[Husker] Suspension(s)?

[Lawson, Scott R.]

So, as I sit here and watch the game on tape I have now seen three different plays where a Missouri defender used a helmet to helmet hit and was not flagged. The reason I mention this is because I feel there will probably be a suspension in order for the hit on Gabbert, although the play was clearly a fumble and should have been called as such (and was even reviewed I believe). There was a long run by Gabbert at about the 2:38 mark in the first quarter where a Missouri player leveled Terrence Moore and absolutely led with his helmet and appeared to 'target' Moore this way.

I am not crying sour grapes, although it sounds it, and I definitely did not think there was any bias toward Nebraska last week by the league office, but I can say with 100% certainty now after seeing the tape that if Osborne on Nebraska gets a suspension for the hit on Gabbert and the kid who blasted Terrence Moore (#90) on a CLEAR helmet to helmet block, there is something going on against NU in the league office after all. The hit on Moore was much more dangerous than the hit on Gabbert. I am not typically a conspiracy 'person', but I will be interested to see what the Big 12 does here. There HAS to be equity in these types of rulings, and I suspect we will not see it.

If we want to split hairs, Niles Paul was also leveled in the first quarter by a safety who came in high and led with the helmet, hitting Paul's helmet first. I guess what I'm trying to say here is there are several helmet to helmet hits in EVERY game, and just because one may be more 'noticeable' than another, they ALL need to be dealt with equally if in fact the league office reviews the tape as they claimed last week.

Scott in NY