My “favorite” thing about the illegal celebration penalty is that it’s the same penalty–15 yards–that you get for grabbing a facemask and twisting a player’s head past his shoulder or launching yourself like a missile at a player who has no idea you’re coming. Yeah, they seem equally dangerous.
Stupid rule, whether in pro or college. Let the players celebrate, that’s what the fans want to see. Nothing is duller than watching a player score, politely hand the ball to the ref, and then trot back to the bench. Let them spike it, wave to the crowd, do the shuffle, or pull a Sharpie out of their sock and autograph the ball before handing it to a fan.
unaweepjim over 13 years ago
miss cleats
gofinsc over 13 years ago
And I thought officials were all never-were players.
randolini Premium Member over 13 years ago
The dude hit it right with the No Fun League. I miss the “Icky Shuffle” and I watch very little football these days.
andymeijers over 13 years ago
This is clearly a Cleats script, just with different players! I knew they couldn’t resist.
Itsjustb over 13 years ago
My “favorite” thing about the illegal celebration penalty is that it’s the same penalty–15 yards–that you get for grabbing a facemask and twisting a player’s head past his shoulder or launching yourself like a missile at a player who has no idea you’re coming. Yeah, they seem equally dangerous.
cartwrights over 13 years ago
Stupid rule, whether in pro or college. Let the players celebrate, that’s what the fans want to see. Nothing is duller than watching a player score, politely hand the ball to the ref, and then trot back to the bench. Let them spike it, wave to the crowd, do the shuffle, or pull a Sharpie out of their sock and autograph the ball before handing it to a fan.