Hello! As most of you college football fans have noticed excessive celebrations are becoming a more common thing. While I understand while the rule is in place, college football officials and rule makers need to step back and think about what they are calling excessive celebration or unsportsmanlike conduct. According to ESPN announcers, excessive celebration is called when a player brings attention to himself.
Syracuse vs. Kansas State. The game was tight, and Kansas State was looking for the come from behind win. At the 1:08 mark of the video, Kansas State receiver, Adrian Hilburn, catches a pass and scores a touchdown. As he ran into the end zone, he dropped the ball and saluted the crowd. It was now a two-point game. K-State could go for the two-point conversion and send this one into overtime. Instead, one of the refs launched the yellow flag for excessive celebration. So instead of having the two-point conversion at the 3 yard line(a very manageable play), it was forced 15 yards back to the 18 yard line(pretty damn hard).
The call was absolutely ridiculous, and the fact that it came as such a crucial point in the game makes it even more frivolous. To combat the suggestion that it was just these refs, a Syracuse receiver throws the diamond sign up earlier in the game (the :20 mark). What's the difference between these two actions? What do you think should be done?
Celebrating after big plays is part of the magic of sports. However, the NCAA is trying to put that spark out the of the beautiful game.
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