re: Kiffin says that was targeting

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but he has been a vile human being.

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how the hell has he been vile??

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Y’all need to let this go. Makes the fan base looks stupid constantly bringing this up. It had no impact on the game and neither did the officiating. It’s also not targeting.

That used to be a celebrated hit in football, now that the sport is soft everyone cries whenever a big hit happens.

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As has been said over and over and over in response to this type of statement:

1: Whether or not the hit had an impact on the overall game is irrelevant: The fact that a Bama player intentionally targeted our Heisman-candidate QB without serious repercussion is the issue.

2: Nobody gives a damn anymore about how the game "used to be played" and how violent hits used to be celebrated. That's not the game as it is now, so unless you think Jack Tatum's hit on Darryl Stingley is still acceptable, or Chaz Ramsey taking out Glen Dorsey's knee is a play that should be overlooked if it happens again, then GTFO with that logic. It has no place in this discussion.

3: If you actually read the definition of targeting, Turner's bulldozing of Daniels should be an example picture in the rulebook of when to call the penalty. Again, the fact that it wasn't called targeting by the refs is what has Tiger Nation pissed off.

And, a bonus FU: I, for one, am happy that the rules are changing to better protect these young men. If you still need a reason why playing safer doesn't equate to playing "soft", go look at the boatloads of former hard-hitting players (and their victims) that are either dead, drooling or otherwise permanently impaired because of that type of play.

I've said it before: you can be a nasty, hard-nosed physical player without resorting to intentionally injuring your opponent. If you have to cause damage to make a play, you're a gaping a-hole that lacks the skill to play the game right and you don't deserve to be on the field.

Being a good thug isn't the same as being a good player.

My opinion.

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how the hell has he been vile??

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he's been getting away with, for years, what gets a lot of men in power cancelled these days, going back to when he was married too

What they will do is come out later and say it was targeting and suspend Turner for their game against Chattanooga to save face knowing it won’t hurt Bama

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Didn’t Turner try to take out Quinn Ewers at Texas last year?

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Quinn Ewers injured after being landed on by Dallas Turner

Don't forget the uppercut nut shot to one of Ole P's offensive linemen. Ouch! Some football player #15 is!

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Everyone knows it was targeting. Even if they had called it targeting it would not have done us any good because that would not have brought Daniels back in to the game. Alabama accomplished their goal in putting our best player out. Even a targeting call would have been a small price to pay.

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A proper call of targeting would have taken the Bama player out of the game and the first half of this weeks game.
That is a more significant penalty