[EKUAlum05]

My immediate response to that article is that the writer doesn't know the difference between "targeting" and "bounty".

"Targeting" is when you set out to injure a specific player... which he does define correctly.

"Bounty" is when there is a reward for such an action and a clear directive given.

I know this is semantics, but for the purpose of the accusations this is a huge deal. If Bell was instructing their players to try and hurt someone, obviously that is awful and unacceptable, but it is not nearly as despicable as offering a bounty.

The reason I want to point this out is that there are shades of grey to every case.In the case of targeting it would be very easy to misconstrue cliches such as "knock him out", "hit him in the mouth", "Make him quit" as insinuating targeting.

If a bounty situation was in place it would be very cut and dry. The coaches would clearly be on the hook for a pre-conceived act and if found guilty should never be allowed to coach in the State of Kentucky again.

I think it is very important to acknowledge what the writer is accusing the caches of is NOT a bounty... but targeting... based off the input form the article.