NCAA moves to toughen already controversial excessive-celebration penalty
You hear about the move by the NCAA Football Rules Committee this week to further toughen the unsportsmanlike-conduct/excessive-celebration penalty?
The penalty, which stirred much controversy hereabouts when it was incorrectly called on Georgia’s A.J. Green against LSU last season, will get tougher in the 2011 season if approved by one more NCAA committee.
Basically, the change would make unsportsmanlike conduct a live-ball foul, meaning, for example, that a taunting gesture en route to a touchdown would nullify the score and be penalized from the spot of the foul.
The change would not impact penalties for celebrations in the end zone after a score, such as the one against Green, because those dead-ball fouls would continue to be assessed on the ensuing kickoff or extra-point/two-point conversion attempt.
Of course, the problem with the Green penalty was that it never should have been called. The SEC said two days later that video evidence did not support the flag, which came after Green scored the go-ahead touchdown. A 15-yard penalty was assessed on the ensuing kickoff and jump-started LSU’s game-winning touchdown drive.
At the least, the Green penalty underscored the subjective and inconsistent nature of such calls.
And now the stakes could be raised.
This week’s move to toughen the consequences of live-ball unsportsmanlike-conduct flags came in a Wednesday vote by the Football Rules Committee. In a comment posted on the NCAA’s website, committee chairman (and Oregon athletics director) Mike Bellotti says:
“Our committee firmly believes in the team concept of college football. Taunting and prolonged individual acts have no place in our game, and our officials have generally handled these rules well. This is just another step in maintaining our game’s image and reflecting the ideals of the NCAA overall.”
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel must approve the change before it can take effect.
What say you about this?
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385 comments Add your comment
ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:08 am
Let the kids play; different backgrounds and culture than when I was young. As long as it’s not in your face player to player and doesn’t waste time, there should be no penalty.
Gators 17 Dawgs 3
February 13th, 2010
10:14 am
I can’t take this Global Warming any more, it’s got
me stranded at home. I think I’ll go checkout the link that
“are you tired?” suggested. bcscollegefootballboard.com
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:16 am
Dawgs 46 Gators 38
1eyedJack
February 13th, 2010
10:18 am
Showboaters should not be caught standing around the pile or leave their hands sticking out from the pile….and protect your ribs under there.
UF Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:20 am
Richt 2 UF 7
ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:21 am
On more, no taunting the opposing fans either, ie, throat slash and yes gato chomp either.
ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:22 am
excuse me one more!
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:23 am
UF Grad, It’s a good thing I graduated from the University of Georgia and not the University of Richt!
UF Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:24 am
Your right UGA Grad and football continued after 1980
ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:26 am
that was gator chomp, sorry guys didnt sleep last night.
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:29 am
Your right UF Grad and it started prior to 2000! In fact the first southern school to play football was UGA!
UF Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:30 am
We just hope Richt stays around for 8 more years.
Buzzy As A Bee
February 13th, 2010
10:31 am
uga grad=====
Sword fighting is an old ritual that has gone on for centuries originating frm the mideast.
This tradition still is accepted in Japan, China,Korea , and Mongolia.
However my friend, thugzistics 101 is accepted at your school of choice.
When you ever decide to turn your hat on straight , pull up your pants and be respectful , you will be recognized as such.
Until then, you are what you are.
jb
February 13th, 2010
10:32 am
There wasn’t all this taunting until all you darkies started playing. Now some of the white boys are starting to do it. They should know better.
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
10:34 am
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ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:34 am
Maybe the rumors are true and with Big 12, Pac 10, Big 10, Big East and Mountain West all expanding in the next 2 years we will have 6 super conferences for football (72 teams) and the NCAA will be non existant, we can pass our own rules and have a playoff.
Dave in Fayetteville
February 13th, 2010
10:35 am
Enough with the overtones people
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:36 am
“When you ever”? Is that ebonics, Busy as a Bee? By the way, I wear a suit and tie to work!
jb
February 13th, 2010
10:37 am
Stick your overtones.
ga gator
February 13th, 2010
10:37 am
Of course if we included the ACC it would be 84 teams.
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
10:37 am
And we are a Taliban turd in a concrete and asphalt bowl surrounded by the motliest crew of murderers, rapists, crack-heads, muggers and panhandlers ever assembled.
Now, I must get to my job at the QuickTrip. I get free slurpees and pop rocks.
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:46 am
Yellow Swarm: If that was well [written] Tech could use some freshmen level english classes! I have seen more dreadlocks on the GT sideline that I saw while on vacation in Jamaica!
superDawg
February 13th, 2010
10:48 am
There is no penalty here we beat tek hahahahahaha ha!we own tek hahahahaha ha!tek sux hahahahahah ha!
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
10:52 am
Louie- you and your “roommates” snuggling under the blankets down at the Tech dorm?
bill h
February 13th, 2010
10:52 am
so, IF Mt. Cody pulled off his helmet before the ball was blown dead after the block would that then constitute a live ball foul, forcing a rekick from 10 yards closer than the previous spot or 10 yards from where he removed his helmet, under the new rule?
Buzzy As A Bee
February 13th, 2010
10:54 am
Probably a clip on tie and a Relex knock off watch. And no it not ‘ebonics’, its the truth.
Ever taken Calculus ?
Can you spell it?
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
10:57 am
I’VE BEEN OUT EATING YELLER SNOW AND I LIKE IT
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
10:57 am
Kalkulus
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
10:57 am
Calculus is required of all Business Grads at UGA! Obviously english is not a requirement for Tech students! I didn’t know you could start a sentence with And but hey, I’m just a humble UGA Grad!
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
10:59 am
I thought kalkulus was over-rated. Chemistry and Physics are more fun. That’s where you learn to make bombs.
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:03 am
Busy Bee, how much are those Relex watches? I would like to get one for Uncle Punjab, for sponsoring me here at GT.
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
11:04 am
Louie putting a plug in for CowTippers, the rainbow steak house at Monroe/Piedmont…..Louie, come on out.
Buzzy As A Bee
February 13th, 2010
11:06 am
And if you like, you can see the Tennessee mountains from my weekend home. Bet the view is grand in downtown Albany.
Seen any caskets float by this morning?
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:10 am
Your weekend home is your parents house right?
Dawg Tired
February 13th, 2010
11:11 am
The NCAA is way off here. The officials have way too much difficulty trying to apply the penalty. It is already far too subjective and the 15 yards on the ensuing kick-off is simply too harsh. Having to kickoff from your own 15 yard line is basically a minimum of a three point penalty. The NCAA attempting to justify this by saying they are team oriented is inconsistent with the effect of the rule. The rule penalizes the TEAM very harshly because of the conduct of an individual player, While the Greene penalty was an obviously high profile misapplication of the rule because it was during a high-profile national telecast, even a casual fan can see the inconsistent application when players who score and turn to the fans in the end-zone section beating their chests are seldom penalized, while players doing what Greene did are penalized. Makes no sense at all.
Bottom line (at least in the SEC) the officials lack either the competency or the integrity to make such game-changing calls. Don’t give them more power to screw-up the games. They already can do that without this added punishment of a TEAM because of an INDIVIDUAL’s conduct.
Say what?
February 13th, 2010
11:13 am
Buzzy As A Bee
February 13th, 2010
11:06 am
You are losing it, Buzzy.
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:17 am
I saw a yellow swarm appear in my toilet bowl this morning. I think it was from the medicine I’m taking though. DO NOT date sorority sisters who wear veils.
smokey@bitter tenn fan
February 13th, 2010
11:19 am
excessive celebration come with every goega bo we recruit to tennersea just ask da’trick, cant wait to see the dr show, many penilt’s from the traitor from nooth ga, thugnificient he will dance and prance with every scoree stupid dawgs the show is in knoxville girls mo money lots of smokey’s po to chew on, go vol’s
Louie Sr.
February 13th, 2010
11:20 am
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
11:12 am
What does Samford Univ. have to do with this blog, techtard? You are a freaking M O R O N….can’t even get your smack talk right, Duh de duh!
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:21 am
Yellow Fuzz!!! M!!! Quit sniffing my panties.
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
11:21 am
I’m circling the drain and I can’t get out.
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
11:26 am
Poindexter, The Honorable Yellow Fuzz says your panties are on the ground. Pull them up and that hat turned around.
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:34 am
It is called a Turban, not a hat. Yellow Fuzz has no honor. He stole my Samurai sword and he didn’t even thank me for writing his term paper for him.
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
11:36 am
Louie Sr. : Glad you read it and wept. Samford will be filing out in the middle of the third quarter instead of the fourth. Hope you are there to see it.
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The Honarable Yellow Fuzz
February 13th, 2010
11:45 am
I am held to the highest of esteem by my tek brotheren.
Poindexter Jugdish
February 13th, 2010
11:47 am
Brotheren means 1. Bretheren would mean many. So you are probably correct.
SouthGaDawg
February 13th, 2010
11:51 am
BullShat!! That’s about all that needs to be said about it. I firmly believe that if the Ref’s are going to get even more power to call such subjective penalties. Then the coach should be able to review that penalty as well. It’s just bullshat.
Gordon Sumner
February 13th, 2010
12:05 pm
Uber taunter Tim Tebow is gone so the NCAA is going to toughen the penalty now. It will never been enforced equitably and will continue to spoil the game for players and fans. Solve another problem NCAA like having a real national champion.
Louie
February 13th, 2010
12:25 pm
Well , where do I start.
Looks like kindergarten class is in session .
Now, Louie Jr. has turned into Louie Sr. I’m truly flattered.
jackhammer, what the hell.
GET IN HERE.
Need new topic , old news is NO news.
Did hear CPJ had meeting with team today and big dinner planned tonight.
The hire of one Andy Mc Collum has generated a lot of positive vibes around campus.
Can’t wait to see the results.
STILL L M F A O
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February 13th, 2010
12:36 pm
Louie….I have a suggestion for you. Why don’t you post on the Tech blog about your boy, McCollum? Wouldn’t it make more sense?