Grounds for Ejection???


DAHILL

DAHILL

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Can somebody please explain to me the grounds for ejection from a game..... That had to be the WORST call I have seen all season, and I have seen plenty.

Turner HIT a GSU wide receiver before the ball got to him. Yes it was pass interferrence, but the refs kicked him out the game. It was a hard hit, but that still doesnt justify being kicked out of the game.

BTW....Congrats GSU... this was an exciting game.
 
For what it's worth, I thought it was terrible call. The flag was proper, but the guy shouldn't have been ejected.
 



Perhaps the NFL's recent handlings of similar hits impacted the referee's decision or perhaps they felt some of the trash talking and this hit might lead to problems.

It was a vicious hit done with intention to cause bodily harm. No play was made on the ball, just a cheap shot to take out the receiver who was exposed due to his watching the flight of the ball. Remember that receivers are not expecting to be hit until the ball is in their possession. This ball was still on it's way.

The referee's have a responsibility for protecting the players. One way to do this is to have ejections for flagrant hits!
 
I thought it was a bad call too. The only way I can see throwing the Alabama A&M player out of the game, if he was trash talking before the play, telling the GSU player he was put him out the game.
 
Originally posted by MikeBigg
Perhaps the NFL's recent handlings of similar hits impacted the referee's decision or perhaps they felt some of the trash talking and this hit might lead to problems.

It was a vicious hit done with intention to cause bodily harm. No play was made on the ball, just a cheap shot to take out the receiver who was exposed due to his watching the flight of the ball. Remember that receivers are not expecting to be hit until the ball is in their possession. This ball was still on it's way.

The referee's have a responsibility for protecting the players. One way to do this is to have ejections for flagrant hits!
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Levornte could not see the ball.... he was BEHIND the receiver and came back... he was the free safety not the corner. That was a BS call and you know it. The GSU defense takled an AAMU player ON THE SIDELINE TABLE and just got a personal foul.... This play happenned on the field. After Levornte got put out we had a free safety will lil or no experience that got BURNED the rest of the night.
 
I didn't like that call at all. Turner couldn't stop, he was hyped and excited, so of course dumb plays will be made, but the guy didn't seem to do this on purpose. It seemed that the refs were against aamu the whole game. I watched them closely. They appeared to be afraid of doug williams and one of them kept smiling at him whenever doug got close to him on the side line. Swac refs are sorry
 
....MikeB...

Originally posted by MikeBigg

It was a vicious hit done with intention to cause bodily harm. No play was made on the ball, just a cheap shot to take out the receiver who was exposed due to his watching the flight of the ball. Remember that receivers are not expecting to be hit until the ball is in their possession. This ball was still on it's way.

The referee's have a responsibility for protecting the players. One way to do this is to have ejections for flagrant hits!
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...I am co-signing this one!!! You dayum right he should have been put out because he was not "playing the ball"...it was a vicious hit with no intention of knocking the ball down or even trying to see where the ball was being thrown...this was the best foul that the SWAC officials called all night...it was good to see that Thyron was not seriously hurt after being hit!!!!

....The rest of these posters better get a grip on how football is played...they know when a cheap shot is taken...as long as it's not taken on one of their own:mad:
 
..This was taken from the B'ham News..

Originally posted by G-QUE


...I am co-signing this one!!! You dayum right he should have been put out because he was not "playing the ball"...it was a vicious hit with no intention of knocking the ball down or even trying to see where the ball was being thrown...this was the best foul that the SWAC officials called all night...it was good to see that Thyron was not seriously hurt after being hit!!!!

....The rest of these posters better get a grip on how football is played...they know when a cheap shot is taken...as long as it's not taken on one of their own:mad:
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WORST OF SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP

12/15/02

WORST SPORTSMANSHIP A&M strong safety Levernonte Turner's hit of a defenseless Thyron Anderson in the second half. The hit occurred as Anderson was finishing his sideline route of an overthrown pass. Turner never broke stride. The hit resulted in a 15-yard personal foul penalty and Turner's ejection. WORST SPORTSMANSHIP II Some members of the A&M sideline. After Grambling's Chris Brown picked off Johnny Keith's pass and ran 70 yards for the touchdown as time expired, some A&M players walked off the field instead of taking part in a post-game handshake with Grambling.
 
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No secondary option in place

A&M struggles after Turner's ejection for big hit

12/15/02

By REGGIE BENSON
Times Sports Staff [email protected]


BIRMINGHAM - Alabama A&M's secondary, perhaps as improved as any unit in the country during the regular season, didn't look the part here Saturday against Grambling in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game.


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But there was a good reason for that.

The Bulldogs, who trailed just 3-0 at intermission, played the entire second half without starting free safety Levernonte Turner. The Birmingham native was ejected from the game after delivering a big hit on Thyron Anderson late in the first half on a ball that was clearly uncatchable.

A&M coach Anthony Jones took offense to the call.

''For them to make that call . . .,'' Jones said. ''My kids aren't dirty. I'll go on record and say it.

''Not only will I go on record to say it, I can prove it. My kids aren't dirty. What (the official) said my kid did was a dirty play. My kids aren't dirty.''

With Turner out of the middle of A&M's secondary, GSU quarterback Bruce Eugene had a field day in the final 30 minutes as the Tigers came away with a 31-19 victory to secure their third straight title.

Eugene threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns. He had thrown for just 201 yards in the Tigers' 23-13 win over the Bulldogs three months ago in Huntsville.

''We missed Levernonte a lot,'' said defensive back Henry Freeman, who also missed some playing time with cramps.

''They wore us down. The blitzes didn't get to him and when they did, we didn't make the plays. They took advantage of the opportunities they had.''

''Anytime you lose a guy with speed like Levernonte, it's going to hurt you,'' inside linebacker Jamaal Ware said.

In A&M's case, it hurt the Bulldogs dearly.

Defensive coordinator Brawnski Towns replaced Turner with backup free safety Wesley Bynam, but the move failed to pay dividends.

''We thought we would be able to hold up, but on a couple of plays, (Bynam) didn't take away the inside and gave up two touchdowns,'' Towns said. ''We didn't have enough depth in the secondary.

''Losing Levernonte cost us big time.''

Bynam started the season at strong safety, but after he got hurt in the early going, Martel Holt came on and played so well that Towns moved him to free safety.

''It's my job to come in and fill in,'' Bynam said. ''I made some mistakes and I hate it came in this game.''

Tramon Douglas beat Bynam on a 23-yard touchdown pass that gave Grambling an 18-11 advantage early in the fourth quarter. He was also beaten on the two-point conversion pass.

''We kept good pressure on them,'' Ware said. ''When Levernonte left the game, they exploited that area.''

Towns said Turner had made a similar play earlier in the season against Southern, but was called for pass interference and not ejected.

''It wasn't a flagrant foul,'' Towns said. ''He shouldn't have been ejected.''
 
IT was pure BS for them to eject Levernonte from the game!

It's not too far fetched to believe that the ejection was strategic, because he was taking away the middle of the field while he was in there.

G-QUE,

I refuse to believe that you are that simple to even think that the ejection was justified. Yes, it warranted pass interference and even the personal foul....but ejection?????

If you know football as you CLAIM you do....you should know that that was pure BS! Put your affiliation aside for a minute, and let's be real about things.

That hit was no worse than when Lindsey was driven into the table waaay on the sideline. So what do you have to say about that "legit play"???
 
I'll have to agree with MB...

The hit was flagrant. It was practically a helmet-to-helmet hit. I have seen some flagrant hits before and this one was no different. The receiver wasn't faking a catch nor was he in the process of making a catch. The hit was vicious on a WR running a sideline route!!! Dude screwed himself and AAMU by not pulling up. It wasn't like he was airborne and couldn't do anything. Just my .02 cents....
 
That was a flagrant hit. Regardless of what team you are rooting for, those type hits are illegal. It is a judgement call as to whether or not it is flagrant, in this case I think the referee used good judgement. A defenseless receiver could have been severely crippled as a result of this hit.

The referees had to make sure the game did not get out of hand. You can bet there would have been retaliation and that would have led to more ejections and cheap hits. The last thing we needed would have been a brawl.

Also, you A&M folk need to get over your complex that the officials have it in for you. You just lost because the better team won. You have a good program, but you were not good enuff to win it all...plain and simple. The refusals to shake hands after the game is bush league...but that's your perogative.
 
So Mikebigg...

Let YOU tell it, that no call of the SAFETY was a legit call too, huh?

What about Neal Lindsey being thrown over the table....did THAT warrant an ejection???

C'mon...since you want to talk about the "complex" that we seem to have...lets' here YOUR views of the officiating of the TOTAL game...
 
Originally posted by Ntelekt

That hit was no worse than when Lindsey was driven into the table waaay on the sideline. So what do you have to say about that "legit play"???
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I thought about that after the late hit on Lindsey. I wondered if there would be another ejection. I haven't watched my tape of the game yet, but I wondered if the play called for Turner to be ejected. Wasn't the late hit on Lindsey practically the same situation?


One other issue....
Was it just me, or wasn't that a safety we scored down in the north endzone, and the ref marked the ball on the one foot line?

:confused:

Congratulations on the 3-peat, Grambling! It did turn out to be a very exciting game!
 
An absolutely horrible call. :tdown:

Sure, it was a hard hit, but that's the price receivers should pay.

Just because the receiver couldn't see Turner doesn't mean that Turner can't level his arse.


:smh:
 



I have been watching football all my life and I have never seen a player get ejected for a hit like that. And that wasn't the first or 20th time I've seen someone get clocked by a player not looking for the ball. That play happens a lot and that's the first ejection I've seen. It should have been no more than a 15 yard personal foul penalty. PI or unnecessary roughness. Nor more.
 
He should have been kicked out

Originally posted by mighty hornet
Sure, it was a hard hit, but that's the price receivers should pay.
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I expected something like this from you. :smh: That hit could have ended this young man's career. And all for what? Just because you are losing and frustrated? Please. That guy should have been ejected and if he is not a senior, suspend him some games. I can see if the ball was near the receiver and the receiver was going for the ball. But the receiver was just running down field lookin back for the ball. That was just a CHEAP shot. Then, helmet to helmet. Just down right tasteless. :smh:
 
Re: He should have been kicked out

Originally posted by Blacknbengal
I expected something like this from you. :smh:
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Did you expect it from the other folks on here who also said it was a bad call?

:smh:

You and prodigy really ought to try growing up!

damn!!!!!!!


As far the hit possibly ending the kid's career, any and every hit has that possibility. And it wasn't helmet to helmet. Turner actually threw his shoulder into him.
 
That was a very very very bad call. That call couldnt have been worse. Yes he could have seriously hurt the kid...but this is football. He could be seriously hurt on any play. That was pure piss poor SWAC officiating. I couldnt believe they threw the kid out of the game.
 
Re: He should have been kicked out

Originally posted by Blacknbengal


And all for what? Just because you are losing and frustrated? Please. That guy should have been ejected and if he is not a senior, suspend him some games. I can see if the ball was near the receiver and the receiver was going for the ball. But the receiver was just running down field lookin back for the ball. That was just a CHEAP shot. Then, helmet to helmet. Just down right tasteless. :smh:
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BB.. the score was THREE to ZERO... it was a 3rd and 10 play... do you think he would INTENTIALLY try to pick up a personal foul or even a pass interferrence call on 3rd and 10.
 
The young man should not have been ejected. The hit was a good hit. Pass interference YES! but a call that results in ejection HELL NO!


BTW "CONGRATULATIONS TO THE G-MEN"
 
Re: He should have been kicked out

Originally posted by Blacknbengal


I expected something like this from you. :smh: That hit could have ended this young man's career. And all for what? Just because you are losing and frustrated? Please. That guy should have been ejected and if he is not a senior, suspend him some games. I can see if the ball was near the receiver and the receiver was going for the ball. But the receiver was just running down field lookin back for the ball. That was just a CHEAP shot. Then, helmet to helmet. Just down right tasteless. :smh:
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:look:

You see???
BS like this is why folks on here don't like you....:smh:
 
If the hit was flagrant then he should have been ejected. If gSU's player just got knocked the hell out, then he should not have been ejected. It's football, a contact sport. You've gotta be able to take a hit or 2 or 3.

Remember, the SWAC officials are some of the worst ever AND, they also have their favorites. Hopefully, this was not the case, but you never know.
 
Wrong Call!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY!!!


THE CALL.......
BAD DAYUM CALL!!!!! I officiated High School Football for 25 years and College Football for 10 years. I totally understand that the EJECTION was a judgement call by the back judge BUT..........IT WAS A ISHTTY CALL!

All of us have seen pass interference calls more blatant than that and the official did not eject anyone!!! It's that dayum myth about making the new kid on the block pay penitence. This is pure Horsesnit!!! The penalty will carry over to the next season and he will have to sit out the entire 1st half of the opening game for next season.

Poor Call......VERY POOR CALL.
 
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