Right. And the Osborne fumble wasn't one of those calls where it's like, "Well, I guess the ball just didn't bounce our way today." This was more like, "the ball bounced our way, and then the officials punched us in the face, took the ball, teed it up, and kicked it the other way."
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That is my understanding as well.
The chop block also only implies if it is with the original tackle box of the line of scrimmage. If I'm not mistaken, the play started on the far hasmark, thus the chop block is legal because it is still between the original tackle box.
Nebula
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Count 'Bility
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I tend to disagree with the conspiracy against Nebraska, however, the officiating in this conference is just gettin worse when it comes to quality and consistency. Hmmm.
AJMILLAHUSKER
Walk-on
Your telling me a team throws 42 times and gets 1 holding call? Let's get real.
It'sNotAFakeID
All-American
Holding occurs on every play. I'm sure Nebraska got away with holding at certain points during the Missouri game. The fact of the matter is we won, so, it doesn't matter.
jsneb83
All-American
Truly, how do you tackle or block without targeting a person? Just run around like a chicken with its head cut off hoping that you run into someone? 99% of these helmet-to-helmet hits are not intended, it's just part of the game. Martin, Meredith, and Osborne's hit are all incidtental and is just part of the game.
shyndy
All-Conference
But, the way we were taught in high school, was that this imaginary box is only five yards deep to either side of the LOS also. Look, I've been plenty conspiratorial as far as officiating in the past, but in this game both teams got screwed enough that it kind of evens out. We got away with some DPI and facemask, they got away with a fumble and a bunch of holding and otherstuff. whatever.
ESPY
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sd'sker
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the refs were just awful. both teams can complain about that.
and i do not know how you do not 'target' a qb on a sack. you are getting held up in the block, you need to have your hands up to deflect potential passes, and when you get freed from your blocker, you are stood up and right in the face of the qb. of course helmets are going to collide. what is a d-lineman to do? it is not like they are spearing the guy or going at him with his crown. helmets are going to bump when you are stood up and then go to wrap up.
and i do not know how you do not 'target' a qb on a sack. you are getting held up in the block, you need to have your hands up to deflect potential passes, and when you get freed from your blocker, you are stood up and right in the face of the qb. of course helmets are going to collide. what is a d-lineman to do? it is not like they are spearing the guy or going at him with his crown. helmets are going to bump when you are stood up and then go to wrap up.
74Hunter
Banned
Just exactly what good what that do? I'm sure that these "missed calls" especially when you have replay available, have come down from DeLoss Dodds, errrrrr, Dan Beebe. Do you think that the office really gives a fat, rat's behind how badly we are getting screwed? They do, it came from them.
Besides, the Smith forced fumble was a makeup for them missing the helmet to helmet hit.
74Hunter
Banned
Last time people, that was not a CHOP block it was a CUT block. Blocking someone below the waste is not always a penalty. :bang :bang :bang :bang
Chop block: play in which one or more players of the same team are in contact with an opposing team's player, one of whom is blocking at or below the knees.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Correct, 74. Going at or below the knees is only illegal if another player is engaged with the "victim" above the waist, while the second blocker then engages them below the waist. Without that second blocker, it's a cut block, and legal.
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