[Husker] Venting

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

I don't think that was called as a late hit, it was called because of a 
blow to the head. Smith was hit right under the chin by the top of our 
guy's helmet. 

What bothered me was the hoopla that was made about it, not that the call 
was made. 

Jon Johnston
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husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 10/22/2005 05:16:07 PM:

> I understand the refs need to protect the QB's from late hits and 
> intentional head to head contact, but I feel the late hit that was 
called on 
> NU was a JOKE.  Everyone knows Smith was KO'd the week before.  The hit 
in 
> my opinion, after watching it again and again is not late.  Taylor takes 
the 
> exact same hit later in the game and NO call.  The fox announcers were 
> talking about late hits to Smith that had not been called the entire 
season. 
>   Pinkel(sp) was doing a lot of talking to the refs and I am sure he was 

> complaining about his ONE MAN TEAM was getting tackled a little to 
rough. 
> Well this is football.  HELLO, when your QB is a runner he is going to 
get 
> nailed.  Gill, Turner, S. Taylor, Frazier, Frost, and any other option 
QB 
> gets hit hard.  Dailey last year was blown up a few times and no flags 
> thrown.  It makes me admire the toughness of our past QB's that ran the 
> option and of our current QB.  At least NU can say we have never had a 
Chad 
> May at QB.  (whiner because he was hit to hard)
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryan
> 
> 
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