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Technically, I think the call against Crable was correct. I REALLY don't like it, but it's in the book. USC guy should have been called for it as well.

I listened to a couple of guys on the radio here in Columbus who were talking about the Crable hit and they were saying that they think the rule needs to be altered or scrapped altogether. I agree. I can't recall their exact reasoning, but it made sense to me at the time. Whether Crable made helmet-to-helmet contact on that play or not, Smith was going to get hit and hit hard. It seems to me that the rule really does nothing to protect anybody in that particular situation.

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No rule against helmet to helmet hits? Should there be no facemasking either?

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I'm not talking about spearing or intentional helmet to helmet contact. The rulebook is somewhat vague but it mentions intent. Somehow over time helmet-to-helmet penalties have gone from being a judgment call to being automatic regardless of intent or the severity of the contact. Maybe my interpretation of the rule is incorrect, but it looks to me like it's been taken too far.

*edit* FWIW, I have no problem with the Crable call. That's how they're calling helmet-to-helmet these days and they are pretty consistent about it. I would just like to see the rule changed or interpreted correctly.