Did Cal Fake Injuries to Slow Oregon’s Offense?
Yes. But that’s not really what I’m going to talk about, mostly because it was obvious that Cal was sending in signals for players to fake injuries on demand to stop Oregon’s hurry offense. Here’s video evidence courtesy of some Oregon (or anti-Cal) fan. There’s not much to add to that; Therefore, this post will focus solely on explaining why there is nothing wrong with faking injuries in college football. Before you get too upset, I should recall a story about how my team (the mighty Golden Hurricane of Tulsa) were on the business end of some major league (soccer) flopping. When current Auburn offensive coordinator held the same position at Tulsa, East Carolina used the same faking injury tactic to slow Tulsa’s hurry up no huddle attack in the 2008 Conference USA championship game. Of course, the hurry up no huddle had not yet swept the nation and the strategy of bogus injuries to slow it was pretty much unheard of. Despite this, Tulsa fans quickly caught on and began booing each phan
Related Questions
- Since the new system proposes to do away with the distinction between injuries and illnesses, is there guidance on how to classify cases to complete column M on the Cal/OSHA 300 Log?
- If employers electronically post the Cal/OSHA 300-A Summary of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses, are they in compliance with the posting requirements of 14300.32 (b) (5)?
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