[Husker] Joel Klatt's Chad May moment, live on ESPN(.com)

[Steve Stone]

Rod Wellman wrote:

>Steve,
>My point is in line with a subsequent post by Mr. Thompson:  the 
>rules in place are sufficient protection and in my opinion do a good 
>job of walking the line between protecting the athletes and "letting 
>the kids play".

If the rules are sufficient, the enforcement isn't. Or visa-versa.

>Have you seen some of the flags thrown in the NFL for "roughing" the QB?

I've watched perhaps 10-12 minutes of NFL play this year, and the 
best part of that time was wasted.

What happens in the NFL has no bearing whatsoever on what should 
happen in the college game.

>   Defensive ends who are coming at full bore, required to "pull up" 
>at the last second.  I've seen so many ridiculous calls, where the 
>QB barely gets touched...reminds me of the flags thrown for roughing 
>the punter where the punter obviously gets "tapped" and falls down 
>as if he'd been hit by a truck.  This is a rule I simply cannot 
>stand, and points out once again why I prefer the college game any 
>day over the NFL.

See comment above.

>Just exactly what rule changes would you be looking for?  My bet is 
>that they would resemble the NFL rules regarding hits on the QB, 
>which I think is blatantly designed to create more offense, not 
>necessarily protect the QB from "debilitating" injury.

Wagering has no place in the college game, either.       :-)

Steve Stone