Hurdling

[hawk65]

Here are a couple more examples in this video. Note the announcers praising the athleticism and the excitement generated: "Oh, Wow!;" "little bit athletic, I think;" "tremendous play;" "unbelievable athlete;" "get some enthusiasm back in the crowd and some life on the sidelines." In the second clip, what would you call and why?
Hurdling 1013 - YouTube

[Adam]

Originally Posted by hawk65

Here are a couple more examples in this video. Note the announcers praising the athleticism and the excitement generated: "Oh, Wow!;" "little bit athletic, I think;" "tremendous play;" "unbelievable athlete;" "get some enthusiasm back in the crowd and some life on the sidelines."

None of this is at all relevant to the discussion. Lot's of highly athletic plays are illegal; many of them exciting. The same comments in your post are made by announcers on all those bone-crushing hits the NFL is trying, with good reason, to get rid of.

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by hawk65

Here are a couple more examples in this video. Note the announcers praising the athleticism and the excitement generated: "Oh, Wow!;" "little bit athletic, I think;" "tremendous play;" "unbelievable athlete;" "get some enthusiasm back in the crowd and some life on the sidelines." In the second clip, what would you call and why?
Hurdling 1013 - YouTube

I'm not sure that any of the subsequent commenters actually watched the latest video.

The runner in the first play jumped between two players; he doesn't go over either one. That's not a hurdling foul.

In the second, the defender that was being "hurdled" had knees on the ground when the runner left his feet. The defender was athletic enough get back on his feet to drive the offensive player up and back. That's not a hurdling foul, either.

That said, the NFHS rule makers obviously want hurdling to be a personal contact foul regardless of whether or not contact is made. You're pissing up a rope here. If you don't like it, get the rules committee to change it.

Until then, I'll call it when it's there.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

I'm not sure that any of the subsequent commenters actually watched the latest video.

I hadn't, because it was to his comments on the rule.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

I'm not sure that any of the subsequent commenters actually watched the latest video.

I can't watch streams at all, and I don't think YouTube has any way to download the videos, it just serves streams.

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

I can't watch streams at all, and I don't think YouTube has any way to download the videos, it just serves streams.

There are tricks to do it. Just requires some technical know-how.

And it's not legal.