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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Porty
February 13th, 2010
12:42 pm
You people are STILL whining about that call? Get over it!
smokey@bitter tenn fan
February 13th, 2010
12:45 pm
please all uin’s from that stupid frat house at tech try and apply yourself at, lets say learning learning to build something that will not crubble when the earth shakes, try not talking football or that mombo jumbo frat talk, punk’s looser frat face
Louie
February 13th, 2010
12:47 pm
A no name neck.
Gonna take a guess who that is.
Well dot, I don’t need to be told where to go.
Last time I looked, this was America,I think.
STILL ………….. ESPECIALLY at you.
Syed Haris Ahmed
February 13th, 2010
12:54 pm
Death to America except for Georgia Tech !
GT was perfect for my terrorist training. Me and my Jihad buddy Ehsanul Islam Sadequee fit right in the student body and the clueless nerds never noticed us planning to bomb Dobbins Air Force Base and the Pentagon. If not for those pesky Feds, I wouldn’t be in prison and we could have blown up stuff and then rooted for the Jackets. GT women should wear burqas.
In Pink Pastels
February 13th, 2010
1:11 pm
COACH PAUL JOHNSON ANNOUNCED TODAY THE TEAM WILL WEAR PINK PASTEL PANTIES IN THE SEASON OPENING GAME. Louie the team DORK will hang off the side of the famous jalopy car ” The Wrambling Wreck” with his pair down around his ankles. He will sing the gt fight song and will yell at the proper time “I’M A HELL OF A HELL OF AN ENGI-QUEER “.
He will announce to the crowd ” On behalf of Yellow Fuzz, ” m”, St Simons, Buzzy as a Bee, and The Yellow Swarm, thanks for letting us be a part of you”.
He will adjust his bow tie, have his picture taken with Coach Paul Johnson, Coach Al Groh, Coach Andy Mc Collum, and Buzz the team insect.
He will then be sprayed with a can of ‘Raid’ bug spray and die.
So long Louie. Gone but not forgotten.
THE DAWG NATION STILL L T F A O T H W G T
Henry
February 13th, 2010
1:27 pm
Thwey are adults, let them celebrate!!! They bust their A$$ so the NCAA can make millions, now you don’t want htem to have fun????
Stop the nanny STATE BS , thx OBAMA!!!
Call It Like It Is
February 13th, 2010
1:38 pm
Stop your moaning about the LSU call.
You got owned and will continue to get OWNED in JAX as the Gators win the EAST in 2010!
Enough Said!
Big Sack Dawg
February 13th, 2010
1:40 pm
—- In Pinks Pastels —–
Classic post, hilarious, STILL rolling in the floor. May be nominated as a top post of the day. Good job. How bout it nerds!!
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February 13th, 2010
1:46 pm
Louie likes to bend over…….ah yeah sweet pea.
. = Louie Jr., Louie Sr. and all 3 are the same NECK
February 13th, 2010
2:02 pm
Enter your comments here
Chopdawg
February 13th, 2010
2:21 pm
Do away with the excessive celebration penalty entirely.
. = Louie Jr., Louie Sr. and all 3 are the same NECK
February 13th, 2010
2:24 pm
We put down Louie because we wish we were him, plain and simple.
He comes on these threads and we get off by harassing him.
When we were little kids we would throw rocks at others,roll their yards with toilet paper etc.
Actually, we never grew up. We were told to bark like a dog at a young age and this form of foolishness has carried over to adulthood, unfortunately.
We piss on every tree we pass, crap in our neighbor’s yard, howl at the moon, wear a collar, and run away from dog catchers. We have fleas, scratch and lick our a$$,then want to kiss our masters and don’t understand why they won’t let us.
We say we run this state but most of us are unemployed. The state is going broke, bot we rely on our unemployment checks. That will run out soon.PBR beer is cheap but it still cost money.
If you see us on the street, please buy our pencils or let us clean your windshields.
Thank You,
THE bulldog nation
Louie III
February 13th, 2010
2:31 pm
Getting a little edgy there, Lou? Good! Happy we could help you this Saturday. Too easy…too funny!
This just in... GT adds Joe Speed -D Coach
February 13th, 2010
2:39 pm
CHECK IT OUT HUMPERS…………..
HOT NEWS FROM THE FLATS…………
COACH PAUL JOHNSON ANNOUNCES COACH JOE SPEED HIRED TODAY FROM NAVY .
WOW, WITH A NAME LIKE THAT, TIME FOR GETTIN IT ON !!!!
THINK THIS IS A HOAX, THINK AGAIN……….
GO TO TECH NEWS AND SEE.
HA HA HA HA HA HA
YES SIR, CHRISTMAS ARRIVES IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
2:42 pm
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Blah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
February 13th, 2010
2:44 pm
“He will coach inside linebackers.
Speed has spent the past four seasons at Navy, where he coached (wait,wait, wait…okay here you go) the SECONDARY”
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
2:48 pm
We might as well cancel the game this November. Tech has hired a coach from another powerhouse, Navy! This adds to there already prestigious staff that includes, Georgia Southern’s former head coach, Virginia’s fired head coach, and the former head janitor from Southern Polytech! I don’t know how anyone can compete with these guys!
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
2:50 pm
JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED/JOE SPEED
JOSEPH FRIGGING SPEED
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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER !!!! BRU HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HEAD DOWN,LICK,LICK LICK,LICK & SMILE
February 13th, 2010
2:56 pm
SAY IT AINT SO JOE………….
BACK WITH PAUL J. AND READY TO GET SOME JOJA DOG TAIL.
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
2:56 pm
Yellow Swarm: We will see you in November, and it will be another year of the Jackets getting bullied by their Big Brother from Athens! Aint nothing changed but the year!
Tech-na-Cal
February 13th, 2010
3:00 pm
See the pups ran to G. Tech site and read up on the news. Came over to get reaction, but I forgot, they never go on our site. uh huh.
Porty Potty
February 13th, 2010
3:03 pm
Tech-na-Cal = So smart and observant…..ha ha ha ha!
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:04 pm
We didn’t go to your sight! One of you techies posted it on hear, if you could read you would have noticed that!
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:05 pm
uga grad
JOE SPEED-JOE SPEED-JOE SPEED -JOE SPEED-JOE SPEED-JOE SPEED-JOE SPEED
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WAIT TILL MURRAY AND MUTTENBERGER GET SOME-
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UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:05 pm
hear = here, if I could type I could talk smack better. LOL
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:07 pm
Trust me Swarm we don’t need Zach or Aaron because King and Ealey will be carrying the load again! Damn I just saw Caleb King run by my house here in the Highlands, Touch Down!
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:08 pm
I heard Joe’s wife gave him the nikname speed!
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:10 pm
Yeah, no doubt a uga grad.
”one of you techies posted it on HEAR, if you could read you would have noticed that!”
Nice, real nice.
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
3:10 pm
THE YELLOW SWARM
Take some Ritlin, ya fricking dweeb. you getting all hard for some dude out of powerhouse Navy? Please spare us……please?
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:14 pm
”I heard Joe’s wife gave him the NIKNAME speed!”
Take note doggie grads, only showing you higher education in Athens.
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:15 pm
You obviously didn’t read my post right after that one! I know you boys think us Georgia Men are god-like but even we make typos once in a blue moon. It’s about as rare as a tech student getting laid but it does happen!
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:16 pm
P.S. don’t correct someone’s typos unless you can put an “r” on your “yours”
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:17 pm
I’m Louie Jr. and I love eating the yellow snow. I’m eating as fast as I can, but it’s melting.
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:21 pm
The Yellow Swarm, even educated people are allowed to have a sense of humor. I apoligize if you were offended, I forgot that the majority of GT students are from Islamic Fundamentalist countries. My bad!
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:21 pm
JOE SPEED BABY——————
SAY IT IN YOUR SLEEP TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fair and Balanced
February 13th, 2010
3:22 pm
By all means lets not celebrate a score, a good catch, a good run etc. Football is not an emotional sport in the first place so why is there any celebrating in the first place. Maybe it is all the fault of the fans – they yell and get excited when their team does well and sometimes it gets into the players and they express a little excitement too. Here’s an idea: Stop the crowd at the stadiums from yelling and being excited and maybe the players will do the same. After all, winning is not so exciting in the first place so……. Gosh! What idiots.
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:23 pm
KISHMAN DISVERK– FIGURE IT OUT
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
3:24 pm
OUT, BUT WILL RETURN… SELAH
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:35 pm
I’m sure Joe Speed will help you guys out whenever you play the Air Force Academy but I don’t think any SEC or ACC, for that matter, teams are all to worried. UGA’s coaching search, go after the very best, and get one of the top four Defensive Coordinator candidates in the country. GT’s coaching search shoot low and grab whoever won’t turn you down. I would rather ask out the prom queen and end up dating her hot friend than shoot for the fatty so I don’t get rejected but to each his own!
UGA Grad
February 13th, 2010
3:38 pm
I understand German by the way and I am sure that Joe Speed would love to do that for you!
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
3:39 pm
Hey lil’ THE YELLOW SWARM……you write very similiar to Louie. Are you playing peek a boo with Louie under the blankets?
Fact is funnier than fiction
February 13th, 2010
3:53 pm
Joe Speed is in his fourth year coaching the secondary and serving as the head junior varsity coach
Camden Mark
February 13th, 2010
4:00 pm
They lost me when they took away the headslap.
smokey@bitter tenn fan
February 13th, 2010
5:06 pm
SPEED AND JOHNSON A COUPLE MAYBE LIKE OUR NORTH GEOGA BOYS/GIRLS ROGERS@NASHEY CUTE COUPLES. A SCHOOL THAT PROMOTES TERROEST TRAINING, RECURUTING COUPLES (JUST LIKING US AT TENNERSEA ROGERS AND HIS GIRL NASHEY) AND PROMOTES DESIGNING BUILDING AT FALL AT THE LIST SHAKE. AND THE FRAT BOY’S PEA YELLOER SWARM, BUNCH OF CUMMEY PINK PANTY WEARING SMOKEY BISCUIT EATING ISLAMIC PUNKS
donsterdawg
February 13th, 2010
5:27 pm
This will give the lame officials opportunity to throw flags on every play of the game…..Some showboat player celebrates and taunts every single play.
Louie
February 13th, 2010
6:21 pm
Well, where do I start.
Took a spin up to beautiful Lake Lanier.
Nothing like snow in north Georgia, especially around the lake.
Just received the news about Joe Speed. Also looking forward to what he brings to the table.
Looks like the mutts are having fun with his hiring, nothing unusual.
jackhammer, what gives?
You were told to report, so get in here.
As always, cudos to Louie Jr.
STILL ……….
montrell M
February 13th, 2010
6:35 pm
This rule seems designed for a lot of the African-American players who like to celebrate when they score—the ncaa should apply other rules instead.
Louie Jr.
February 13th, 2010
6:44 pm
Louie- What were you doing at Lanier? Picking up some trash at the campgrounds while you gazed and marveled at the engineering miracle of Buford Dam?
One day, Louie, one day you too will be engineering for Ga. Power, and ripping off the people in our wonderful state.
All the best!
BOBBYG
February 13th, 2010
7:04 pm
IF IT IS TAUNTING THE OTHER TEAMS PLAYER IT NEEDS TO BE A PENALTY.A 5- YDER IF NOT LET THE 18+ YD OLDS THAT ARE PLAYING A GAME HAVE FUN …. DANCE OR WHAT EVER WHO GETS HURT ??
THE YELLOW SWARM
February 13th, 2010
7:07 pm
JOE SPEED*JOE SPEED^JOE SPEED#JOE SPEED$JOE SPEED*JOE SPEED^JOE SPEED#
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