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Old Goal Posts
Sep 6, 2015, 8:59 PM
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Since the injury to Mike Williams has seemingly been the result of him colliding with that large square base we should try to resolve that problem. It occurs to me that without taking a poll the vast majority of Tigernet members would agree that the old traditional round goal posts, well padded, would be much safer than the present system. The feature that lowers the goal post to the ground at the end of the game has outlived it's usefulness. If enough Tigernet members agree with me, we could test the collective power of the forum to see if we could cause the "powers that be" to revert to the "Old Goal Posts" and prevent these devastating injuries.
I would propose that someone that knows their way around the forum take this project or "cause" and petition the right people to get the ball rolling. I don't know anyone personally, but I would think "Hartins" would do a great job. We just need to get the attention of the right people.
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They should be underground and only come up in kicking situations. ***
Sep 6, 2015, 9:05 PM
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My God, that is a brilliant idea***
Sep 6, 2015, 9:11 PM
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Re: Old Goal Posts
Sep 6, 2015, 9:38 PM
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When they put in the collapsible goal post, didn't someone get seriously injured from tearing down the fixed post? It was at Clemson or some where else, I don't really remember.
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All-TigerNet [10860]
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Back in the day they were on the front goal line. What was
Sep 6, 2015, 9:48 PM
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it like then.
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110%er [5915]
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Re: Back in the day they were on the front goal line. What was
Sep 6, 2015, 10:10 PM
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NFL only? They moved them back for safety?
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How about ejecting the Wofford player that pushed him in to it?***
Sep 6, 2015, 10:08 PM
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Re: How about ejecting the Wofford player that pushed him in to it?***
Sep 6, 2015, 10:19 PM
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The kid was trying to make a play!Don't think it was intentional!I
have heard that argument ,but I don't buy it!
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Re: Eject him for what? Kid did what any other DB would do.***
Sep 6, 2015, 11:16 PM
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This goal post injury, reminded me how insanely dangerous arena football is. I mean the whole darn field is padded barriers waiting for an akward landing or mistimed tackle that causes a crushing spinal injury.
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Are we gonna overlook that the ball was overthrown...
Sep 6, 2015, 10:20 PM
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Mike did an incredible job of fielding that ball that was too high and too far back on the goal line. Had Deshaun put that ball several yards in front of the goal post and in front of Mike, he would have harmlessly ran right past the goal post.
I feel horrible for Mike who is being punished for making a great play, but I'm glad he is okay.
I don't think we should blame the goalpost. It is easiest to blame the Wofford pusher but Deshaun also deserves part of the blame... he threw an unnecessarily high ball for that far back in the endzone.
Bottom Line... this was a freak injury that will probably NEVER happen again regardless of field goal post changes....
Let's just hope Mike gets back healthy and this doesn't set his promising career back.
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110%er [6692]
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Are you being serious?***
Sep 6, 2015, 10:28 PM
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Re: Are we gonna overlook that the ball was overthrown...
Sep 6, 2015, 10:40 PM
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djosie13, You have completely missed the point. No one can control what the players do or don't do. We can only try to make the environment safer.
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CU Guru [1806]
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I don't think I missed the point....
Sep 6, 2015, 10:43 PM
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I just think this incident was so isolated and "freakish" in nature that it will never happen again. Why should we change the field goal posts because of it. I think sometimes when people get hurt, we look to blame everything around the incident instead of accepting that the incident happened and moving on.
I just don't think the field goal posts contributed to the injury anymore than the push or the throw...
That's my opinion... disagree if you may
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