Is the Targeting rule just crazy or do the Refs need to learn what targeting really is?? Because they seem to get it wrong every week. Two prime examples happened just this past weekend in the South Carolina game & in the Alabama Game. Hidden deep in the atrocious play of South Carolina’s secondary was a bogus targeting penalty called by SEC officials. Carolina DB Brison Williams hammered UCF WR Jeff Godfrey on the cleanest of hits, but he was called for targeting and ejected upon the initial call. Williams clearly hit the receiver with his shoulder, and the ejection was correctly overturned. However, the 15-yard penalty still stood. Moving forward, if a penalty has to be reviewed to rule on an ejection, then the penalty itself has to be reviewable as well. Obviously, the rules state that only ejection is reviewable, but the penalty itself is not. This has to be changed. It has the potential to affect the outcome of games. What if a targeting penalty is called on a crucial third-down play late in the game? Instead of punting, an offense is rewarded 15 yards and a first down. Alabama’s Eddie Jackson was also called for targeting and ejected against Ole Miss. This penalty was more bang-bang than South Carolina’s, but upon further review, he didn’t lead with his helmet and didn’t target. The ejection was overturned, but the called penalty was enforced.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 01:13:06 +0000