The controversial call is on WCYB....

**imported_Skeptical** · December 11th, 2006, 03:04 PM

it wasn't in the air it was in his hand [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**burton2019** · December 11th, 2006, 03:19 PM

So you cant put the ball up in the air after you score? Please. It was a BS call, you know it, I know it, and so does everyone else.

**TheBeast** · December 11th, 2006, 03:29 PM

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The call was on ethan running into the endzone with the ball in the air........you cant do that in high school football

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That is just assinine, I can understand calling it for diving into the endzone with no-one around (which I can't stand and it is never called) but holding the ball in the air as you run in for a score can in no way be construde as excessive celebration or taunting.

**Ironlung** · December 11th, 2006, 03:53 PM

Unless the kid is hurling 5,000,000 derogatory insults, swinging punches, making snow angels in the endzone, or doing cartwheels, you don't throw that flag for anything else in that situation.

**SBG** · December 11th, 2006, 04:03 PM

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I can understand calling it for diving into the endzone with no-one around (which I can't stand and it is never called)

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I saw Baber do that last year and he got flagged for it. Only difference is I think they tacked the penalty on the kickoff. I also saw a kid do it in a goal line situation and get flagged for it even though he was only trying to score and not celebrate.

Also, as I have no real horse in this race other than being from the LPD Reg D and just out of curiosity ONLY, hasn't the rule always been no celebrating at all in high school football? I thought that was the rule and that the refs had only relaxed on calling it as much the last decade or so. Again, I could be wrong and am asking only out of curiosity.

**Lb_Balla33** · December 11th, 2006, 04:08 PM

Jaycub Coleman did it this year against Pound and he got flagged for it and i reckon Coach Adams made him run quiet a bit for it also.

**imported_UKCats1** · December 11th, 2006, 04:10 PM

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I can understand calling it for diving into the endzone with no-one around (which I can't stand and it is never called)

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Then you must not have seen my crew work. I want the kids to have fun and they can celebrate a TD but do it in a way that is respectable. I am not going to comment on the Burton game because I was not there and have only seen a few minutes of film on it.

**1inStripes** · December 11th, 2006, 04:12 PM

That is why it is called "excessive celebration." You can stick the ball out across the goal line if you are trying to beat a defender. I find it okay for you to take a knee, or high five a teammate and such. Just don't taunt, or do something to disrespect the other team.

**NotSoSilentBob** · December 11th, 2006, 06:53 PM

I just saw the video. If that was excessive celebration, then I'm John Holmes.

**centennialdawg** · December 11th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Paul Johnosn on WCYB just said that norton's superintendent of schools called requesting a copy of the tape. He said that Burton was gonna protest the game.