Comments on: SEC suspends Ole Miss DB for ‘flagrant and dangerous act’

By: mazblast

mazblast — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:08:43 +0000

I don’t know if it’s suspension-worthy, but clearly the DB was not playing the ball. He was targeting the receiver.

By: 2012dylanshaw

2012dylanshaw — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:29:45 +0000

holy sh**,the wussification of college football continues.he blew him up,great hit,not suspension worthy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!seen plenty of hit worse than that over the weekend!guess none of the teams will have a secondary this week!!!

By: mckissack11

mckissack11 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:15:14 +0000

Wow, that was just a good football play. This crap is getting ridiculous. He actually led with his shoulder if you look properly, the helmet is always going to be there, but was not a direct helmet hit. Very clean play.

By: frank booth

frank booth — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:26:39 +0000

The defender didn’t even see or make a play for the ball and clearly made helmet-to-helmet contact. If you can’t see the helmet-to-helmet contact, you need to see an eye doctor.

Whether there was intent or not, only Elston knows that answer, but the DB looked like he had him lined up to take him out. That’s not the idea of the game.

By: norcalirish

norcalirish — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:22:25 +0000

Not only was it clean, but that video was hilarious. Hopefully that kid is ok, but man…landshark? Lol

By: clemsonstillsucks

clemsonstillsucks — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:56:39 +0000

It’s a clean hit. Apparently Slive isn’t used to watching SEC film – LOL. Probably a dozen or more hits identical to that across the conference this past weekend.

Now – a hit like that in the ACC…yeah, they would suspend it because they’re not used to seeing it (until they play an SEC team – LOL).

By: jag8r904

jag8r904 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:00:23 +0000

How did it get to the point where it is against the rules for football players to play football?

By: tuckfexas

tuckfexas — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:34:36 +0000

Does he lose his game check? After all, it is the $EC.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:56:51 +0000

clean

By: Walk

Walk — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:39:55 +0000

I quit watching pro football several years ago because of fines after the game on clean plays. It got to the point where i was watching a bears game where a bears db stopped so he would not get a fine and slipped because he had to stop, under the new rules, and fell. That allowed the game winning td. That was enough for me. Last pro game i watched. The referees in the game ruled it a clean play hence no flag. This is not the type of play that is well away from the ball that no one sees. If anyone needs to be suspended for this it should start with the referees who did not flag it then move on to the players. If that play is illegal then change the rules and educate the referees and players.

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:24:02 +0000

apmn says:

No intent? Come on. He could have made a play on the ball if he hadn’t been so intent on making a knockout.
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Maybe… Problem with hindsight is it’s always perfect. Defenders constantly have to make split-second decisions on whether to play the ball or go for the tackle. And we’ve all seen cases where the guy went for the INT and gave up a huge play and he gets absolutely roasted for not going for the tackle.

In this case he decided to get there at the same time as the ball and jar it loose. It’s how football is played, it didn’t draw a flag on the field, it wasn’t an obvious spearing play where he led with the helmet, but he’s suspended because days later somebody in an office decided it was an ugly play? I don’t really like that outcome.

By: mikefoxtrottango

mikefoxtrottango — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:00:21 +0000

College football mirrors the NFL more and more every day. What a shame.

By: Walk

Walk — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:22:11 +0000

Hard and clean hit from that replay. Defender put his shoulder into the reciever’s chest.

By: houndofthebaskervols

houndofthebaskervols — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:00:11 +0000

Mike Slive is a retarded headline grabbing POS!

That was a clean hit, there was no blow to the head, anybody can see that. Ole Miss should be raising hell about this and calling in the lawyers.

By: alligatorsnapper

alligatorsnapper — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:09:16 +0000

What perspective did Slive have that we don’t have with this video? Did Slive have a 6 or 8 camera view that was in the control room, that did not make it to air? I watched the video over and over, then magnified it to see if it was my eyes which were defective and I did not see a violation or intent to do anything but make a valid, though hard hit.

This may be erring on the side of caution, but with no flag thrown by the referees who were watching, how does that reach the commissioner’s desk to review?

Ole Miss has enough challenges already, and now to face the Big Gun in Texas, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. Then for the gauntlet of the SEC West. Nothing much easy is coming for Head Coach Freeze and the Rebs.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:53:56 +0000

Texas’ Mike Davis and Jaxon Shipley say thanks Mr. Slive.

By: marthisdil

marthisdil — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:28:49 +0000

*shoulder

By: marthisdil

marthisdil — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:28:31 +0000

@manchestermiracle

If you look at the video, and pause it when the hit takes place, you see the defender ducking his head out of the way and planting his sounder in the guy’s chest.

it was a clean hit.

By: manchestermiracle

manchestermiracle — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:48:21 +0000

Don’t know what replays you guys are looking at. Helmet to helmet is a no-no. Elsten targeted the receiver’s head area with his own helmet. He’s lucky he only got a one-game suspension.

By: foreverlsu

foreverlsu — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:15:47 +0000

Clean hit to me.

By: driley715

driley715 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:21:03 +0000

Clean hit. Good football play. He coulda picked the ball off because the wr slowed up when he heard footsteps. Nevertheless, not worthy of suspension

By: thecrazyasianinseccountry

thecrazyasianinseccountry — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:17:39 +0000

Love Slive, but C’Mon!!

By: apmn

apmn — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:14:30 +0000

No intent? Come on. He could have made a play on the ball if he hadn’t been so intent on making a knockout.

By: hbegley6672

hbegley6672 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:57:51 +0000

I understand the concern, it’s a clean hit

By: ningenito78

ningenito78 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:54:47 +0000

Hell no that doesn’t deserve a suspension. There didn’t look to be any intent. The helmet to helmet sure looked incidental.