Crossing the Line

[Rich]

Originally Posted by hawkishowl20

Why was his leg not let go of ? The rules are pretty clear. After a tackle and a runner attempts to stand you don’t mess with his legs. Where was the U taking a nap? Get the kid off of his legs. Talk, whistle, do something. I didn’t see it but the player’s reaction suggests he was defending himself. It is a tricky situation but a PF on leg grabber seems the way to go. The puncher puts you in a bad situation stern talking to makes a lot of sense. If you ejected someone for defending themselves (regardless of what they did) and didn’t penalize the provocation even though its obvious you are really encouraging a lot more chaos.

Defending himself? Puh-leeze.

I'd agree with a PF on the leg grabber, but the punch is gonna get the second guy ejected. The leg grab sure isn't.

[Texas Aggie]

Punch = ejection.

Coach's second outburst = USC.

There's NO other conclusion.

Don't make this harder than it is. You can ALWAYS justify a flag on both instances, but if you let one go you will open yourself up to all sorts of problems -- during the game and later. TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. Neither act is tolerable.