What's the difference between Ohio State's "O" celebration and Oregons?

• dwccrew

  

  LJ;578318 wrote:It doesn't get called back. Happened to Santonio Holmes against ND in 2005

  Tiger2003;578498 wrote:Holmes did vs Michigan in Ann Arbor did he not?
  
  
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  He was flagged in both games.
• Tiger2003

  

  dwccrew;578510 wrote:He was flagged in both games.

  
  Ok yah I was just making sure. I forgot about the Fiesta Bowl but I was pretty sure he did it against Michigan
  
  
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• krambman

  

  Those calls were definitely crap, and they weren't even consistent throughout the game because I believe that Hall did this after his kickoff return and wasn't flagged for it.
  
  Posey wasn't flagged for the dive. One of the other OSU players ran into the endzone and made the O and that was what the flag was for.
  
  My guess is that this wasn't emphasized to the coaches before the game because if it had been then they would have emphasized it to the players and it wouldn't have happened. But honestly, if you give 19 and 20 year old kids gloves that are designed to make your logo when you hold hands up together then you're going to do just that when you score or do something big.
  
  Overall the officials in this game seemed clueless. I've never seen Tressel get as livid at the refs as he did in this game. I would hope that he files a grievance with the league office to have them review this game and I think he probably will.
• Con_Alma

  hoops23;577749 wrote:Why should you be flagged for such a mild celebration? Seriously?

  
  That's a very good question. My answer would be based on the rules and how the Big ten wants them enforced.
  
  You should be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct if you celebrate in the end-zone. What constitutes celebration is the real question. I'd like to see them take all that stuff to the sidelines where they can make all the "Os" they want.
• Con_Alma

  killer_ewok;578485 wrote:... But again, those "Block O" calls were a joke. Let that shit go. That's nothing.

  If it's truly nothing they should quit doing it.
  
  They don't want to quit because it is something....that something is what is being penalized.
• superman

  Posey was flagged for the "O" and not the dive. The ref clearly said "after the touchdown" it would not have gotten called back if it was for the dive. That rule takes effect next year.
• slingshot4ever

  So many incorrect statements on here that I can't quot ethem all:
  
  1. Santonio Holmes was flagged in both the UM and ND games, but both were NOT for diving. UM was for diving as no one was really that close to preventing him from getting in the endzone. The ND one was for pointing up at the sky before getting into the endzone at which point Zibby almost knocked the ball out of Holmes hands.
  2. Posey WAS flagged for the dive. I found this to be a crappy call because two defneders were coverging on him from both sides and I can see why he felt it necessary to dive into the end zone.
  3. The Block O flag was then after the Herron TD, NOT the Posey TD. After Herron went to a knee, Adams (#75) came into the picutre and flashed the Block O on his gloves to the crows. The call in this one was for flashing a sign to the crowd.
  
  Hope this clears everything up.
• slingshot4ever

  superman;578672 wrote:Posey was flagged for the "O" and not the dive. The ref clearly said "after the touchdown" it would not have gotten called back if it was for the dive. That rule takes effect next year.

  
  He was flagged for dive, not block o. Others have dove into the end zone this year and everytime the penalty has been assessed on the kick off. You must not watch much football.
• superman

  slingshot4ever;578676 wrote:He was flagged for dive, not block o. Others have dove into the end zone this year and everytime the penalty has been assessed on the kick off. You must not watch much football.

  
  The ref clearly said "after the touchdown" was when the penalty occured. I heard it live and just watched the replay. You must not speak much english.
• Sonofanump

  I have no idea what Posey was flagged for. If it was the dive, it was weak.
  The foul being a live ball foul comes into effect next year.
  Both diving and communicating with fans are unsportsmanlike and both can either be on the try of on the kickoff.
  The play ends when the ball crosses the plane in possession, so the foul (completing the dive) was technically after the score.
  Every game is reviewed by the Big Ten office, coaches clip specific plays and submit questions.
• Sonofanump

  SECTION 2. Unsportsmanlike Conduct Fouls
  Unsportsmanlike Acts
  ARTICLE 1. There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct or any act
  that interferes with orderly game administration on the part of players,
  substitutes, coaches, authorized attendants or any other persons subject to
  the rules, before the game, during the game or between periods.
  a. Specifically prohibited acts and conduct include:
  1. No player, substitute, coach or other person subject to the rules shall
  use abusive, threatening or obscene language or gestures, or engage
  in such acts that provoke ill will or are demeaning to an opponent, to
  game officials or to the image of the game, including but not limited
  to:
  (a) Pointing the finger(s), hand(s), arm(s) or ball at an opponent, or
  imitating the slashing of the throat.
  (b) Taunting, baiting or ridiculing an opponent verbally.
  (c) Inciting an opponent or spectators in any other way, such as
  simulating the firing of a weapon or placing a hand by the ear to
  request recognition.
  (d) Any delayed, excessive, prolonged or choreographed act by
  which a player (or players) attempts to focus attention upon
  himself (or themselves).
  (e) An unopposed ball carrier obviously altering stride as he
  approaches the opponent’s goal line or diving into the end zone.
  (f) Removal of a player’s helmet before he is in the team area
  (Exceptions: Team, media or injury timeouts; equipment
  adjustment; through play; between periods; and during a
  measurement for a first down).
  (g) Punching one’s own chest or crossing one’s arms in front of the
  chest while standing over a prone player.
  (h) Going into the stands to interact with spectators, or bowing at the
  waist after a good play.
  If committed while the ball is alive, these fouls are treated as dead-ball
  fouls.
  2. After a score or any other play, the player in possession immediately
  must return the ball to an official or leave it near the dead-ball spot.
  This prohibits:
  (a) Kicking, throwing, spinning or carrying (including off of the
  field) the ball any distance that requires an official to retrieve it.
  (b) Spiking the ball to the ground [Exception: A forward pass to
  conserve time (Rule 7-3-2-d)].
  (c) Throwing the ball high into the air.
  (d) Any other unsportsmanlike act or actions that delay the game.
• WebFire

  slingshot4ever;578673 wrote:So many incorrect statements on here that I can't quot ethem all:
  
  1. Santonio Holmes was flagged in both the UM and ND games, but both were NOT for diving. UM was for diving as no one was really that close to preventing him from getting in the endzone. The ND one was for pointing up at the sky before getting into the endzone at which point Zibby almost knocked the ball out of Holmes hands.
  2. Posey WAS flagged for the dive. I found this to be a crappy call because two defneders were coverging on him from both sides and I can see why he felt it necessary to dive into the end zone.
  3. The Block O flag was then after the Herron TD, NOT the Posey TD. After Herron went to a knee, Adams (#75) came into the picutre and flashed the Block O on his gloves to the crows. The call in this one was for flashing a sign to the crowd.
  
  Hope this clears everything up.

  
  Funny to claim incorrect statements and then make bold proclamations on what the call was for. Can you cite your source that tells you what the foul was for? I am 99% certain it was NOT for diving.
• slingshot4ever

  superman;578688 wrote:The ref clearly said "after the touchdown" was when the penalty occured. I heard it live and just watched the replay. You must not speak much english.

  
  Ummm, did you watch the game?? Just because a ref in this game said it, doesn't mean they knew what the fuck they were talking about. To quote one of the refs : "The down will be three".
• Con_Alma

  WebFire;578703 wrote:... I am 99% certain it was NOT for diving.

  I don't think it was for diving across the goal either. I base that on the explanation the the TV announcers gave.
• slingshot4ever

  WebFire;578703 wrote:Funny to claim incorrect statements and then make bold proclamations on what the call was for. Can you cite your source that tells you what the foul was for? I am 99% certain it was NOT for diving.

  
  Don't use plural verbiage when you are only questioning one of three statements. No, I don't have a source NO ONE DOES because they don't track the reasons for penalties (nor did the ref announce what the unpsrtsmanlike conduct was like they did for Adams).
• Con_Alma

  ^^^
  
  ...yet the cameras showed an official in the back of the end zone throwing a flag following the touchdown. He was staring right at a player....not the the ball carrier but a lineman making the Block O symbol.
• Sonofanump

  Con_Alma;578705 wrote: I base that on the explanation the the TV announcers gave.

  
  They might have been correct, but often TV announcers are way off base and just guessing.
• Con_Alma

  Indeed often times they are. After seeing the camera shot of the official who thew the flag and listening to the announcers also comment on that camera shot my opinion was formed that the dive had nothing to do with the penalty.
• believer

  

  I HATE hotdogging in college and pro ball. But being flagged for the "O" gesture to the fans is a little over-the-top. I think Big 10 officials should flag players for excessive celebration, especially actions by players that scream, "Hey look at me. Aren't I the greatest?"
  
  To me hotdogging is jumping up after the play and clearly drawing attention to one's self rather than celebrating the play or touchdown. The "O" gesture is not about drawing attention to self.
  
  Common-sense should rule here. The Big 10 officials blew common-sense out the door yesterday.
• osu45804

  

  So THIS is Unsportsmanlike? Why have Nike make the gloves to do this anyway then? lol
  
  
  
  http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Used-as-intended-Ohio-State-s-alternate-unis-ar?urn=ncaaf-289645
• vball10set

  Scarlet_Fever;578458 wrote:Back then it didn't. I know last year there was talk of changing this for this year and making it so it is called back. Didn't think they went through with that plan though.

  
  the SEC stated that they would enforce this next season--don't know about other conferences
• Con_Alma

  osu45804;578789 wrote:So THIS is Unsportsmanlike? Why have Nike make the gloves to do this anyway then? lol
  
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  Why indeed. Very good question.
• WebFire

  slingshot4ever;578706 wrote:Don't use plural verbiage when you are only questioning one of three statements. No, I don't have a source NO ONE DOES because they don't track the reasons for penalties (nor did the ref announce what the unpsrtsmanlike conduct was like they did for Adams).

  
  I see. So the best you have is to come back to me with a plural verbiage violation.
  
  Which, BTW, I was questioning 2 of the 3 statements.
• Sonofanump

  vball10set;578869 wrote:the SEC stated that they would enforce this next season--don't know about other conferences

  
  It is a NCAA rule in 2011 for all conferences at all levels.
• krambman

  

  I just rewatched the game and it's clear that the flag on Posey was for making the "O" and not for leaping into the endzone. If it was, the flag would have come out immediately. It didn't. It wasn't thrown until after he had given the "O" sign to the crowd.
  
  Calling that a penalty is weak, but if you technically aren't allowed to make signs to the crowd then I understand it. What bothers me is that Sanzenbacher did it when he scored the first TD and Hall did it after the kickoff return. Neither were subtle about it and neither got flagged. If you're going to call it then call it consistently throughout the game.
  
  I also still have no idea how this was possibly holding by Sanzenbacher or how he got flagged and the Michigan player didn't. I guarantee that when OSU breaks down this game film that Sanz will got a pat on the back for a nice clean block from his coach.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  These refs were absolutely clueless yesterday. I reffed intramurals in college and I'm pretty sure that I knew what I was doing more than these morons did.