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Whatever your thoughts about Georgia's whole-team-celebration last Saturday after scoring the first touchdown against Florida, you can't deny it wasn't fascinating to look at.
It was like a bum rush, a whole team streaming onto the field to celebrate an otherwise routine touchdown. It was fun to see a major college football team react as like they were a 12-year-old girls' softball team. And now, sadly, Georgia coach Mark Richt is apologizing.
"Again, I was expecting the eleven players on the field to be doing the celebrating, not for the bench to clear as it did," Richt wrote in his letter to Slive. "I understand that the entire team running on the field created the potential for an altercation and that excessive celebration is not in compliance with the Southeastern Conference sportsmanship policies and expected standards. My only intention was to create enthusiasm."
Bah! Let the freak flag fly, Mark! We think after every touchdown, not only should every player run on the field, but they should do some sort of dance routine. We recommend starting out with "Thriller," and working one's way up from there.
Richt Apologizes For TD Celebration [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
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We recommend starting out with "Thriller,"...
...because really, what's the difference between a major-college football program and the general population of a Singapore prison anyway?
And you thought the "Macarena" looked gay.
Slap Hands! Slap Hands!
I think I just heard Easterbrook exploding.
Why didn't he apologize to the cheerleader they trampled?
I watch college football for its comportance.
If by "comportance", you mean "bloodletting".
"I told the team that we have got to have more energy and enthusiasm in this ballgame or we are going to get whipped pretty good," Richt wrote.
Way to sound all official-like and whatnot, coach.
The whole team AND the punter....punters aren't really a part of the team...
Take it outside, God-boy!
12 Year old's girl's softball team? Don't the college girls all run out of the dugout after every run scored too? Talk about poor sportsmanship.
@gniterobot:
Don't make Mitch Cozad mad - you know what happens.
threadjack
Gregg Easterbrook chat at 2PM on tWWL
/threadjack
"We recommend starting out with "Thriller," ..."
They could do "Billy Jean", if they get the other team involved.
Dr. Pepper: The Official Soft Drink of the Georgia Bulldogs.
Sorry we proved that Tebow and Urban don't walk on water.
-Mark Richt
excessive celebration. how original
This was absolutely awesome to see in person. This initiated one of the most exciting quarters of football I've ever witnessed. Too bad Richt had to apologize to avoid a fine, or a bigger fine.
Riverdance !
It just goes to show, in their hearts, every football player really just wants to dance and dance and dance.
I'm personally imagining the Irish jig the players dance after a touchdown from the opening of Baseketball. Now that would be something I'd pay to see.
FRY: Hey, buddy... I'm from the same time as you. Remember that song, Safety Dance?
THAT GUY: Sure do! We can dance!
FRY: Y'know, that dance wasn't as safe as they said it was.
While not related to the dancing, was anyone else more than a bit uncomfortable that the Georgia band played "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" after a black player sacked Tebow? That song makes "Brown Sugar" look like "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Dancing-related, they should have done the Heisman on that ho! [deadspin.com]
I still want to see someone bring back the "throw the football like it's a grenade and have all your teammates fall to the ground." I like that one.
@Encouraging Referee Pitman: They wrote a song about the guy in the Vick jersey?
SEC Rules 101:
Exccesive Celebration = BAD!!!
Paying Players, Allowing Boosters to Run Programs, Ignoring Academics = GOOD!!!
directly in the middle of this picture, there is pure simplicity. one large man, just searching for a hug.
Good thing they weren't playing Miami
Charlie Weis had this idea two weeks ago for the USC game, but...
The best part was Velasco pretending to take photos of Moreno while he danced. Keep churning out 188 and 3 TD games and you can do whatever you like.
And +1 to the SEC for saying they aren't going to discipline Richt.
Does anybody have a link for the video? I was looking for it yesterday and couldn't find anything.
If they're going "Thriller", Mark Richt had better pull out a megaphone to do the Vincent Price rap in the middle.
This would never happen at that school in Footloose.
I wish the Pats had done this. They'd have been too tired to run up the fucking score.
/bitter Skins fan
@Johnny Blackshoe: How about the celebration, set to "Celebration"
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@toecutter: Isn't that the movie where the evil kids won in the end?
@MDT: A couple of child molesters...give or take.
Also of ntoe in this picture: Bruce Willis sacrificing his life so that Earth may survive.
@BetterThanBetterThanEzraButLessThanLessThanJake: My favorite was when they did that, but then later did it again, except the 2nd time it was a dud and the guy either picked it up and was sad or picked it up and got "blown up" on the delay. classic
@Ickenham: Too Soon?
Peyton wants the Colts to run out after their first touchdown and start singing YMCA but only if he can put on chaps.
What they're doing is actually a felony in Georgia.
@Old No.7: Still do.
Can't deny it wasn't fascinating? Was it fascinating or should I deny its fascination? I am confused.
@Chicago Jones: You're right, black and white people dancing together IS still a felony in Georgia
@Maybe The Nibbles Ate Your Baby: White people? *squints* Oh yeah, there they are.
Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?
BASEketball is only 5 years away...
I cannot wait until Al Michaels is commenting on the ages of the dancers.
Joe Buck thinks this is an abomination that ruins the purity of college football.
Pregame speech: "...and when we get the first #$%^ touchdown I want everyone of you @#$@%$'s to rush the endzone. And I mean EVERYONE. If you are on the sideline, I am gonna run your @#$% ass so hard on Monday your @#@%$% hair will hurt!!!!!..."
When it happened: "...wooooow, um, that is bigger than I thought it would be...I'm probably fucked, but it looks cool..."
Postgame Press Conference: "...Florida is a great team, blah, blah, blah...looking for any advantage we could find emotionally, blah, blah, blah...I'm just really proud of our kids, blah, blah, blah..."
Phone call from UGA President: "Yes sir..."
Phone call from SEC President: "Yes sir..."
Press Release copy approval process: "Yes sir..."
My take: He ordered the code red and it was fucking glorious.
You know what, at first I was 'That's fine georgia played well, they have only won 3 of the last 17, and at least this keeps the game relevant, instead of being just another boring opponent we steamroll".
But you know what? FUCK. THAT. SHIT. Fuck Georgia in their stupid asses. They can talk shit when their coach wins a national championship ever, let alone in his second year, using a brilliant two quarterback system that every coach in the country now thinks he can run. When Georgia develops an offensive system that is copied around the country, they can talk. Also, when their fans stop being preppy-ass pussies who come the game in red pants with black polo shirts with matching little red polo men, they can talk. And when Matt Stafford can steamroll a Lombardi finalist and throw a 50 yard bomb on the money, i will be convinced he is not a pussy.
/crybaby rant forced by loss to most hated enemy
@StupidAngelos: They are in the stands.
We're a team! We're 40!
@Adonis: ...if no clear winner emerges from all of this, a two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion can be crowned.
New BCS alternative? It's not crazier than Shanoff's.
I'm looking forward to the day when both teams celebrate after every play.
Florida is gay