Link: College football will be cracking down on celebrations before crossing goal line.

[GreatDanish]

Just because it's not a case of a player injuring another player, doesn't make the chance of injury any less real. If they continue to allow players to somersault into the endzone without any real consequences - and let's face it, in the mind of a 19-22 year old, 15 yards on the ensuing kick off is hardly a "consequence" - someone is going to get hurt, and probably very badly. All it takes is a mistimed, under-rotated leap to create a quadriplegic.

It's football. There's always risk of injury. Standing on the sideline even presents a risk, as shown by Charlie Weis. Standing on the sideline should not cause points to be taken off the board.
Even still, penalize it. Fine. Just don't take points off the board for something that does not (A) give the offending team any advantage at all, and (B) is of absolutely no injury risk to other players. If you will penalize players for exposing themselves and themselves only to added injury risk, then you should penalize punt returners for fielding punts without adequate space. You should penalize QBs for stepping into a throw and taking a hit by an oncoming DE as opposed to cradling the ball and falling into a fetal position.

Penalizing it is fine with me. I'm not a huge fan of it, but I understand it. Penalize it.

Don't take points off the board and field it at the 2 yard line.

 

[BamaInMo1]

On face value it would be a good rule, but like the current celebration rule there is way too much subjectivity. What one crew calls one week another crew might let slide another week. As far as not wanting anyone to get their feelings hurt, do your job and win and they won't be.

 

[crimsonaudio]

For those who think it's a good rule, just wait until this subjective call bites Bama in the butt and see if you still feel the same way...

 

[Bamaro]

For those who think it's a good rule, just wait until this subjective call bites Bama in the butt and see if you still feel the same way...

I wont like it that we have someone playing for us dumb enough and selfish enough to purposely break a rule, to the detriment of the team, that he knew full well about.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I wont like it that we have someone playing for us dumb enough and selfish enough to purposely break a rule, to the detriment of the team, that he knew full well about.

Maybe you missed the part of this being a subjective rule...

Nah, we've never had a player flagged for something he didn't do in a game. Certainly couldn't happen with this new ruling.

</sarcasm>

 

[FastChop]

Me's think'n its a purty good rule...Them there young'un's go'na get hurt with them there summer-salts into the end zone...acting like one them thar country red-necks jump'n off a creek bank......Ya'll no whut I mean?