throwin the bones

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floridahusker

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Once again this week we see an opponent throw the bones after a tackle. Even though the score was like 24-0 or 24-7 at the time he still felt the need to throw em at us. I remember back in the early 90's when our team used to hold up 4 fingers at the end of the 3rd qrt. to show that the 4th belonged to us..We were in better shape and would wear you out. After awhile other teams started doing the same to show they werent intimidated or it was theres too or something ,anyways now everybody does it and its meaningless. So now will everyone start to copy throwin the bones and make it lame and played out too or can we keep something ours?

 
Can't stop them from doing it. To me, it falls under "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." They wouldn't do it if it didn't mean something. We gave it that meaning. Let them copy us.

 
floridahusker said:
Once again this week we see an opponent throw the bones after a tackle. Even though the score was like 24-0 or 24-7 at the time he still felt the need to throw em at us. I remember back in the early 90's when our team used to hold up 4 fingers at the end of the 3rd qrt. to show that the 4th belonged to us..We were in better shape and would wear you out. After awhile other teams started doing the same to show they werent intimidated or it was theres too or something ,anyways now everybody does it and its meaningless. So now will everyone start to copy throwin the bones and make it lame and played out too or can we keep something ours?
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He wasn't copying us. He was taunting us.

It also happened in the Texas game and it got flagged. I thought he should've been flagged today.

 
My high school team did the 4 fingers thing in 1979 and I truly doubt we were the first, so don't try telling me that the Huskers started it in the 90s.

I've seen Florida opponents do the gator chomp, FSU foes with the tomahawk thing, I'm surprised it took this long for someone to throw the bones. It's still ours.

 
Husker Richard said:
floridahusker said:
Once again this week we see an opponent throw the bones after a tackle. Even though the score was like 24-0 or 24-7 at the time he still felt the need to throw em at us. I remember back in the early 90's when our team used to hold up 4 fingers at the end of the 3rd qrt. to show that the 4th belonged to us..We were in better shape and would wear you out. After awhile other teams started doing the same to show they werent intimidated or it was theres too or something ,anyways now everybody does it and its meaningless. So now will everyone start to copy throwin the bones and make it lame and played out too or can we keep something ours?
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He wasn't copying us. He was taunting us.

It also happened in the Texas game and it got flagged. I thought he should've been flagged today.
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They know what they are doing, it is taunting! Getting flagged is another thing though, to me they look just more stupid that way, throwing the bones down by 3 scores, ya, your a bada$$!

 
Let em do it. Are defense talked with their execution today. Blaine Gabbhurt 18 of 42 and 1 INT....i would say that's a good day for the the defense.

 
When you throw the bones on the same day that you allow 300 yards BY A SINGLE RUSHER, it only makes you look more foolish. Throw away MU fool, throw away...

 
The funniest part, it was 24-0 when the guy did it. Either he did not know how to count, or did not understand the forceful raping of his team that was occurring at that point in the game. :dunno

 
Won't complain and don't think it should be a personal foul. These are the types of things that add to the pageantry of college football. It's what makes it such a special part of the sports world.

He was an idiot for doing it while Mizz was getting their asses handed to them though...

 
floridahusker said:
...I remember back in the early 90's when our team used to hold up 4 fingers at the end of the 3rd qrt. to show that the 4th belonged to us..We were in better shape and would wear you out. After awhile other teams started doing the same to show they werent intimidated or it was theres too or something ,anyways now everybody does it and its meaningless. So now will everyone start to copy throwin the bones and make it lame and played out too or can we keep something ours?
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You can't really be trying to tell us that Nebraska started the four-finger tradition, can you? :facepalm:

 
Red Tape said:
Won't complain and don't think it should be a personal foul. These are the types of things that add to the pageantry of college football. It's what makes it such a special part of the sports world.

He was an idiot for doing it while Mizz was getting their asses handed to them though...
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Well said

 
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