McNutt was about 3 feet away from becoming a major

[LukeinBemidji]

Owner of ESPN stock. That camera almost took his knee out. What would have that cost the mothership?

 

[FalseMirage]

Not enough.

 

[TheeHawkeye]

That thing had to be at least 50 lbs.

 

[HawkForce]

That is what I said....ESPN almost was put in a situation where they needed to lawyer up....unbelievable. They would have been liable for a LOT of damages if that thing would have hit Mcnutt...did you see how fast it came down?

 

[LukeinBemidji]

That is what I said....ESPN almost was put in a situation where they needed to lawyer up....unbelievable. They would have been liable for a LOT of damages if that thing would have hit Mcnutt...did you see how fast it came down?

Exactly - the weight is an issue but the speed was crazy.

 

[acharipar35]

I was more worried about one of the cables snapping. Those will cut people up.

 

[GhostofBTT]

I was more worried about one of the cables snapping. Those will cut people up.

Have you ever seen the movie Ghost Ship?

I though if something like that happened, they would have just called the game a tie and let us have our dignity.

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

I was more worried about one of the cables snapping. Those will cut people up.

I don't think those cables were under enough tension for something like that to happen. I just have a feeling the whole situation was schemed up by Stoops.

 

[tm3308]

That is what I said....ESPN almost was put in a situation where they needed to lawyer up....unbelievable. They would have been liable for a LOT of damages if that thing would have hit Mcnutt...did you see how fast it came down?

This. When I first saw McNutt kind of dancing around, it didn't look all that bad. But when you see the full replay and see just how fast it came down, and just how close it came to hitting McNutt at full speed, it's pretty scary.

 

[Cyhawk]

It really didn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It was coming down slow and would have been no more than a big nudge. I'm sure he's taken bigger hits in his career than that would have caused. It was unexpected.

 

[cf84]

Have you ever seen the movie Ghost Ship?

I though if something like that happened, they would have just called the game a tie and let us have our dignity.

I thought of the same thing. Kind of gruesome if you choose to watch.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbSjSIY0Zkk&feature=related"]GHOST SHIP opening scene - YouTube[/ame]

 

[tm3308]

It really didn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It was coming down slow and would have been no more than a big nudge. I'm sure he's taken bigger hits in his career than that would have caused. It was unexpected.

You realize the look from a wide angle was in slow mo, right?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPPJ6rg_TTA]OU vs Iowa 2011 Skycam Fall (HD) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Skeets77]

I had turned off the TV and didn't even see this. OMG that was crazy. Yea his knees could of gotten jacked but the initially when the camera hit the field it was only 6 or 7 feet left of McNutt. Wow. Ok got a clip and made from pics for you guys.

 

[silvanthalas]

It really didn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It was coming down slow and would have been no more than a big nudge. I'm sure he's taken bigger hits in his career than that would have caused. It was unexpected.

That last sentence is the biggest problem with your argument in the preceding sentences.

As a football player, you know you can get hit at any time and you've trained all your life to deal with that. You expect to get hit, you're prepared for it every time the ball is snapped.

But you don't expect a camera to drop on your head, and that is a Grand Canyon of difference from preparing to be hit by another player.

 

[TheAvernus]

I have never seen anything like that, but the dumbest thing honestly was when they were moving the camera off the field none of the people/players on the sideline moved. I mean seriously how dumb can you be to see a cable pulling a camera coming at you and just stand there. ESPN and crew didnt do a very good job of cleaning up their pathetic mess.

 

[DportHawks]

I was thinking more along the lines of a scene from the final destination movies.

 

[WildTurkey]

Wow that scene in Ghost ship is pretty sick.. And very unreal..

 

[trapperjon]

The cam coming down reminded me of those Buffalo Wild Wings commercials where they want to send the game into overtime.

 

[tm3308]

I have never seen anything like that, but the dumbest thing honestly was when they were moving the camera off the field none of the people/players on the sideline moved. I mean seriously how dumb can you be to see a cable pulling a camera coming at you and just stand there. ESPN and crew didnt do a very good job of cleaning up their pathetic mess.

To be honest though, they can't possibly have been expecting something like that to happen at this point. Maybe when it was a new and innovative concept, but not after it's been around for nearly a decade.

McDonough (sp?) was probably right when he asked how long it'll be before ESPN has "Skycam SWAT teams" on standby.

 

[528646]

It really didn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It was coming down slow and would have been no more than a big nudge. I'm sure he's taken bigger hits in his career than that would have caused. It was unexpected.

LOL! Too funny.

Let's rig one up and drop one on you, and we will see what kind of nudge it would be...