Arb lover

November 18th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^

That's the dumbest attempt at a video response I've seen in a while. Everyone is taught not to get up from the pile until the guy on top of you gets off. Otherwise things happen like you step on moving legs (as what happened here).

Bottom line, the IU guy doesn't want his leg stepped on, he shouldn't be moving it while the guy on top of him is trying to get off. 

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freelion

November 18th, 2018 at 8:25 AM ^

My pure speculation is that Chase plays although maybe not as many snaps as he normally does. He is the inspirational leader of this defense and needs to lead the revenge tour. Gary also needs to step up big in this game as well.

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northernmich

November 18th, 2018 at 9:45 AM ^

That would be my speculation too and probably the most realistic scenario. But I’ll take 15 snaps of Chase over 0 any day. Have him out there the first drive and hopefully it’s a 3 and out and the momentum swings early and then rotate him in accordingly.

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Sten Carlson

November 18th, 2018 at 2:27 PM ^

I disagree with this take.  I’m not exhonorating Chase — it pretty clear to me, because he didn’t hop off when he felt the leg under his foot, that he didn’t make an attempt to mitigate his action.  However, as I’m trying to be objective as possible here, I think the IU player was flailing his leg around a bit, and the more I watch it, he looks like he might have been trying to kick Chase a bit.   He then tries to get up quickly, even with players on his back. 

Bottom line for me — as someone who wouldn’t shy away from these kinds of interaction on the field back in the day — when you bring that game you need to be prepared for the consequences.  That said, the IU player’s cheap shot is 100% NOT mitigated by what Chase did.  It’s understandable that he’d be looking for his chance to get back at him, and he certainly did, but BOTH should have probably drawn flags.  This idea that posting this vid somehow exhonorates the cheap shot on Chase is laughable.  But, as I said, you bring that game you’re going to get it back.  

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Sten Carlson

November 18th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^

It sure looks 72 moved his leg under Chase’s foot, and I want to believe that is what happened.  Whether it did or didn’t go down that way we’ll never know.  But, what’s 100% obvious is that 72 took it as intentional and that prompted his response.  I was furious with 72 during the game, and I still think he’s a thug, but at least now I get why he did what he did.

I know football and all, but maybe (assuming it was accidental) Chase would have been better severed to give the guy the, “oh shit, my bad ... “ type reaction in an attempt to diffuse the situation.  I love Chase, and would be very disappointed to know he did that intentionally — I don’t like how he throws his hands up and looks at the ref, that’s usually an indication of some knowledge of what he was doing.  To me, if it’s 100% accidental he would have made more of a hop off the leg once he felt it under his foot.  Either way, Chase needs to be more careful.  

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