That call, especially at that time, was horrendous. That official is horrible.
I can't stand that guy. He missed so many hacks by Maryland down low on Cliff, and Mag, and Ogbole it wasn't even funny.
I laughed when Mag got knocked down with no foul then we get a touch foul on the other end
Simpson exhibited unsporting behavior. He is a soph and should know better.
That's a stretch. Commentators didn't specifically say it was bad call but if he didn't get T'd up there it's not like they would've been calling for it.
Look this thread was started before we realized your daughter may have heard profanity at a sporting event on a college campus. Simpson should probably have been ejected from the game and possibly executed if he does it again.
Again, ref should give him a warning. Wasn’t taunting other team. Can’t remember seeing a T like that ever.
It is never acceptable. No warning is necessary. Don't need that crap from middle school games on up. If a player cannot refrain from unsporting behavior, the responsibility rests with the coaches and refs to deal with it.
Don’t necessarily disagree with you but cursing is common place in sporting events.
Ref shouldn't have called it at that point in the game. And Simpson shouldn't have engaged in immature behavior. Both actions very nearly cost us the game. Also no doubt that the refs were in the bag for Maryland down the stretch.
And a player should never make "a show of himself" and thereby effect the outcome of the game. That move by Simpson was a total momentum killer. More calls like that should be made.
And I watched it on replay and it doesn’t look like a whole heck of a lot in modern sports. The look of surprise and stunned reactions of RU players says it all.
Not trying to make light of Lou’s perspective, but this made me lol. Nicely done, flux.
Give us another example where yapping at fans was called a T at the 2/3 minute mark no less. We’ll wait.
The issue isn't the "bad" behavior. It's the fact that it is NEVER called a tech foul in other games. It's not listed as a foul in the rules. So there's no justification for calling it a foul. If a ref decides today he is going to enforce sportsmanship rules differently and "t up" anyone who curses at fans, then he needs to inform the teams, not make up his own set of rules for acceptable behavior with under 3 min to go in a game.
It would be hard for anyone to argue that was “sportsmanlike” behavior. It’s a judgement call.
What specific rulebook were you looking at? I am not aware of any that don't address unsporting behavior. And in addition to the NFHS rulebook, local rec leagues and CYO ball have specific codes of conduct for those involved in games which includes spectators, coaches, players and officials. The NJSIAA now wants to know of any situations that develop beside the usual reporting of disqualifications before, during or after school sporting events.
I would imagine that Simpson's behavior, along with a huge amount of shit that happens all the time, is technically against the rules. It's kind of like how it's technically against the rules to drive 70 miles per hour on the turnpike.
