Vols fans angry targeting wasn't called on hit that knocks Evan Berry out of game
Texas A&M’s Cullen Gillaspia rocked Tennessee return ace Evan Berry during a kickoff return Saturday.
Everybody can agree on that.
The play happened so fast, and CBS didn’t show many replays, that it was difficult to tell whether Gillaspia hit Berry with his helmet or his shoulder.
It appeared as though the crown of Gillaspia’s helmet hit Berry’s facemask.
Tennessee fans had no doubt.
Question: how was targeting not called on the Evan Berry hit/fumble?
— Rocky Top News (@rockytop_news) October 8, 2016
So Verne and Gary aren't even going to mention the helmet to helmet hit on the Evan Berry fumble. @CBSSports #Tennessee #reviewable
— brandon bassham (@bkbassham11) October 8, 2016
@NCAA if you want to use a film on targeting, use UT vs. TAMU Evan Berry. Your crew just blew it and a player is concussed. Great job.
— Lee Rice (@theleelee) October 8, 2016
Helmet to helmet blow not called, that's why Evan Berry fumbled, but they blind #TENNvsTAMU
— Harold Lawrence III™ (@mrtennessee865) October 8, 2016
#TENNvsTAMU govols @espn @TimBrando that hit on Evan berry should have been reviewed. Didn't JRM get ejected for something like that?
— Brian Hatmaker (@BHattie) October 8, 2016
Helmet to helmet contact on Evan Berry. Butch Jones has every right to lay into the official. #terrible
— Grayson Byard (@DJGraysonB) October 8, 2016
@CBSSportsCFB Please let me see the hit on Evan Berry's fumble again. It looked like #12 lowered helmet and hit him in the face. #noflag
— Bartley (@bartleymac) October 8, 2016
Or targeting? He has the mark from Evan Berry's face mask ON THE TOP of his helmet https://t.co/7p39WpoKvv
— Jordan Leaver (@jtleaver02) October 8, 2016
Here’s a video of the hit. Was it legal?
You decide.
And Evan Berry fumbles the ensuing kickoff, after being hit by the 12th man. https://t.co/5BYFlKgL7A
— @GrantRamey (@GrantRamey) October 8, 2016
The hit knocked Berry out of the game.
You can see the spot on the top of the guy’s helmet where he hit berry.. no questions whatsoever
Absolutely targeting. Horrible no-call that gives A&M excellent field position which they scored on and it takes Tenn’s best return man out of the game. These refs are awful.
Lol, exactly when was Berry defenseless? Also, the A&M defender was being blocked so it’s a little tough to say he was targeting.
You are still allowed to hit people right?
Not with the top of your helmet into the face mask of people. Berry is out of the game because of that dangerous hit.
Well Gaulden taughted Powell in the Florida game and they incorrectly ejected Powell.
Barnett threw a punch at a UGA player and he didn’t he ejected. My point is, refs don’t always get it correct and it’s benefited Tennessee more than it has other teams.
Unless you can line up the missed calls side by side from this season – those that went against Tennessee and those that benefitted them – keep your idiotic claims to yourself.
Looks like he may have be blocked into the ball carrier. Not sure that counts for targeting.
The player was not a defenseless player therefore there is not targeting.
Defenseless player rule applies to forcible contact above shoulders, not crown violations.
I hope this is a joke? Suck it up. Play football, if you want to play tidily winks join a league and get off this website!
Are you saying suck it up since Tennessee was just called for targeting the same guy that should already be ejected for targeting?? Just wondering. And I’m not a Vols or an Aggie
TOTALLY different plays!!!
Still pissed about getting worn out by the Vols? Get over it.
Guess magic Pixie dust ran out. Tennessee built their team ‘brick by brick’ and it still took magic pixie dust. Tennessee is not gonna win anything. Come on man.
Lmfao–“not gonna win anything”–so apparently a win @ Sanford is meaningless these days, huh?–news flash, we’re gonna win the division and play for a conference championship– “pixie dust” lol
Lets see? Lose to Bama lose the SECCG and lose in the Citrus. Can’t spell Citrus without UT !!!LMFAO!
@adb you are an idiot. Have fun at the Music City Bowl.
At least they have pixie dust. All GA has is game film. Spoken like a true bitter GA fan. There’s always next year, right?
One word: Jennings. Get off this thread.
Bahahaha ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻bye
38-28😓😓😓😓😓😓
I’d say something about Florida’s players but they are too scared to play the game…
LMAO
Afraid of LSU? REALLY? FLORIDA SHOULD JOIN THE ACC
Wonder why 41 wasn’t called for block in the back.
That does not play into Tennessee’s argument. So it’s not worth mentioning.
These are the same fans that argued that the hit on Del Rio was completely legitimate saying our TE blocked the N. Texas player into LDR’s legs, but 41 blocking 12 in this case is completely ignored and it was an obvious targeting call.