New Big 12 officiating rule, wondering about the B1G equivalent...
Is this something to get angry about? Or just wonder about the B12?
The Big 12 probably made a deal that if they give up their racist fight song, then the league won't allow teams to make fun of their logo.
I didn't think UT gave up the Eyes of Texas.
If this isnt the dumbest rule of all time it's certainly in the discussion.
Now it's a penalty to make fun of Texas? Give me a fucking break. I wish Mike Leach was still at Texas Tech - I guarenfuckingtee you he would've have his team come out of the tunnel doing the horns down gesture and keep doing the horns down gesture all game long.
So do the Longhorn players break out into tears when the see it? Do they need to talk to someone afterwards....what?
I wouldn't put it past Leach to have his Mississippi State players do that anyway.
I wish "team sports" taught "teamwork" and "sportsmanship." Seems like nowadays it teaches selfishness, douchebaggery, and asshattery.
Can you expound on this thought a bit more?
I would specifically appreciate it if you would provide specific examples of asshattery good sir.
sports mostly promote great values - its social media and pop culture that teach nonsense. i love seeing passion and personality shown on the field, and respectful levels of that should always have a place in athletics
I bet you really hate when baseball players celebrate a home run.
Celebrating a home run is fine. Showing up your opponent or taunting them (horns down) is something different. Respect the game. Respect your opponent. It’s not hard to figure out.
Rule makes sense to me. Horns down to a UT player is obviously taunting and that has generally always been penalized.
Taunting. Yes, it is all about the taunting. Rule makes sense to me.
So if a Texas player scores a TD and gives a Horns Up gesture, is that taunting as well?
Celebrating your own team is not taunting. Denigrating the opposing team is taunting. I don't think its really as difficult a concept as you are making it out to be.
There’s no rule specifically about Texas or about horns down. They are just saying they are going to make taunting penalties a priority and that they will focus on player-to-player taunting.
There is no new rule.
Football is the no-fun sport. Maybe football players have the most fragile egos out of any athletes. Or maybe football administrators are the most chaste out of any sport.
+1,000,000 for using "chaste."
This is the most college officiating quote around, there are no absolutes in there so essentially that crew on that day can make the decision with no repercussions
This might take the cake as the most spectacularly silly and overspecific rule ever implemented in college football. It is so bad that it adds more retroactive support for Nebraska's decision to leave the Big 12 and escape Texas' outsized influence.
As further support for the absurdity of this rule, I will cede the remainder of my time to Mr. Spencer Hall: "Great teams taunt."
B1G Equivalents: 15 yard penalties will be assess for:
Asking players from Iowa, Nebraska & Michigan State "How do the crops look this year?"
Saying "nice tat" to any OSU player
Calling Wisconsin players Cheeseheads
Saying "hey, at least your academic program is top-shelf" to players from Michigan and Northwestern
Asking "why are you fucking guys in this conference anyways" to players from Rutgers & Maryland
Insinuating to any Illinois player that "Illinois isnt Michigan's biggest rival"
Saying to Indiana players "hey, at least you tried"
Asking Purdue players "what in the hell does "Boiler Up" even mean?"
"why are you fucking guys in this conference anyways"
I guess we've given up the pretense of phrasing...
That's awesome.
Obligatory with my avatar.
"Are we not doing phrasing anymore!!???"
He was using that in the context of the Bronx alphabet:
Fucking A, Fucking B, Fucking C, .....
It’s 2021. Fucking guys within the conference should not be a penalty. Unreal.
Now i cant read it any other way and cant stop laughing. MUCH funnier now that Oriental Andrew called that out.
NTTAWWT
mGrow - I wanted to vote for your initial post as winner of the interweb today, but now I gotta go with Oriental Andrew!!!!
Good stuff boys!!!
NTTAWWT
Those people have a real attention to detail.
Turns out that the B1G still prohibits certain intraconference transfers.
Or to any Michigan players..."at least you still have basketball"
....what about Penn State, Nebraska, and Minnesota??? How about....
Asking a player from Penn State "Have you recently seen the Joepa statue?"
Asking a Nebraska player "Planning to out hit us today?"
Asking a Minnesota player "Did you sit in PJs wife's lap on your recruiting trip?"
Yes lame overused jokes are a 15 yd penalty.
Intention to hurt feelings is now a 15 yard penalty and a loss of downs.
They can't call OPI to save their lives, but they put a rule in place for this?
"But ref, there's a Kansas fan in row 54, section 234, seat 14."
Hahahahahaha!
Big breath...
Hahahahahaha!
F**king gotta be kidding me!!!!
Texas
Hahahahahaha!
I'd rather they figure out what targeting is first. Less official involvement is usually better for the sport.
soft
All I can say is "Hook 'em!".
You can't say that either. Also a penalty.
15 yard penalty for ref not patting OSU player's buttocks, to be assessed against their opponent whenever they are in OSU territory
Next they'll outlaw the double one-fingered salute.
Will call for double secret probation
Do you mean "the Marcus Hall Walkoff"?
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, horns go up and they go down. It is the duality of nature, the yin and yang of college football.
Oklahoma needs to use a shit load of upside down horns on their large sideline playcards.
I don't get it
Good read....what's your take?
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2021/07/123539/fear-itself-that-team