineman use his helmet in run blocking, can the defender do the same. It seems that, like holding, it could be called 10-15 times a
game or more. Often a receiver or running back turns their head or ducks upon contact and creates targeting. i think the call needs to be limited, like
clipping or NFL defenseless receiver rule, to a "defenseless" player or someone who's back is turned away from a tacker, like the receiver rule. the game
moves too fast for a defender to always turn to a shoulder or get under a runner. AI says this, it makes more sense than targeting as it now stands.

To understand the defenseless receiver rule in college and the NFL, consider the following points:
  1. The rule protects players who are not in a position to defend themselves against incoming hits.
  2. A defenseless receiver is typically a player who has just caught a pass or is in the act of catching one.
  3. Both leagues prohibit hits to the head or neck area of defenseless receivers.
  4. The NFL has stricter enforcement, often resulting in penalties for helmet-to-helmet contact.
  5. College football also emphasizes player safety, but the definitions and penalties may vary slightly.
  6. Violations can lead to personal fouls, ejections, or fines, depending on the severity of the hit.
 
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Ander1345
illiniwil said:
none of us do. can a offensive player, running back or tight end for example, use his helmet to deliver a blow to a tackler and be called for targeting?
can an offensive lineman use his helmet in run blocking, can the defender do the same. It seems that, like holding, it could be called 10-15 times a
game or more. Often a receiver or running back turns their head or ducks upon contact and creates targeting. i think the call needs to be limited, like
clipping or NFL defenseless receiver rule, to a "defenseless" player or someone who's back is turned away from a tacker, like the receiver rule. the game
moves too fast for a defender to always turn to a shoulder or get under a runner. AI says this, it makes more sense than targeting as it now stands.

To understand the defenseless receiver rule in college and the NFL, consider the following points:
  1. The rule protects players who are not in a position to defend themselves against incoming hits.
  2. A defenseless receiver is typically a player who has just caught a pass or is in the act of catching one.
  3. Both leagues prohibit hits to the head or neck area of defenseless receivers.
  4. The NFL has stricter enforcement, often resulting in penalties for helmet-to-helmet contact.
  5. College football also emphasizes player safety, but the definitions and penalties may vary slightly.
  6. Violations can lead to personal fouls, ejections, or fines, depending on the severity of the hit.
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They have before.


 
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Joel Goodson
BWBW said:
Shouldn't they clearly define targeting so there's more consistency in the calls within a game as well as game to game?
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that would ruin the fun of it. who wants consistency anyway?
 
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illiniwil
Ander1345 said:
They have before.


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that proves my point. we don't know what targeting really means when it can get called for a simple block downfield.
this happens multiple times a game. these are opportunities for officials to determine winners. running backs use
helmets as weapons regularly but rarely called for targeting.
 
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Ander1345
illiniwil said:
that proves my point. we don't know what targeting really means when it can get called for a simple block downfield.
this happens multiple times a game. these are opportunities for officials to determine winners. running backs use
helmets as weapons regularly but rarely called for targeting.
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Well I think they are perhaps looking at the wrong part of the body. Targeting alone is not what causes CTE, but it obviously doesnt help.

I think the instinctual human reaction to impending impact is to drop your head and shield yourself. No one is going to stare at an object travelling at them at high speed. We're not deer stuck in headlights.

I think the rule should care just as much about a player launching themselves as it does about where the player is receiving forcible contact. Actually launching yourself in to another player increases the force of impact drastically(think two cars at full speed colliding head on instead of one at rest). Inadvertent heavy contact to the head or neck is a part of the game, unfortunately. Physically launching yourself into a defenseless player is controllable, imo.

Basically in the videos, I don't think either of those should be ruled targeting because they did not leave their feet, and were both bracing for a collision.
 
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illiniwil
Ander1345 said:
Well I think they are perhaps looking at the wrong part of the body. Targeting alone is not what causes CTE, but it obviously doesnt help.

I think the instinctual human reaction to impending impact is to drop your head and shield yourself. No one is going to stare at an object travelling at them at high speed. We're not deer stuck in headlights.

I think the rule should care just as much about a player launching themselves as it does about where the player is receiving forcible contact. Actually launching yourself in to another player increases the force of impact drastically(think two cars at full speed colliding head on instead of one at rest). Inadvertent heavy contact to the head or neck is a part of the game, unfortunately. Physically launching yourself into a defenseless player is controllable, imo.

Basically in the videos, I don't think either of those should be ruled targeting because they did not leave their feet, and were both bracing for a collision.
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that says one thing. the officials dont know what the intent of the rule is.
 
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DReq
jamarvelous31 said:
Yada yada championship coach, but it's still a wild thing to call out your player to the media for a different cleat color..

www.espn.com

Indiana's Curt Cignetti rips transfer Nick Marsh for gold cleats

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti ripped transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh for wearing gold cleats on the first day of spring practice for the defending national champs.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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I think this is how Cignetti finds out you can't be an !!!!!!! when working with millionaires on the field. It is why some college coaches don't make it in the NFL. I don't see it lasting.
 
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jamarvelous31
DReq said:
I think this is how Cignetti finds out you can't be an !!!!!!! when working with millionaires on the field. It is why some college coaches don't make it in the NFL. I don't see it lasting.
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We know Indianians love this sort of stuff.. we will see if he can keep it up.
 
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