The ‘everybody gets a trophy’ generation
Scores game-winning touchdown, raises fist to celebrate, given penalty for ‘excessive celebration’ and the TD doesn’t count.
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December 8th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
He was penalized for fist-pumping while still running toward the end-zone, before scoring. Which I completely agree with. If he had waited until he crossed the goal line, he could have pumped his fist all he wanted.
If I had ever done anything like that, my high school coach would have had me running wind sprints till I puked at the next practice.
Shame on Cathedral High coach Duane Sigsbury for whining about it, instead of teaching his players not to be showboats
December 8th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
It’s the ‘atta-boy’ rule.
1000 atta-boys and you are a leader of men! You are a pargon of virtue! You are to be respected!
But one ‘Aw-shit’ and it’s back to zero…
December 8th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
@JD
i disagree, it is perfectly natural to show excitement when you know for a fact you just won, even if you technically have not. i understand people wanting to discourage unsportsmanlike conduct (taunting, “showboating” etc.) but this was nothing more than an obvious display of joy. the problem with zero tolerance rules on things that are so ill defined is that you eventually wind up regulating healthy and natural behavior. i see this as just another example of schools trying to regulate things like kids playing cops and robbers, or expressing non-politically-correct thoughts or emotions. there is nothing in that players actions that was demeaning or insulting to the other team, and therefor it did not deserve a penalty. that rule needs to go.
December 8th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Go to hell, JD, You’re officially part of the problem.
December 8th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
If you think that I believe there is not too much nanny-ism in sport or all of American life today, you are just wrong. I just think that this is not a case of that effect. That play would have been called back for the same reason in Texas high school football in 1968. This was a time and place not noted for “every child a winner” mentality. It was a much more Darwinian system, but one where following the rules was paramount.
ATLien, you condemn me for being part of the problem, you are wrong. I see a problem with you and @lucusloc apparently thinking that the ball carrier should be given a pass on an infraction because of his feelings.
December 9th, 2011 at 2:10 am
Sprints till you puke, fine. The rest is straight nanny, JD