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SoCal
11/18/2010, 07:09 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEr6tHeuKnA

Sorry if this has been posted...
85sooners
11/18/2010, 07:21 PM
happened to us against florida all game
Fraggle145
11/18/2010, 07:52 PM
and aTm
sooneron
11/18/2010, 10:26 PM
His falling on the ball is a real tour de force! Bravo!!
DarrellZero
11/18/2010, 11:14 PM
I like the comment, "I blame soccer."
MiccoMacey
11/18/2010, 11:23 PM
and aTm

Every body was all giddy over the "heart" of Von Miller. I thought all along all he was doing was trying to stall.
MamaMia
11/18/2010, 11:50 PM
That how Notre Dame ruined our winning streak. One of their players who was on their team at the time bragged about it.
SoCal
11/28/2010, 10:25 PM
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - California defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi was suspended for Saturday's last-second loss to Washington after admitting he instructed a player to fake an injury in a 15-13 defeat at No. 1 Oregon on Nov. 13.

Athletic director Sandy Barbour made the announcement after the Golden Bears' 16-13 loss Saturday, when Cal (5-7, 3-6 Pac-10) finished the season with a third straight loss, ending its seven-year streak of reaching bowl games. Coach Jeff Tedford said he plans to keep Lupoi on his staff.

"This is a young coach who made a mistake. We make mistakes in life a lot," Barbour said. "He stood up and he accepted responsibility for it. The head coach accepted responsibility for it and I accepted responsibility for it. That's what we do as educators."

Several times this season teams have been accused of faking injuries to slow down the high-powered Ducks. Replays showed nose tackle Aaron Tipoti standing up after a play one second then on the ground moments later grabbing his left leg.

Tedford initially denied that any of his players had feigned injuries in the game before later learning otherwise, he said. When examining the situation and questions as to whether Cal indeed had faked injuries as speculated after the game, Barbour said she and Tedford determined nobody else was involved in such behavior.

Cal consulted with the Pac-10 commissioner's office and no other disciplinary action was expected, Barbour said.

When asked whether he would keep Lupoi on staff, Tedford answered "absolutely."

"I respect him a great deal," Tedford said. "In the heat of the battle and trying to get a substitution in, he used poor judgment. That's no reflection on his character whatsoever or his love for Cal and the program. ... He's a great football coach. A mistake was made. I'm sure we'll learn from it as a whole. We will make sure that we stand for the right things and move forward."

Cal said Lupoi wasn't at Memorial Stadium and declined to comment on the suspension.

"Coach addressed it. It happened that's all that can be said about it," defensive end Cameron Jordan said.
Partial Qualifier
11/28/2010, 10:32 PM
lol

so who is OSU's Fake Injury Coordinator?
PrideTrombone
11/28/2010, 10:36 PM
lol

so who is OSU's Fake Injury Coordinator?

They just called Von Miller for advice.
Leroy Lizard
11/28/2010, 10:37 PM
No one seemed concerned when it happened to us.
Sooner70
11/28/2010, 10:43 PM
This may be a growing issue, especially with the hurry up offense. It appears that for some teams it's a convenient (and illegal) way to counter an effective no huddle team. Breaks the momentum and the advantage that no huddle gives. I smell some rulemaking on coming on this. Don't know hat shape or form it may come, but it may have to.
ocsooner
11/28/2010, 10:57 PM
This may be a growing issue, especially with the hurry up offense. It appears that for some teams it's a convenient (and illegal) way to counter an effective no huddle team. Breaks the momentum and the advantage that no huddle gives. I smell some rulemaking on coming on this. Don't know hat shape or form it may come, but it may have to.

I would suggest more than one play out - 5 or 6 plays maybe?
Leroy Lizard
11/28/2010, 11:10 PM
This may be a growing issue, especially with the hurry up offense. It appears that for some teams it's a convenient (and illegal) way to counter an effective no huddle team. Breaks the momentum and the advantage that no huddle gives. I smell some rulemaking on coming on this. Don't know hat shape or form it may come, but it may have to.

I don't think it's illegal.
btb916
11/28/2010, 11:26 PM
That how Notre Dame ruined our winning streak. One of their players who was on their team at the time bragged about it.

You have a source for this? I've never heard that before.