James Smith suspended for Texas A&M game

**Cyclone29** · 10-24-2009, 03:46 PM

http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/...tion-rule.html (Ejection rule)

**mustangcy** · 10-24-2009, 03:46 PM

100% a personal foul....the ejection was ridiculous.

**CyFan987** · 10-24-2009, 03:46 PM

I agree, he should play

**no2cyclones** · 10-24-2009, 03:46 PM

By far and away the worst call I've seen in a football game in my 22 years and 11 months on this planet.

**cstrunk** · 10-24-2009, 03:47 PM

It doesn't say anything in there about reducing the punishment....

He won't get to play against A&M. It was a stupid play on his part, but should NOT have ended with him being ejected.

**Minnyclone** · 10-24-2009, 03:47 PM

What if the review shows that personal foul was called that shouldn't have been?

**Ciclone** · 10-24-2009, 07:03 PM

Confirmed one half from CPR via the Rag:

Safety James Smith was ejected for throwing a punch (and connecting) early in the third quarter – and according to coach Paul Rhoads:

“By rule, he has to sit out the first half of the next game.”

**ISUFan22** · 10-24-2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by mustangcy

100% a personal foul....the ejection was ridiculous.

Agreed. Penalty was fair but ejection seemed extreme. No idea what he said though, that may have been the deciding factor.

**mapnerd** · 10-24-2009, 07:06 PM

I hope he doesn't get put in the doghouse. Personally, I like to see the intensity sometimes.

**DRCHIRO** · 10-24-2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by mapnerd

I hope he doesn't get put in the doghouse. Personally, I like to see the intensity sometimes.

I don't think he will. He knew had did something stupid and payed for it by not being able to play the rest of the game.

Emotions were running high and we will see him next week vs A&M.

If Benton is out, who takes his place?

**Cy Hard** · 10-24-2009, 07:11 PM

O'Connell took his place and played great!

**Enginerd** · 10-24-2009, 07:13 PM

I admit I may have not have seen all of it but by what I saw on TV it was a marginal penalty at best and a complete joke of an ejection. If that was the standard there would be numerouse ejections every game. My only guess is that he was warned a few times during the game and he rubbed the officials the wrong way. Again, based only on the replay that I saw, horrible call.

**zmanzbo** · 10-24-2009, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by delt4cy

As much as Nebbie handed the clones this game, we tried to hand it right back, and this is one of many examples. Overreaction by the ref, but James should have been the bigger man.

I hate comments like this we won and forced those turnovers. Why can't you just be happy with the win and give the team some credit for gods sake?

**cyclones357** · 10-24-2009, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by TarHeelHawk

What the hell did he do? That punch (if that's what it was for) didn't look that bad.

It wasnt a punch either, it was a shove and maybe a slap to the helmet. If you saw the replay he gets taken out by the Nebraska guy when the play was pretty much over, he had a reason to be PO'd

**Aclone** · 10-24-2009, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by cyclones357

It wasnt a punch either, it was a shove and maybe a slap to the helmet. If you saw the replay he gets taken out by the Nebraska guy when the play was pretty much over, he had a reason to be PO'd

Yes, but it's always the retaliation that refs see. And one would think that a senior should know better.