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Grant Delpit Tweets Out Ejection Frustration From The Locker Room

by TD Staff Reporter

January 1, 201943 Comments

Filed Under: LSU Football

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colbyjackcheese

I understand his frustration...in my opinion the rule was more so intended for plays similar to the blindside block on burrow during the pick 6...and more less for plays like Delpit's. The receiver was deflected into delpits running lane and AS he was sprinting to make a play he made some innocent helmet contact...you would need catlike reflexes to avoid circumstances like these.

Reply•59 months

Deepsouthfootball

Y’all some dumbasses what is he supposed to do the receiver was going down how could he avoided to hit in the head.

Reply•59 months

atltiger6487

he could not lead with the crown. Very simple.

59 months

EZE Tiger Fan

Sorry. According to the letter of the rule, that was a foul. Now, if you played for another team, you wouldn't have to worry about that....

Reply•59 months

EZE Tiger Fan

Sorry. According to the letter of the rule, that was a foul. Now, if you played for another team, you wouldn't have to worry about that....

Reply•59 months

PhilipMarlowe

sorry corndogs still haven't figured out how to tackle.

Reply•59 months

atltiger6487

players just have to adapt their tackling style, not only to comply with the rule but also for their own safety. Head-up, see what you hit, try to wrap up rather than just delivering a blow. Do that, and there's no targeting.

Reply•59 months

IgotKINGfisherSpeed

His head was up. He didn’t deep his head at all.

59 months

atltiger6487

"His head was up. He didn’t deep his head at all."...... this is just dead wrong

59 months

LSUvet72

That referee and review team who made that call needs to take at least 10 hrs of Continuing Education on Targeting or be dismissed..........

Reply•59 months

CDawson

The worst rule in all of college football. Disqualification needs to change.

Reply•59 months

rilesrick

If the player being tackled is in the air how do you know where the helmet will be when u approach to tackle . Intent and scenario need to be considered on the ejection part

Reply•59 months

GulfCoast LSU Fan

What I hate most about the rule is if a player is ejected in the 2nd half. I feel that a play in one game shouldn't have any bearing whatsoever in the next game.

Reply•59 months

idlewatcher

We aren’t Kevin Rumlin where we pick and choose when a player is suspended. Either way, BS call

59 months

JPinLondon

I disliked the Delpit call, but I disagree with 'GulfCoast LSU Fan' here. Obviously you have to have the ejection more than just "the remainder of the current game" or you'd have a few hotheads, during the kneel-down at the end of the game, just waylay someone who talked shite to them. And then they'd suffer an ejection lasting 0:07.

59 months

WhoDatNC

Helmet to helmet doesn't always mean it is targeting. That's the part that needs to be cleared up.

Reply•59 months

bapple

I agree with other posters that the targeting enforcement rules need to change. Maybe a level 1 and level 2 depending on intent or how flagrant the hit is. Something incidental like this is completely unavoidable. Seeing something like this punished the same as an intended hit to the head is very unfair. Hope the NCAA goes back to the drawing board on this but I highly doubt they do.

Reply•59 months

TexasSinger

I don’t enjoy the ejection part of the rule. If they must keep it, I’d like to see something like a 25yd personal foul penalty and maybe eject the player on his second offense during the same game. Enough of this sit out the next game shite. I do know something needs to change on this rule.

Reply•59 months

rbdallas

25 yard ... serious ? the concept is OK

59 months

coachw

Agree with TexasSinger 100%. This "rule" is ruining fball. A player should NEVER be ejected at least until their SECOND foul. Kids play all year for a bowl, or championship game, to have a terrible ADMINISTERED rule throw them out?? I call BS!!!

59 months

lovinLSU

This rule needs to be revised as it seems even the refs or the guy in the replay booth don’t really know what is and what isn’t targeting ...with intent or not with intent... this rule should and I’m sure will be looked at and discussed before next season...

Reply•59 months

Sweet daddy

He should have wrapped up no problem.

Reply•59 months

eugene1928LSU

You can't lower your head and hit the carrier in the helmet. He didn't need to do it anyway, could have should have knocked the hell out of him with a shoulder. Got to be smarter, but we a lot of un disciplined dumb arse plays, starting with alexander thinking he was a boxer.

59 months

jayboy504

Some of you dudes... I don’t know what you’re looking at... GD strike zone on the ball carrier was initially in the chest to waist area while the receiver was in the air to make the catch...Next, the receiver’s head came down into GD strike area which had already been established as the receiver returned to the ground. THERE IS NO WAY ON EARTH THAT GD CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE HELMET TO HELMET CONTACT THAT OCCURRED ON THIS PLAY... Know your dang football!!

59 months

MrSpock

At a minimum if a player is the the process of being tackled by another player and it changes their body position the second tackler should not be penalized.

Reply•59 months

TigerAxeOK

Intent needs to be established and reviewable because players like Delpit get ejected with a clear lack of intent. It's not fair to take them away from play when literally the event that causes it (receiver suddenly dropping low when was initially upright and in motion) happens one tenth of a second before the "penalty". No living being can react and correct trajectory that quickly.

Reply•59 months

WhiskeyPlease

Dam shame he's not in this game..LSU kicking UCF butt all over the field and he is missing out.

Reply•59 months

Stingy

He ain't wrong.

Reply•59 months

TigerFanInSouthland

Targeting is the worst rule invented in any sport, ever.

Reply•59 months

TigerFanInSouthland

I think it’s incredibly dubious to think that rule is keeping people from getting concussions. It’s the helmets.

59 months

SpookeyTiger

And from what the sports media claims, targeting has not gone down. It looks like the rules are setup to make players offenders. Sad that this is affecting the game so much.

59 months

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