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You gotta lose the “sucker punch” meme.
It was an over the top stiff arm. Happens all the time in a man’s game.
It WAS over the top, and the REF told him so.
Your argument is more credible when you correctly call an action a “sucker punch”.
Fairly DID commit a cheap shot, (and drew a 15-yarder.) I’d call it that too. Newton did NOT throw a sucker punch.
What do you call the attempted chop block by #3 on Fairly? Justifiable cheap shot? Fair play? Be objective.
How about all the other incidents of driving Murray into the ground, gouging with his face on a guy that is approx. 100lbs. lighter? Go back to page one of this thread and look at the pictures I posted. Most are of separate events.
Fairley did nick himself when he and another player came down hard on Murray during a run. Again, it was a spear play where Faireley Dirty should have been penalized and probably ejected after the other incidents. There is a chance he will hurt himself seriously with the spearing, but more likely he will really hurt another player.
I am hoping for a good SEC officiating crew (I know, an oxymoron) for the Iron Bowl.
Roll Tide!!
I call the attempt on Fairly as ‘justifiable anger’ if nothing more to get the attention of what had happened BEFORE, since nothing more than ‘yards’ were issued out and the health and welfare of the QB within the rules was ‘ignored’.
The ONGOING actions of Fairly (in more than just this game) must be taken into account. He hurt his own shoulder trying once again to drive another QB into the turf. Once, ok. Twice, agressive defense. Ongoing = dirty. And i’ll bet ANYONE not a Auburn fan that saw this game has the similar reaction.
And if that’s not enuf, just WHO were the one’s ejected by throwing punches?
Newton’s head slap was also another example of playing outside the intent. There was NO stiff in that arm.
disclaimer: i am a LSU fan so i do have a bit of bias.