Tulsa World: OSU's Gundy today: Big hits have changed college football

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	Report Comment redbeard, Stillwater (11/16/2009 11:54:41 AM) I'm just glad Zac seems to be ok.Taking a big hit like he took Saturday is always scary,not only for the player tackled but also for the tackler. Maybe there needs to be stricter rules for tackling head first and using headgear?
	Report Comment BOBO1, (11/16/2009 12:46:33 PM) Just part of the game. There was nothing dirty in this play just two people doing there best for the team. About the only thing that can be done is to make better protective gear. I mean like what are you going to do say that there can be no head contact...it just happens. No spearing with the helmet...defenders sometimes do what they have to do to stop plays and not think about the consequences of there actions. Unnecessary roughness is the referee's discretion...maybe they should use it more often...some Cowboys question the minor infraction against Texas Tech roughing our punter...football remains as it should be a rought and tough game.
	Report Comment desert fox, (11/16/2009 12:56:41 PM) Silly game that makes obsessed lunatics out of grown men. The whole point of the "game" is to often to make big hits and hurt another "player." Hit him, hit him ! Sports animals indeed.
	Report Comment MexiMike, Tulsa (11/16/2009 1:12:18 PM) Desert Fox, I also enjoy my cow flesh cooked medium rare, belch when I drink beer, and scream massive amounts of obscenities at the referees whether I am at the game or sitting on my couch. Ahhh, football. I love you so.
	Report Comment ikesdad, Tahlequah (11/16/2009 2:21:38 PM) That was a massive hit, but a clean hit. I think Gundy is addressing it correctly when he says that guys are just stronger and bigger in today's game. I think that includes most QB's actually. If you were to ask Zac I bet he would say that he didn't expect to be treated like an untouchable player. He was giving everything he had to try to score and was blinded from Wall coming because of the block going on in front of him. Wall as well was giving it everything he had to try to make a play to stop the Cowboys from putting the game away. He led with his shoulder but their helmets still collided. Thats football, and when Zac took off like that he knew he could be hit like that. I think it shows heart just like Bradford's goal line flip in the bedlam game last year. Sliding is for baseball.
	Report Comment Jay of Tulsa, (11/16/2009 3:34:24 PM) Just part of the game.. don't want to take a hard hit...try basket weaving..
	Report Comment The Masked Assassin, Parts Unknown (11/16/2009 4:28:52 PM) The point of a football game, Desert, is to score more points than your opponent. Tackling is how one team prevents the other from scoring those points. You want to see REAL animals, watch some MMA, or Australian Rules football.
	Report Comment DavidM F, Somewhere (11/16/2009 9:15:12 PM) Yes, it is game of hits, when you run that can happen. I never enjoy seeing people get hurt no matters what team they play for, it is just a game. Maybe some should inlist if they enjoy pain so much...
	Report Comment definedego, (11/17/2009 3:49:38 PM) Make them play with the defense not wearing helmets.

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