Why didn't that piece of shit get ejected? They talk about player safety and targeting that gets players ejected. This was much worse than the targeting rule. He couldn't even brace for impact.
As I recall, Stingley was confused and somebody was talking to him from the sideline. That allowed Smith to get the jump on him. If it would have been me, Ida just tackled Smith before he caught the ball. ... taken the penalty and forced to make another play. Though I agree, Stingley should have been back a little bit.
So here's what I think the ramification of the worst defensive play call I've every seen has on the bigger picture. It kept Alabama's playoff hopes alive. A 46-34 win by LSU would have looked so much worse to the playoff committee. Tua is still in the Heisman race, although that ankle looks like he won't be playing next week and maybe the next 2 games.
Alabama very smartly duped us by looking off to the sideline for the call on offense but then quickly snapped it. Stingley was pissed.
In that scenario with a 12 point lead and 1 min and change left you put 8 dbs on field and rush 3. May them use the entire time to score once if at all.
