The college "players" are out of control. They hop around like monkeys when they make a "play". I honestly have to give major credit to coaches like Sabin and Miles who can actually control these players for the most part. The referees deserve credit too as they are out there with these loonies who otherwise be insanely slamming each other around with no regard for any type of rules.
Maybe I should pull for Vanderbilt - but they have a few of them too.
All adults agree with you. I like the ones who will take a knee instead. My husband remains mortified as are you, that such ridiculous behavior meets no consequence but for perhaps the two coaches you mention. Grace and poise are simply not thought a virtue in our nation who favors rather the lowest common denominator in all manner of speech, dress and behaviors.
They may be jumping like monkeys tonight, but when they played LSU, they were crying like little girls.
You could root for the Academies.
Back in the day (60’s), I played for a major university as a center. We were cautioned by the coach not to celebrate in any way when we got a TD. First of all, they might be encouraged by our display and come on strong as a result, second, they could come back in the next set of plays and score ... embarrassment would ensue. Of course that was back in the day of civility.
Of course what the fans did ... well that was their business.
I’ve learned to like going to the philharmonic.
Seriously.
Its very calming, the people there know how to behave themselves in public, and I’ve grown to appreciate the music and skill of the musicians.
When I watch sports now, what I used to think was normal, I now find appalling.
“I cannot believe that this is what College football has come down to.”
Well, this is what happens when colleges award scholorships to people from the feral inner-city population. Don’t misunderstand me, because I love college football. But at some point you just need to understand that college sports are a mega-billion dollar business. The only difference between the NCAA and NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB is that the pro athletes are paid millions of $$$$ while college players receive thousands of $$$$ (scholorships - tuition, room and board, books, and small montyly stipend).
But when these spoiled college athletes “graduate” and can’t read, write or get a job, they wail and moan about how they were taken advantage of by “the man”.
My suggestion: Just watch the games and enjoy it, just like you would a professional game. The only difference is who is making the money.
One thing you will not see at Bama is the players jumping around like they won the NC after making a simple good play. How the players act is a reflection of the coaches and all depends on the coach. Paterno, Saban, Miles and other good coaches do not put up with the showboating. However, Les Miles is certainly a riverboat gambler but that’s another story.
It's interesting that in baseball, this sort of thing remains verboten, and is self-enforced by the players. Try showing up the other team, and eat a fastball, or get your head pounded.