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CFN Weekly Affirmation That link has a HUGE section about celebration penalties. It's the last huge section under "Sports and the Absence of Adult Leadership." Below is part of Chris Fowler's article via espn.com about the start of the 2008 season. Linky Fear The Zebras I am not an alarmist and don't get too worked up about things that may not materialize. But I do fear this: Officials will be flag-happy this season, enforcing the rules committee's new initiative on post-play celebrations. Tapes were shipped this summer to all officiating crews, showing examples of grievous sins like somersaults into the end zone, high stepping and various other quick displays of emotion that threaten to undermine the fabric of the game (and society in general). Or so they'd have us believe. Officials were told they must flag these things. Look, I know things can (and have) gotten out of hand at times. We've seen celebrations so elaborate and premeditated that they embarrass the sport. Throat-slashing and taunting must be penalized. But let's not let all the fun and emotion be drained out of the sport to satisfy an overly conservative bunch on the rules committee. If these guys were in charge of the Olympics, they would have run out on the pool deck and stripped Michael Phelps of his gold medal in the relays for excessive celebration. Usain Bolt? They might have banned him for life and sent him back to Jamaica in a rowboat after his display in the stretch of the 100 meters. Now Bolt's antics might have been a bit much, but he had just stamped himself the fastest man ever. I can forgive him. Some of the examples of "unsportsmanlike conduct" contained on the tape are quick and fairly mild. Do they "draw attention to oneself," as the rule states? Sure. Big deal. It's an emotional game. It's hard to play. Score a touchdown or make a sack, you should be allowed to enjoy yourself for a couple seconds. Is a guy's diving across the goal line after a long run really so awful? Again, I won't overreact until I see how this crackdown on celebrations plays out. But for players in the SEC, where more leeway has been given than in the more buttoned-up Big Ten, an adjustment will have to be made.

No, there is a new rule. Holtz and May were arguing about it Saturday night on ESPN. Holtz said college football isn't for entertainment and there shouldn't be any celebrations. May argued that the players are kids (18-22) and should be allowed to celebrate and show emotion. One of the few times I will actually back Mark May...

NU 52 SJSU 13 Passing 316 Rushing 209

NU 45 WMU 13 Rushing 273 Passing 202

I only saw a few people that think WMU will beat us. One guy said there's no way they can hold NU under 70.

Pretty good article. Hope he has a great season, except for that first game.

Sufferin’ succotash! Sylvester (Holtz) claimed Notre Dame wins no less than 11 games this year. He made me spit milk all over the living room. Mark May just stared at him like he was crazy. I guess Holtz made the same prediction last year (surprise, surprise).

He's definitely not afraid to lower his head for a couple extra yards.

The only problem with comparing walk-ons in the 90's to walk-ons now, is the fact that every high school in Nebraska ran the option in the 90's. I'm not completely sure that every high school in Nebraska runs a spread/WCO type offense now or are any good at it to produce walk-ons that would be worth a darn. I know my high school switched after I graduated, they had one good season and now they suck. Soo...

That was pretty darn good for as short as it was. I CANNOT WAIT FOR AUG 30TH!!

How does this affect first downs? The clock (game clock) would stop on a first down until the ball was spotted and both game and play clocks were started simultaneously. Does this mean no stoppy the game clocky on first down???

I would have to say that the second article is a more accurate representation of the toughest places to play. Winning is all that matters. You can be as loud as you want, but if you don't win it doesn't mean anything. And besides being loud (Memorial Stadium does get loud), we have other things that play to our advantage: Tunnel Walk, swirling winds, severe weather changes, etc. I think all of these things add to why it's tough to win in Lincoln, but as a guy just sitting at the computer: what the heck do I know?

He is not in Operator. The singer Johnny Strong just sounds like him. My bad. That guy does sound just like him though. Pure madness I say. Johnny Strong *Operator* in Ultimate Training (Baddasss) Probably too many naughty words to use for the tunnel walk Soulcrusher Soulcrusher would be a sweet song for the defense. Johnny Strong looks like he is a freakin bad dude. Good thing he doesn't check the HB and saw that I thought he was someone else. We used to listen to Soil before football games in high school. Pretty good stuff. My copy of that CD got scratched real bad. I'm not happy about that at all. One thing I miss about being in/near a more populated area is hearing newer stuff on the radio.

He is not in Operator. The singer Johnny Strong just sounds like him. My bad. That guy does sound just like him though. Pure madness I say.

Chris Cornell is freakin awesome. Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave & Operator were all good just because he was in them!

I heard Mikey Bo is performing each Tunnel Walk live.

There is no way UNC goes from 4-8 last year to 12-1 with an ACC title.

That's crazy that an old man shows up and dances around your house.

I watched one of Spano's highlight vid's online... looks like he could be one helluva weapon. He's super athletic from what I saw.

^^^^^^ 10 for the quote 5 for artistic-ness.... Avg: 8.5

Bloodsimple - "Out to Get You" VHOFLnLy8jI Gotta love the "Night of the Living Dead" clips in there. Off their album Red Harvest http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0...oodsimplerh.jpg

That was a really good article. Pretty crazy that some people feel good about making people go insane.

SUPPLY AND DEMAND!! sorry.... recurring economics nightmares...

Sick Puppies - "All the Same"