it's a little known fact that the "bacle" is the small snap that connects the chinstrap to the helmet. so to get "de-bacled" means that you were tackled so hard that your helmet came off.I agree. It was genuinely comical. But I don't remember "He got debacled" What do you suppose that word meant?
similar to getting "de-cleated".
emmitt actually got a patent for an improved design for a bacle which is less prone to coming undone. so it makes sense that he would be familiar with that obscure term.
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