well, of course he wouldn't have been flagged for doing a rugby tackle.

Sep 12, 2016
2:34:05pm

yahtzee All-American

i couldn't believe you were being serious about such a question.

it would help if officials wouldn't keep changing the rule and the enforcement thereof. and it would help if there wasn't a grand canyon wide range of interpreting the rule.

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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

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