re: Kirby Smart's loser decision

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The unsportsmanlike penalty was pretty lame on the part of the refs considering the circumstances.

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Agree, and you can blame that on the absolute tards we had for refs.


Look, I'm not a "blame the refs for the loss" kinda guy. And I'm not blaming them. And I know the opposing viewpoint is "that's the rule and it's been the rule for years, so these guys shoudl no better". And I normally agree! But I think that rule is like zero tolerance rules in school...they are there for a reason and applicable MOST of the time but we have to exercise some common sense. A kid chewing a piece of white bread at lunch into the shape of a weapon shouldn't be suspended, yet that happens these days. The helmet off rule should apply for people taking their helmet off on the field (stupid) or people on teh bench running out to join a fight/scuffle (stupid). A dude on the bench running to the endzone to celebrate with his teammates for scoring shouldn't be penalized. It's not a harm to himself or others and it doesn't frick with the spirit of the game. Yet we very well may have lost because of it. It's sickening.