I hope your Starting Center gets suspended for a couple of games...

[gobulls83]

Holtz should suspend him. He should have been yanked from the game. That was shameful. He's lucky he didn't seriously injure the Rutgers guy.

Holtz should have pulled him from the game for getting blown up almost the entire night. The play above may have been a response to what the DL with Rutgers was doing inside to him and his brethren by the RU DL. Unfortunately, the RU folks won't want to show those instances so I'll give him a pass on this but not his overall play. If we didn't have another option at center, I could see why they left him in. I personnally would like to see the close ups of the Rutgers DL on USF's OL to see exactly what was happening in that scrum for the entire game. This RU puke that keeps lurking around here d may not like it though.

Yeah the thought occurred to me that it was probably retaliation for something, but I don't think it really matters, personally. Two wrongs, and all that. This was a dirty hit that could have done serious injury and it was totally uncalled for, away from the ball with the guy's back turned to him. Nothing the Rutgers guy could have done justifies that. If a Rutgers player had done the same thing to a USF player, I know I'd be calling for his head.

There are cheap shots, and then there are specific attempts to hurt someone. This is definitely the latter.

And you KNOW this because of this short little clip? You've ascertained his state of mind from that? Please!!

That's a really, really ridiculous argument. He dove at a guy's lower legs from behind way away from the ball. There is no circumstance in which he is supposed to be doing that. What was he doing if not trying to hurt him?

I guess no suspension should ever be handed out, unless the player actually comes out and specifically says, "yeah, I was trying to play dirty" then? Get a clue.

[Reliable Source]

You obviously haven't ever played the game. Perhaps no sport ever.

[Triple B]

Holtz should suspend him. He should have been yanked from the game. That was shameful. He's lucky he didn't seriously injure the Rutgers guy.

Holtz should have pulled him from the game for getting blown up almost the entire night. The play above may have been a response to what the DL with Rutgers was doing inside to him and his brethren by the RU DL. Unfortunately, the RU folks won't want to show those instances so I'll give him a pass on this but not his overall play. If we didn't have another option at center, I could see why they left him in. I personnally would like to see the close ups of the Rutgers DL on USF's OL to see exactly what was happening in that scrum for the entire game. This RU puke that keeps lurking around here d may not like it though.

Yeah the thought occurred to me that it was probably retaliation for something, but I don't think it really matters, personally. Two wrongs, and all that. This was a dirty hit that could have done serious injury and it was totally uncalled for, away from the ball with the guy's back turned to him. Nothing the Rutgers guy could have done justifies that. If a Rutgers player had done the same thing to a USF player, I know I'd be calling for his head.

There are cheap shots, and then there are specific attempts to hurt someone. This is definitely the latter.

And you KNOW this because of this short little clip? You've ascertained his state of mind from that? Please!!

That's a really, really ridiculous argument. He dove at a guy's lower legs from behind way away from the ball. There is no circumstance in which he is supposed to be doing that. What was he doing if not trying to hurt him?

He hit the guy in the thigh, upper part of leg, with his shoulder pad and his head was in front .... Whistle hadn't blown and the player was running toward the play. The Rutgers kid learned a lesson that Chad Clifton didn't learn until he got to the pros.

[gobulls83]

Holtz should suspend him. He should have been yanked from the game. That was shameful. He's lucky he didn't seriously injure the Rutgers guy.

Holtz should have pulled him from the game for getting blown up almost the entire night. The play above may have been a response to what the DL with Rutgers was doing inside to him and his brethren by the RU DL. Unfortunately, the RU folks won't want to show those instances so I'll give him a pass on this but not his overall play. If we didn't have another option at center, I could see why they left him in. I personnally would like to see the close ups of the Rutgers DL on USF's OL to see exactly what was happening in that scrum for the entire game. This RU puke that keeps lurking around here d may not like it though.

Yeah the thought occurred to me that it was probably retaliation for something, but I don't think it really matters, personally. Two wrongs, and all that. This was a dirty hit that could have done serious injury and it was totally uncalled for, away from the ball with the guy's back turned to him. Nothing the Rutgers guy could have done justifies that. If a Rutgers player had done the same thing to a USF player, I know I'd be calling for his head.

There are cheap shots, and then there are specific attempts to hurt someone. This is definitely the latter.

And you KNOW this because of this short little clip? You've ascertained his state of mind from that? Please!!

That's a really, really ridiculous argument. He dove at a guy's lower legs from behind way away from the ball. There is no circumstance in which he is supposed to be doing that. What was he doing if not trying to hurt him?

He hit the guy in the thigh, upper part of leg, with his shoulder pad and his head was in front .... Whistle hadn't blown and the player was running toward the play. The Rutgers kid learned a lesson that Chad Clifton didn't learn until he got to the pros.

This makes no sense. Watch the Rutgers player. His legs go forward, not backward. Reiter wraps his arm around the guy's knee ... from behind. He dove from behind and managed to get the top of his helmet onto the side of the Rutgers player's knee, that doesn't mean he didn't take him out from behind. And you can argue semantics of whether he hit the lower leg or not if you wish (though he clearly did), but clipping is hitting a guy from behind and anywhere below the waist, so it is moot.

And Sapp's hit on Clifton wasn't penalized, though it WAS dirty and unnecessary. This one was dirty and unnecessary AND was flagged.

Edited September 15, 2012 by gobulls83

[gobulls83]

Also, Sapp hit Clifton from the front and above the waist. Not an analogous hit at all, other than the fact that both were away from the ball.

Edited September 15, 2012 by gobulls83

[TrujilloBull2013]

meh... WGAF.

[dausfbulls11]

It was a dirty shot

[2000bull]

during the game it looked almost like he tripped and he was trying to catch himself

[ralph kramden]

Not really

[Rizman]

This kind off dirty play shouldn't be tolerated... deliberately trying to injure other players...

USF's Austin Reiter Goes Low On Rutgers' Scott Vallone

South Florida Bulls center Austin Reiter's hit on Rutgers Scarlet Knights defensive lineman Scott Vallone was penalized on the field as the Bulls lead the Scarlet Knights at the half, 6-3.

Both teams have been sloppy in the game, which is South Florida's first Big East contest of the season. Rutgers has committed seven penalties in the first half, but this penalty on South Florida, one of its two on the night thus far, was most notable for it's blatant nature.

With new Big East commissioner Mike Aresco in the house, a more severe penalty could be headed South Florida and Reiter's way.

http://tampabay.sbna...s-scott-vallone

It's being discussed on the Rutgers board here...

http://rutgers.rival...sid=988&style=2

You are assuming your player did nothing which I doubt. Have you ever played college sports?