2009-10-01T15:11:45-04:00 Texas DE Kindle's hit: Dirty or not? 2009-09-21T16:55:02-04:00 216 2009-09-21T16:55:02-04:00 1 22 10 2009-10-01T00:03:06-04:00 10 TX Double6Fan Lubbock 871097 218 &quot;Helmet-to-helmet is pretty obvious and this was not a direct helmet-to-helmet shot ......&quot; Our country has gone mad. What drugs are you taking? Is there ANY WAY it could be more clear? Does his head have to come off his body??????? Nah...you and people like you are just pulling everyone else's leg. No one can actually watch that and say it's clean. Funny. 7077777 2009-10-01T15:11:45-04:00 18 TX Natural Observer Austin 871314 "Helmet-to-helmet is pretty obvious and this was not a direct helmet-to-helmet shot ......" ...Is there ANY WAY it could be more clear? Does his head have to come off his body... Funny. 219 Lol! You need to be watching more football, my man. You might notice lots of helmets popping off and heads flailing around that have NOTHING TO DO with &quot;helmet to helmet.&quot; Potts' helmet came off, from the side, because of Kindle's facemask ...kinda like popping the top off your favorite beverage. Well, you're gonna be seeing &quot;helmet to helmet,&quot; even though it's so stinkin' obvious from all angles that it was &quot;facemask to helmet&quot; no matter how many times you watch it ...so, guess you'll just have to find a way to live with it. Intervention therapy could help, I've heard ... 7087097 2009-10-01T00:03:06-04:00 10 TX Double6Fan Lubbock 871097 218 &quot;Helmet-to-helmet is pretty obvious and this was not a direct helmet-to-helmet shot ......&quot; Our country has gone mad. What drugs are you taking? Is there ANY WAY it could be more clear? Does his head have to come off his body??????? Nah...you and people like you are just pulling everyone else's leg. No one can actually watch that and say it's clean. Funny. 7077777 2009-09-30T20:21:50-04:00 1 XX UT4XChamps No City 878148 217 When Kindle's facemask came into contact with the football, anything that follows is a non-issue. 7075914 2009-09-30T10:52:18-04:00 1 TX JNip Austin 877843 216 i talked to the referees before the Texas vs UTEP game and they told me that they thought that it was an illegal hit cause of the way he dips his helmet. thats all i can say about that 7066832 2009-09-30T07:48:45-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/877/148/thumb/oklahoma-state-flag.gif 2 TX SoonerBorn74 Sherman 877808 215 That's a flag! At the last second the defender lead with this head. Crew chief should have made the call. Big 12 will review this play. 7064260 2009-09-30T07:44:08-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/877/148/thumb/oklahoma-state-flag.gif 2 TX SoonerBorn74 Sherman 877808 214 That's a flag! He lead with his helmet and the last second. Crew chief should have got that one right. Big 12 will review this one. 7064208 2009-09-29T17:13:40-04:00 1 TX michelle51 Wimberley 877352 213 Good grief get a grip folks, he hit him below the neck area and slid up as Potts went down, plus Potts was playing without his chinstrap snapped. Helmet-to-helmet is pretty obvious and this was not a direct helmet-to-helmet shot ...... 7060662 2009-09-28T15:17:15-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/769/709/thumb/El_Nino.jpg 2 TX FutbolFreak Keller 770369 212 Text book tackle that should be the example that all coaches should coach to...delicious. 7043796 2009-09-27T23:08:25-04:00 957 TX Bedias90 Vidor 190275 211 But of all the College Quarterbacks, who would have thought that TEBOW would be the one to get hurt by a big hit? I hope hes ok--Go Texas. 7034144 2009-09-27T23:05:45-04:00 957 TX Bedias90 Vidor 190275 210 Quachita---Johnny Lujack didnt face rock hard 18 year old defensive ends weighing 240 and running the 40 in 4.5, and the teams are loaded with them these days. 7034108 216 <div class="photo_container image_center"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_images/kindle-potts.jpg" alt="Double Click to select a Photo" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Was Sergio Kindle's hit on Taylor Potts dirty?::AP</div> </div> <p>A defensive end comes flying off the edge. The quarterback is looking downfield and barely sees him coming. The collision produces a sickening thwack, and quarterback, ball and helmet all fly off in different directions.<br /><br />Has to be a dirty, helmet-on-helmet hit, doesn't it?<br /><br />Not in the case of Texas defensive end Sergio Kindle's hit on Texas Tech's Taylor Potts during the fourth quarter of Saturday's 34-24 Texas win. As you'll see in the video below, Kindle used proper tackling technique. The hit just happened to be especially hellacious.</p> <p>Before we get into the particulars of this discussion, let's get one thing out of our systems. No, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/06/29/texas-kindle.ap/index.html" target="_blank">Kindle was not texting when he hit Potts</a>.</p> <p>From Pop Warner on up, any coach worth his salt begins each season with a warning that if you can't see what you're about to hit, you're in trouble. One of ABC's replays (video is below) clearly showed that Kindle saw exactly what he was trying to hit - the football. He planted his face into the ball, which Potts had clutched to his chest. Then Kindle did what any good tackler is taught to do. He exploded from the knees up and drove his body through the ballcarrier. This explosion caused the crown of his helmet to rise into Potts' helmet. Look at the photo above. Notice that even after driving through the tackle, Kindle's eyes remain on his target.<br /><br />Most people think the helmet-to-helmet rule exists to protect defenseless receivers or quarterbacks. While it does afford them some extra protection, the real reason for the rule is to protect tacklers from themselves. A tackler who dips his head and leads with the crown of his helmet stands a good chance of winding up paralyzed or dead.<br /><br />Kindle obviously listened to his coaches, because he made a perfect form tackle on Potts. In the process, he also jarred the ball loose and allowed his team to recover deep in opposing territory in the fourth quarter of a one-possession game.<br /><br />Final verdict: Kindle's hit was brutal, but it absolutely wasn't dirty.</p> <p> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="560" height="340" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rSsLkBG_64Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rSsLkBG_64Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> </object> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/245/899/thumb/staples_andy2.jpg 39 Andy Staples 246219 78421 <div class="photo_container image_center"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_images/kindle-potts.jpg" alt="Double Click to select a Photo" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Was Sergio Kindle's hit on Taylor Potts dirty?::AP</div> </div> <p>A defensive end comes flying off the edge. The quarterback is looking downfield and barely sees him coming. The collision produces a sickening thwack, and quarterback, ball and helmet all fly off in different directions.<br /><br />Has to be a dirty, helmet-on-helmet hit, doesn't it?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>