re: How was that not targeting on Miami.

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If the player leaves their feet to launch themselves at an opponent

If the player crouches before making a tackle to create maximum force

If the player leads with their helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact the head or neck area of an opposing player

If the player lowers their head before making a tackle and makes forcible contact with the crown of the helmet

A replay must confirm targeting. A targeting call is upheld if a player leads with the crown of their helmet regardless if a player is defenseless.

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Good no call.

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Post the entire rule, doofus.

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I posted enough, bitch.

But its not going to stop you from whining.

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I posted enough, bitch.

But its not going to stop you from whining.

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No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6). (A.R. 9-1-4-I-VI)

Note 1: "Targeting" means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball. Some indicators of targeting include but are not limited to:

Launch-a player leaving his feet to attack an opponent by an upward and forward thrust of the body to make forcible contact in the head or neck area

A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground

Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area

Lowering the head before attacking by initiating forcible contact with the crown of the helmet

Note 2: Defenseless player (Rule 2-27-14). When in question, a player is defenseless. Examples of defenseless players include but are not limited to:

A player in the act of or just after throwing a pass.

A receiver attempting to catch a forward pass or in position to receive a backward pass, or one who has completed a catch and has not had time to protect himself or has not clearly become a ball carrier.

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I hate targeting. This was clearly targeting. If the rule is in the books, it needs to be enforced equally no matter the moment of the game.

Was it forcible or not? Did he make direct contact to the head or not? Was it a defenseless player or not?

Incidental doesn't matter.

You're better than this.

Is this the thread where SEC fans whine about a call that wasn't made because it wasn't a penalty?

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In the context of NCAA football, incidental head-to-head targeting is not considered targeting. The NCAA's targeting rule prohibits forcible contact against an opponent that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the bal

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Is that from an NCAA casebook or a random AI interpretation?

This is the indicator by rule:

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Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area

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Forcible vs incidental, which is absolutely allowed.

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It doesn't matter if it's incidental. The rule doesnt make that distinction.

You're 100% wrong; it's ok to chalk this one up to a loss.

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Yes, it does no matter how many times you claim it isnt.

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Point to the rule that makes that distinction. It clearly doesn't. You would quote the actual rule if it helped your argument. And there's a reason you only posted half the rule earlier.

If the primary contact is to the head or neck area of a defenseless player, it's targeting.