I know you’ll be shocked, shocked to discover this.
https://twitter.com/RAYGLIER/status/250922852461723648
I guess Rogers Redding will just have to go back to the drawing board. Scary thought, no?
I know you’ll be shocked, shocked to discover this.
https://twitter.com/RAYGLIER/status/250922852461723648
I guess Rogers Redding will just have to go back to the drawing board. Scary thought, no?
Filed under The Body Is A Temple, The NCAA
“We remember the Sugar Bowl, I think it my junior year of high school, we let Alabama beat us twice,” Brinson said of a team that also lost to the Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship game. “We’re not letting Alabama beat us twice. In the Sugar Bowl in 2018, they… thought they should have been in the playoffs and lost to Texas.” -- AB-H, 12/27/23
That may be true, but the rule has kept Jarvis Jones’ helmet welded to his head so far this season, as opposed to last year when it seemingly came off twice a game. That alone is enough for me to like the rule like the rule. In fact, I don’t recall a UGA player losing his helmet yet this year. Have I missed that happening?
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“like the rule like the rule” I should never edit before I’ve had my coffee…
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My recollection is that Jarvis really only had that problem with the power ranger helmet in the dome. Something about the way it fit as opposed to his regular helmet.
I also heard this past weekend that the number of helmets coming off has actually gone up slightly this year.
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If this rule continues to be on the books, I see schools pressuring the helmet manufacturers to change the way that helmets actually fasten all together. I would think moving to some type of retention buckle (side release maybe?)instead of the traditional snap would keep them from inadvertently popping off…
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This sounds like a great idea. You should send this in to the rules committee.
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The new rule did help in contributing to GTU’s loss to VaTech. So, it’s not all bad. 🙂
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+1
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“I’m here from the government to help you…”
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The only positive thing I have ever seen attributed to Redding, the rule should be struck down, and they should do it mid-season. I have no problem with a solution from helmet manufacturers to secure helmets, I hated seeing them come off too, but interfering with the game was unnecessary. It wasn’t about safety, it was about control.
The rule accomplishes nothing but add another chore for officials who cannot control the rules they already have on their plate. It will cost some teams a game this year for no reason at all except for busy bodies to show their power. Is Bloomberg sitting in on these meetings? I look for attempts to remove salt and large soft drinks coming next.
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+ 10
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Is 4-5 games into the season really enough time to make a judgement.
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Sometimes it is. Redding also noted that the new kickoff rules are having the intended effect.
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Agreed…this kind of rule needs to be axed as soon as it is realized that it is not having the intended effect.
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It is also possible that TEAMS have not been serious about this issue as the consequence is just sitting on one down and not the whole series. It also cannot result to injuries as it is after the fact. It would be different if the punishment is to require the whole offending team play in the following down without their helmets. LOL
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Rogers needs more cowbell
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And Lance Armstrong needs to be tested for a brain.
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Lance would probably agree unless the test is given by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
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Senator, is this not an example of the law of unintended consequences?
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