Dr. Noah Dean - NCAA Personal Foul Analysis / 2011 A&M vs UT Football (Lone Star Showdown)

Dr. Noah Dean exposes the flaw(s) in the current NCAA rule book regarding helmet-to-helmet collisions and how only an official with a fundamental understanding of Physics, Biomechanics, and Motor Behavior can apply the rule in a fair manner. The personal foul call against A&M defensive back Trent Hunter (collision with UT receiver Mike Davis) is used in a frame-by-frame analysis.

Feel free to comment - but please do so in a respectable manner. Thanks.

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[racowmav]

@allyouneedislove43

They never would have been in field goal range had it not been for the penalty and the no call

[racowmav]

@allyouneedislove43

Don't see how? Well it should it should have been 2nd and 15 @ UT's 24 yard line after this play. Instead it ended up being 1st and 10 at the UT 39 yard line. It was this play coupled with the no call/hold on(UT#66 clearly held TAMU#90 keeping him from sacking mccoy for a loss)the Mccoy run that cost the TAMU the game. It should also be noted that UT's number 70 could have / should have been called for unnecessary roughness on the mccoy run.

[mike16179]

i think the aggies should get the thumb out there arse and worry bout getting beat on a weekly basis in the sec big 12 wont miss ya dont let the door hit ya on your way out HOOK EM HORNS

[jkyles1000]

The degree of your analysis is so detailed and in-depth that they make your conclusions pretty much indisputable. I would like to ask for your analysis regarding the AL-LSU game in which LSU's Matthieu clotheslines AL's Kirkpatrick on an LSU punt return. According to the NCAA rules, should Matthew have been ejected? And since the penalty occurred before LSU took possession of the ball (caught the punt), shouldn't the ball have been brought back and AL receive an automatic 1st down? Thanks!

[kcda59]

sports science

[PinkFloydJunky]

It was a bad call, but @allyouneedislove43 is right, we lost it as a team. We should have been leading by enough for the play not to really matter.

[allyouneedislove43]

I don't see how this call made the Aggies lose. You lost as a team! It's not like it was 4th & 15, it was 1st & 15. Ref saw helmet to helmet contact, so he had to call it. They have this rule to protect the players. And I see a lot of Aggies dissing the Big 12...if you think you're hot shit, how about winning the Big 12 first before you leave.

[10TheStar]

Big 12*

[10TheStar]

I have been against the helmet to helmet contact rule since it started. Personally I think it takes the athleticism of defenders in check, and think that this is a good explanation of the mechanics of the rule. But each official has his own judgement. And while I agree with some of the other commenters that the Nig 12 officials suck, the officials did not lose the aggies this game.

[CraftworldDaemon]

Great explanation. Having played contact sports (Hockey and Football) you can easily see the difference between a player attempting to hit another player and laying off. That play was quite obviously laying off and the contact was incidental. If anything the Texas player should have been called for helmet-to-helmet for not avoiding contact with the DB. The A&M player made attempts to lessen the impact. The Texas player did not.