The block by Kenny Bell.

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A little sensitive Bowfin?
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I don't care for trolls or trolling, and your comment that this particular subject isn't worth discussing because we lost it by a big margin is snarky, catty trolling that I wish you would take to a Wisconsin forum. So, I guess that is a "yes".

 
That hit gave me some hope for the future of this program. Players like Bell are what this team needs most of all: Heart, ferocity, and talent.

 
It was an awesome block and a bad call. The trouble with these flags is they are not called with any consistency. I also understand why t was flagged. Kenny probably didn't need to bring the 180lbs pain train. I am glad neither player was seriously hurt.

 
The worst thing about the Borland spike was the lack of action by our O-line. Had somebody done that to Tommie Frazier, they would have left the field on a stretcher.

 
There are a number of things that need to be defined such as "defenseless" player. A defenseless player is one who is not in the game. He's on the sideline with his helmet off. If someone goes up and plows him over, he's defenseless. If you're on the playing field, you're not defenseless. You are always in pursuit whether you are two feet behind or twenty yards and should be able to be blocked. Therefore you need to be alert at all times since you are on the playing field. This is not even about the Bell hit anymore, it's about football in general. To me, there is no such thing as a defenseless player when you are on the playing field. The closest thing would be a referee I suppose, and it's amazing you don't see more of them get seriously injured.

Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt, but it's part of the game. If the physicality is continually changed, the game will change. You take an inherent risk when you play football. You should expect to get your bell rung at some point (no pun intended). You take an inherent risk when you pretty much do anything in life and you can find statistics to pretty much back that up - driving a car, getting struck by lightening, putting change in a vending machine, etc.

Helmet to helmet? Once again, we need a clear definition. I say if you leave the ground with both feet in the air (i.e. pull a superman and clearly hit with the helmet, therefore showing the intent), throw the flag. If you keep your feet on the ground, no penalty. So many times helmet to helmet can be called simply because the runner ducks his head. Remember the hit on Gabbert a few years back? Yes, it was helmet to helmet, but also inevitable.

Someone mentioned reviewing a play where a flag was thrown. Maybe that could work too.

 
southernoregonhusker said:
The worst thing about the Borland spike was the lack of action by our O-line. Had somebody done that to Tommie Frazier, they would have left the field on a stretcher.
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This^ I can not believe that not one Husker OL got in his face or threw a punch. Same with the dive at his knees. We are one physically soft team with no nasty. Bell plays nasty, Quince plays nasty. That is what we need.

 
ILikeNUAlot said:
It was an awesome block and a bad call. The trouble with these flags is they are not called with any consistency. I also understand why t was flagged. Kenny probably didn't need to bring the 180lbs pain train. I am glad neither player was seriously hurt.
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Imagine if Enunwa had laid him out. Dude might have been seriously injured.

 
I'm not sure what irked me more. This BS call, or the obvious hold that resulted in Wisky's first TD...

 
lo country said:
southernoregonhusker said:
The worst thing about the Borland spike was the lack of action by our O-line. Had somebody done that to Tommie Frazier, they would have left the field on a stretcher.
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This^ I can not believe that not one Husker OL got in his face or threw a punch. Same with the dive at his knees. We are one physically soft team with no nasty. Bell plays nasty, Quince plays nasty. That is what we need.
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So our guys are supposed to react by stooping to the same level, hell, an even lower level, than the person that committed the first wrong?

No.

 
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walksalone said:
I'm not sure what irked me more. This BS call, or the obvious hold that resulted in Wisky's first TD...
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Again, the call ultimately did not affect the game but I couldn't agree with you more. The OL had his arm wrapped around Ankrah's jersey. However, who knows if he would've made the tackle.

 
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