Quote Originally Posted by AustinWolv View Post
The problem of why the hit "looked" bad to the ACC was because Smith, the RB, is only 5'8", so Clowney being 6'5" or whatever he is can only get so low anyway. The hit was legit, Hoke appreciated the hit for what it was, and Smith has said the same. It wasn't cheap, it wasn't blind, it was a solid, clean hit.
And y'all should recognize how quickly that little RB popped up, because Smith was as tough as they come as he blocked better than guys 100lbs heavier throughout his career.

Some of the concern with the rules is players going too low now and seeing a rise in leg/knee injuries......
Pretty soon it'll be illegal to tackle at all, we'll be watching them play two-hand tap. Defensive players now risk ejection if they tackle too high in the chest and the crew thinks it was an illegal hit. If you go too low, the injury risk in the legs and knees increases, so it'll only be a matter of time before you can't tackle below the thigh. Then they'll find some other reason why tackling in the gut, waist or thigh should be forbidden.

Like I said, I already can barely watch NFL anymore, other than only Broncos games, because of how much they've neutered the sport left and right with rules. Other than Denver's regular season games and their one game in the playoffs, the only NFL action I watched last year was the Super Bowl, that was it. Never watched any Sunday/Monday Night Football games, didn't watch any of the CBS/Fox games during Sunday afternoons, I just didn't care.

Unfortunately, it looks like college football is going the same way. I wonder how many mores years I'll get before I lose the enjoyment of the sport and the desire to watch it due to all the neutering.