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Old Fri Sep 16, 2005, 11:46pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by SWFLguy
I think the clear eye shield
in high school is related to the rule
the calls for the R deciding if a player
was unconscious.
I never liked that rule either as I didn't
like the fact that an official was put in
a position to decide the extent of an injury.
You're looking at it backwards.

If "medical personnel" say he can't play, great, he's done.

But if they say that he can play, and I look into his eyes and see that he looks like he's in La-La Land, he ain't playing, I don't care what they say.

That's what Jim is saying.
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