You are so so right! On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Feb 7, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Kenneth Beitler wrote: > > And did Spurrier or Meyer ever misfire the way idiot Kiffin just did? When > Steve called out Blobby Bowden for coaching players to hit well after the QB > released the ball, he had the video evidence to back it up. Hell, Blowden > tacitly admitted that it was true, when he said something like "well, maybe > we coach to hit until the echo of the whistle." > > > This one always bothered me. > > The hits were on the QB. > > The whistle doesn't blow until the ball falls incomplete or, if caught, the > receiver is tackled. > > In the first case, it is a second or two after the ball leaves the QB's > hand, in the latter it may be 4 or 5 seconds. > > However, the rule is not to hit the QB (other than after a tipped ball or > interception) once the ball leaves the QB's hands - the whistle has nothing > to do with it. > > -Zeb > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
