Camera Narrowly Misses Player as it Crashes to Field During College Football Game
- Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:05am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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The back judge moves an overhead video camera after it fell on the field during the second half of the Insight Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt York)
A college football player had a narrow miss with an overhead video camera as it came crashing down to the field during the Insight Bowl Friday.
The ESPN camera just missed Iowa receiver Martin McNutt Jr., who became entangled in the guide wire but wasn’t hurt, according to the Associated Press.
“First, I looked: What is it that fell from the sky?’” McNutt said. “The next thing I know, the camera kind of scratched me a little bit. It was just pulling me and I knew I didn’t want to keep going with it.”
McNutt dodged the camera as it fell behind him, suffering only a minor scratch, according to the AP. The game was delayed briefly while crews took the camera off the field and made sure the wire was out of the way. Iowa ultimately lost 31-14 to No. 19 Oklahoma.
“I felt like somebody was trying to kill me on their [Oklahoma's] staff,” he said. “If you are looking, I’m looking for you. No. It was lucky it didn’t hit me.”
Watching the camera fall on ESPN, one commentator made a decidedly different observation.
“Heck, if you look up you might think it’s a Soviet satellite falling out of the sky or something,” he said.
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SirFlannel
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 10:44pmThe coach looks down at the camera and says, “Walk it off, son.”
Report Post »Jennifer_D
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:49pmRe: “I felt like somebody was trying to kill me on their [Oklahoma's] staff,” he said. “If you are looking, I’m looking for you. No. It was lucky it didn’t hit me.”
Seriously?! Would you like some cheese to go with that whine? Pfft!
Report Post »racontuer
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 1:27amTell me again that God is not watching football. Truth is against Public Policy.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 10:30pmOk, this kid went thru school his whole life , with the name Martin McNutt, no wonder a damn camera almost 86ed his ass….. Just born under a bad sign bro….
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 10:11pmI was watching the game last night when this happened. Very frightening as it was a few feet from the huddle—players could have been seriously hurt if it hit them! I don’t thing there is one bit of humor in this dangerous event that should never have happened! ESPN owned the camera per the guys calling the game for TV! Those of you who find humor or make your stupid comments are showing your stupidity, totally out of line and just plain disgusting!
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:40pmi smell a new governmental agency to regulate sky-cams
Report Post »Roywalling
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:05pmdon’t worry,bama will appoint a camera czar.
Report Post »garbagecanlogic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:08pmProbably one of the black players trying to steal it…………………
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
Report Post »The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
ndmOB
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 7:57pm“Screws fall out all the time; the world’s an imperfect place.”
Report Post »karen162
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:29pmOh Heaven’s. Stu and Pat will waste a 1/2 hour of air time on this Tues. Did we ever pass a Constitution limiting their sports talk? Please tell me we did.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:44pm@karen162
I like Pat and Stu especially when they talk sports because it‘s a backhand to Glenn’s lack of manliness…I mean lack of sports knowledge. Those two are hilarious. So if you don’t like it, TOUGH CRAP!!!!!!!!
Go change the station.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:58pmLike a coconut falling out of a tree.
Report Post »Misha
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 4:23pmGiven that nobody was hurt, it was funny when they dragged the thing off the field. It looked like an alien.
Report Post »IhaveOneToo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 3:02pmThe second paragraph says:
“The ESPN camera just missed Iowa receiver Martin McNutt Jr., who became entangled in the guide wire but wasn’t hurt, according to the Associated Press.”
It’s is not guide wire, sheesh, it’s guy wire. Where do news corporations come up with their journalists?
Report Post »OptimusJD
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:04pmActually in this case it most certainly is a “guide wire” As it was not meant to anchor the camera to the ground or a structure. It instead “guides” where the camera goes.
Report Post »IhaveOneToo
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:31pmLook it up. Guide wire is a completely different thing.
Report Post »BadgerBenson
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:13pmHis name is Marvin not Martin. ESPN also screwed up his name yesterday with a screen saying he was “Trey McNutt”. Must be tough being a McNutt I guess.
Report Post »scheduler
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:50pmMan that was close.
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Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:11pmThe union will hold the negligent person responsible….hahahahha. Not
Report Post »Old-School Patriot
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 1:41pmThere needs to be some kind of Federal Program to deal with skycams.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 1:55pmI am sure Amy Klobuchar will be championing a bill to make it illegal for skycams to fall. She is the queen of anti-puppy kicking legislation.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:09pmIf it were installed correctly in the first place, there may not have been an issue with it.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:00pmAn official government representative needs to be present to monitor all of these systems at all games at whatever cost. Just put it on the tab.
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 1:12pmThat camera is very expensive, the technician was propably mad because they drug it across the field instead of picking it up.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:52pmGreat one more example of White House junk – now the cameras are so desperate for jobs one commits suicide…probably union installed and made in China.
Glad it did not hit anyone, that would be bad indeed.
Report Post »MJR
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:34pm@Felix, I was thinking the same…..lol!
Report Post »symphonic
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:19pmTRUMAN SHOW moment.
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:08pmCable made in China….
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:06pmI thought the commentators on the video were funny. Not a really serious situation and they kept it that way.
Report Post »felix
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:55amunion installed !
Report Post »Doctor Telco
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 11:53amWho couldn’t have seen that coming;) Cables break all the time it looked like a bad idea from the get go. They are lucky no one got hurt.
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:15pmIt’s a reason all the people on the field should wear helmets, including referees. I look forward to seeing them at the Olympics – it may also save on head injuries from falls – like when pole vaulting.
Sorry I just let my protectionist liberal side get the best of me.
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