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Sep 12, 2016
1:46
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displacedute
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Do you guys think Nacua avoids the penalty if he wraps up...
... instead of going for the big hit?
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has there been any commentary on the Nacua call from national press?
byuwahoo
9/12/16 1:30pm
Nope. No one cares outside of Provo. Unfortunate really.
brj8
9/12/16 1:31pm
I found this at Sporting News (posted during the game):
byuwahoo
9/12/16 1:32pm
Interesting re-read of the rule. Define crown of helmet.
bluecheese
9/12/16 1:40pm
Ed Lamb talked about it in the coorindator's corner. It wasn't that Nacua hit him incorrectly, it was that the Utah WR
Kajdin
9/12/16 1:43pm
so you aren't supposed to tackle player with the ball?
byuwahoo
9/12/16 1:44pm
He said he disagreed with it, but that's how it was called.
Kajdin
9/12/16 1:45pm
just found one more from NBCSports. Says he "appeared to turn his shoulder"
byuwahoo
9/12/16 1:34pm
Probably doesn't help that there was an even more controversial call this week
Colorado
9/12/16 1:38pm
yep. And those referees have been suspended.
byuwahoo
9/12/16 1:42pm
Do you guys think Nacua avoids the penalty if he wraps up...
displacedute
9/12/16 1:46pm
players are taught to do exactly what Nacua did in that situation.
yahtzee
9/12/16 1:48pm
Considering the targeting rule is now in place, should they be taught otherwise?
displacedute
9/12/16 1:48pm
*eye roll* Whitt is teaching his players the same thing. don't be a yewt.
yahtzee
9/12/16 1:53pm
I'm not arguing that one way or the other.
displacedute
9/12/16 2:09pm
I would love to see football go to something similar to rubgy's rules regarding
wcj99
9/12/16 2:31pm
Applying Rugby rules would make players jumping to catch the ball untouchable as long as they were in the air.
Kajdin
9/12/16 2:37pm
That's the specific situation I was thinking of when I said it wouldn't be a
wcj99
9/12/16 2:48pm
well, of course he wouldn't have been flagged for doing a rugby tackle.
yahtzee
9/12/16 2:34pm
Sure...and Utah has a first down in FG range
Carnac el Magnifico
9/12/16 1:49pm
It will get some coverage. I think most objective people
TFL
9/12/16 2:19pm
people aren't claiming byu should win based on the terrible call on nacua.
yahtzee
9/12/16 2:37pm
In terms of costing points I would go with the Bernard block to the midsection
BYU '80
9/12/16 3:18pm
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