Perhaps our resident lawyer would like to way in on the possible litigation... its the same reason the NFL is doing what they're doing
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:17 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]>wrote: > Doesn't this seem excessive for a mistake made during the heat of > competition? > Surely a 15 yard penalty should suffice. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Woody <[email protected]> > *Date:* February 13, 2013 2:04:07 PM CST > *To:* gatornews <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *[gatornews] ESPN.com <http://espn.com/>: Ejections for > illegal hits proposed* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > Ejections for illegal hits proposed > Updated: February 13, 2013, 2:30 PM ET > Associated Press > > Players who target and hit defenseless players above the shoulders will be > ejected from games under a proposal unanimously approved by the NCAA > Football Rules Committee. > > Targeting will continue to be a 15-yard penalty. Committee chairman and > Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said Wednesday that officials, conference > commissioners and coaches want the ejection tacked on to send a message > that intentional helmet-to-helmet hits won't be tolerated. > > If the Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves the plan next month, the > rule will go into effect for the 2013 season. > > The rules committee also simplified the blocking-below-the-waist rule. Low > blocks delivered from in front of the defender in typical line play would > be legal and low blocks from the side or back would not. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
