Was Jackson's hit clean?

Did Janzen Jackson show all out effort to help win or did he make a "thuggish" play?


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Yeah, I think JJ had to lay out to get anything on him at all. IMO, if he doesn't dive at him... the guy would have made the catch clean and been able to turn the corner.

FWIW, this wasn't JJ's worst play in the game even if it was an illegal hit. He was in position but failed to make the tackle on the long TD run in the first half. That play was truly horrible.

Jackson's effort on that td play was terrible.
 
As an impartial fan, I thought the refs got it right. Because the ball was shielded, you couldn't really tell if he had complete possession. But you have to give the receiver the benefit of the doubt, especially since the UT defender made an illegal hit. Think about it this way, what if the uniforms had changed and it was a UT receiver.

The legality of the hit is questionable. JJ's upper back was actually the 1st part of his body to hit him... and he didn't hit him in the head. Is diving to make a tackle now illegal?

The control of the ball is not questionable. In none of the 3 angles shown did he have control of the ball. In both of the angles that actually showed the ball when he hit the ground... the ball was still loose. He did NOT gain control of the ball until he was on the ground out of bounds. That equals: NO CATCH.

And no... it wouldn't have been a catch if the uniforms were switched.

To that extent, I think the officials could have and maybe should have warned UT about hand gestures, salutes, et al... and thrown a flag if they didn't stop. I don't have a problem with the actions themselves but ignoring them was not consistent with the way other teams have been flagged.
 
If they don't change the rule then the new thing when time is running out will be to commit a penalty to stop the clock. Stupid that this has not been addressed since it is a known problem.

However if they don't change the rule then D's need to start anticipating and jumping the count then blocking kicks in similar situations until they actually time one just right.
 
illegal hit. plain and simple. it looked nice but he should know the rules.
 
Do you know the rules?

Obviously I do. It was called a penalty. Do you know the rules? Seems you should learn them. You cannot launch youreself at a defensless receiver. It was called the way it was supposed to be.
 
No, it was a launch and spear and set NC up in field goal position.
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Obviously I do. It was called a penalty. Do you know the rules? Seems you should learn them. You cannot launch youreself at a defensless receiver. It was called the way it was supposed to be.

Go look in the rule book. There is no "launching rule."
 
Obviously I do. It was called a penalty. Do you know the rules? Seems you should learn them. You cannot launch youreself at a defensless receiver. It was called the way it was supposed to be.

Haha oh well if those refs called it, then it must have been spot on. They were so money the rest of the night. My apologies.

Go look up the rule Einstein.
 
Haha oh well if those refs called it, then it must have been spot on. They were so money the rest of the night. My apologies.

Go look up the rule Einstein.
That play is one of those plays that depend on the officiating crew. Not every crew is the same. I can see it not being a penalty, and I can see it being a penalty. It all depends on the officials' interpretation of the rule.
 
You can't be serious.

Look at the picture.

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Obviously I do. It was called a penalty. Do you know the rules? Seems you should learn them. You cannot launch youreself at a defensless receiver. It was called the way it was supposed to be.

But you can launch yourself at a receiver with the ball in his hands.
 
That play is one of those plays that depend on the officiating crew. Not every crew is the same. I can see it not being a penalty, and I can see it being a penalty. It all depends on the officials' interpretation of the rule.

Not really... you have to be targeting above the shoulders to make that call. He wasn't targeting above the shoulders. He made contact with his right shoulder pad on the guy's back between his numbers and last name.
 
Definition of Unnecessary Roughness: An illegal play where a player, in the judgement of the officials, uses tactics that are above and beyond what is neccesary to block or tackle another player.
 
Not really... you have to be targeting above the shoulders to make that call. He wasn't targeting above the shoulders. He made contact with his right shoulder pad on the guy's back between his numbers and last name.

An intelligent official does not make that call.
 
Definition of Unnecessary Roughness: An illegal play where a player, in the judgement of the officials, uses tactics that are above and beyond what is neccesary to block or tackle another player.


Unnecessary roughness was only called because the official believed there to be initial head to head contact. There was no head to head initial contact so the flag should not have been thrown.
 
Unnecessary roughness was only called because the official believed there to be initial head to head contact. There was no head to head initial contact so the flag should not have been thrown.
Did you read the part that says "in the judgment of the officials?" Or, are you just being a little closed-minded?
 
Definition of Unnecessary Roughness: An illegal play where a player, in the judgement of the officials, uses tactics that are above and beyond what is neccesary to block or tackle another player.

The ref clearly stated that "the hit was above the shoulders" ...
 
I have seen the play. I have seen the picture. Pretty sure I have already explained how the receiver could be considered a defenseless receiver. Your reading comprehension or short-term memory must be nil.

You just don't know when to stop do you? When have I taken a personal shot at you?
 
I have seen the play. I have seen the picture. Pretty sure I have already explained how the receiver could be considered a defenseless receiver. Your reading comprehension or short-term memory must be nil.

If you have read the rule and you still believe that the receiver may have been defenseless then your reading comprehension is nil.
 

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