Really stupid taunting call.

While I dont think that should be unsportsmanlike either, that was a much more pronounced 'change of stride' or whatever term the refs hang their hat on.
Right. This is just a good video to share in case some Hawk fan acts like they dont agree that these calls are stupid.
 
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By rule, probably a foul.

By rule, maybe because the rule leaves it so much in the officials' hands. By rule, anyone going into the endzone doing anything other than normal stride running could be flagged for taunting and a score taken off the board. Slow your run down? Taunting. Pump your fist on the two? Taunting. Clap the ball between your hands? Taunting. The rule is a terrible rule that should've never been put in place, especially with a complete lack of definition of what taunting is.
 
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Even if they want to keep this obviously idiotic rule on the books, at least don't make it a spot foul. Enforce it on the kickoff. The idea of taking points off the board for something that in no way impacted the play on the field is absolutely ridiculous.
 
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By rule, maybe because the rule leaves it so much in the officials' hands. By rule, anyone going into the endzone doing anything other than normal stride running could be flagged for taunting and a score taken off the board. Slow your run down? Taunting. Pump your fist on the two? Taunting. Clap the ball between your hands? Taunting. The rule is a terrible rule that should've never been put in place, especially with a complete lack of definition of what taunting is.
Totally agree. Rules require good judgement by officials. Not done in this case.
 
The referee who called taunting is also a home inspector. Kind of appropriate if I say so myself! Legalistic type guy!
 
So they picked up the defensive holding flag, apparently because they decided it wasn't egregious enough to be a penalty. Why couldn't they have done the same thing on this call?
 
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You could call holding on every single play. But they don't. Because that would be dumb. Just use common sense. These guys sucked at that.

I for one welcome that change, mostly because will McDonald is getting held almost every single play.
 
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Is there any kind of official word on this today?

It's like because ISU won they're just going to ignore erasing a TD wrongfully?
 
Totally agree. Rules require good judgement by officials. Not done in this case.

To me this is like calling offsides because a player breathed heavy and technically moved because they were breathing.

I mean it's not even taunting or high stepping. One leg comes up a TINY bit. It can't be against the rules to slow down. I mean is it a penalty to pull a hamstring now?
 
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So they picked up the defensive holding flag, apparently because they decided it wasn't egregious enough to be a penalty. Why couldn't they have done the same thing on this call?

Picking up the defensive holding flag was also a terribly wrong call. Fans at the game mostly didn't know because there was no replay of it. But on TV they showed it and the holding was undeniable. My theory, they had already flagged Okie State twice for PI on that drive. I think the head ref just didn't want to penalize them again. Same way that Reggie Smith didn't want a PI on K State when Allen Lazard got mugged.
 

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