Posted on 12/18/2016 5:59:05 AM PST by OttawaFreeper
In perhaps the most ironic ending to a sporting event ever, Grambling State beat North Carolina Central in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl in part because of a … penalty for excessive celebration.
After NC Central’s Quentin Atkinson pulled down a 39-yard TD pass from Malcolm Bell to cut the deficit to 10-9 with just over two minutes remaining, Atkinson was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct when he removed his helmet while galloping around the end zone.
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Taking off his helmet to celebrate in the end zone is an automatic penalty. I
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Before all these stupid ‘rules’ (I know some are good etc but I played before the face mask and when it came in it was a bar across the nose)
ANYWAY
The line was that the ‘rookie & green players’ would pull off their helmet when the fight started..
The wisened, experienced types took the helmet UP another notch...
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