There are two targeting rules. This whole situation would be solved if they just named them something else, but they're both "targeting."
9-3-1: No player shall target and initiate contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul.
This rule is intended to protect the targeter. The point is to discourage people from using their heads as weapons. It doesn't matter if you hit a chest, a foot, or a crotch. It's still targeting. This is the rule that McDowell was penalized under. Lowering your head makes it more likely that you will get called for this penalty, as you naturally lead with the crown of your head when you do so.
9-4-1: Targeting and Initiating Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player
This rule is intended to protect the targetee. This is where "helmet-helmet" contact gets brought up. This is the part the Note explains. The Note does not refer to 9-3-1.
It doesn't make sense to compare players who are ejected under these separate rules, as they are separate rules that tragically share the same name.
It is directed at Michigan State and Mark Dantonio, the man whose** super power is generating offense from anything and everything. It is master trolling.
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There are two targeting rules. This whole situation would be solved if they just named them something else, but they're both "targeting."
9-3-1: No player shall target and initiate contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul.
This rule is intended to protect the targeter. The point is to discourage people from using their heads as weapons. It doesn't matter if you hit a chest, a foot, or a crotch. It's still targeting. This is the rule that McDowell was penalized under. Lowering your head makes it more likely that you will get called for this penalty, as you naturally lead with the crown of your head when you do so.
9-4-1: Targeting and Initiating Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player
This rule is intended to protect the targetee. This is where "helmet-helmet" contact gets brought up. This is the part the Note explains. The Note does not refer to 9-3-1.
It doesn't make sense to compare players who are ejected under these separate rules, as they are separate rules that tragically share the same name.
It is directed at Michigan State and Mark Dantonio, the man whose** super power is generating offense from anything and everything. It is master trolling.