This makes me angry. No, not Henderson. He didn't chomp, land shark, even look up until some time in the second half after we blew a 13 point lead. Heck, I would have chomped at us too at that point!
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> > Date: March 19, 2013, 11:58:12 AM CDT > To: WXIA <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] Scott Carter - GatorZone.com A look at NCAA taunting > rules in basketball and football > Reply-To: [email protected] > > http://www.gatorzone.com/carter/blog/1313 > > TUESDAY MARCH 19, 2013 A look at NCAA taunting rules in basketball and > football (i.e. Henderson and Gator Chomps) > > Since most of you who visit this blog regularly follow the Gators closely, by > now you have probably seen the above video of Ole Miss’ Marshall Henderson > taunting Florida fans with a Gator Chomp. > > Henderson’s taunts came after his 3-pointer put the Rebels up 59-53 late in > the second half of Sunday’s SEC Tournament championship. > > Henderson is a player you either love or hate. Rebels fans love him. Florida > fans and Auburn fans and Missouri fans mostly stand on the opposite side of > the fence. > > The SEC isn’t quite sure what to make of him. Henderson was named the > tournament’s MVP Sunday but was not invited to the postgame press conference > after some off-the-wall comments after Friday’s game. Henderson is playing > his first season in the league, but you could say he has a history. You may > remember Henderson taunting Auburn fans earlier this season. He also > interacted with the crowd at Tennessee. > > In the Rebels’ victory over Missouri on Friday, Henderson taunted the Tigers > by zooming by their bench as they prepared to huddle for a timeout late in > the game. Only a couple of Tigers shook Henderson’s hand after the game and > Missouri assistant Dave Leitao was clearly upset at Henderson’s antics. > > In the wake of Henderson’s Gator Chomps on Sunday, several Florida fans have > either emailed or asked on Twitter why Henderson wasn’t called for a > technical foul for taunting in Sunday’s game the way a football player would > have been called for an unsportsmanlike penalty. > > It’s a good question. In a hypothetical sense, if Henderson played receiver > for the Rebels and caught a touchdown pass late in the game, and then Gator > Chomped Florida fans sitting in the end zone, Ole Miss would be flagged a > 15-yard penalty to be assessed on the ensuing kickoff. > > For a comparison between the official rules on taunting in NCAA Division I > basketball and football, here is how the rulebooks address the infraction in > relation to Henderson’s Gator Chomps: > > NCAA Basketball 2012-13 Rulebook > > Rule 10 – Fouls and Penalties > > Section 5 (Men) CLASS A Unsporting Technical Infractions > > Article 1 A player or substitute committing an unsportsmanlike act including, > but not limited to, the following: > > b. Using profanity or vulgarity; taunting, baiting or ridiculing another > player or bench personnel; or pointing a finger at or making obscene gestures > toward another player or bench personnel. > > c. Inciting undesirable crowd reaction. > > PENALTY: Two free throws shall be awarded to any member of the offended team. > > RESUMPTION OF PLAY: For any technical foul(s), play shall resume at the point > of interruption except for a single flagrant 2 technical foul or a single > contact dead ball technical foul (Article 1d through 1i). For a single > flagrant 2 technical foul or a single contact dead ball technical foul, the > ball shall be awarded to the offended team at a designated spot at the > division line on either side of the playing court > > Based on the ruling above, most notably Article 1c, officials were within > their authority to have called a technical foul on Henderson, which would > have resulted in a pair of Florida free throws and continued possession of > the ball. > > Meanwhile, a look at the football rule on taunting, which is more in-depth > and went into effect starting with the 2011 season and included a significant > revision: players caught taunting opponents on the way to scoring a touchdown > would cost their team the score and be penalized 15 yards from the point of > the infraction. > > NCAA Football Rulebook > > Rule 9 – Conducts of Players and Others Subject to the Rules > > Section 2 Unsportsmanlike Conduct Fouls > > Article 1 There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct or ay act that interferes > with orderly game administration on the part of players, substitutes, > coaches, authorized attendants or any persons subject to the rules, before > the game, during the game or between periods. Infractions for these acts by > players are administered as either live-ball or dead-ball fouls depending on > when they occur. > > a) Specifically prohibited acts and conduct include: > > 1) No player, substitute, coach or other person subject to the rules shall > use abusive, threating or obscene language or gestures, or engage in such > acts that provoke ill will or are demeaning to an opponent, to game officials > or to the image of the game, including but not limited to: > > a) Pointing the finger(s), hand(s), arm(s) or ball at an opponent, or > imitating the slashing of the throat > > b) Taunting, baiting or ridiculing an opponent verbally > > c) Inciting an opponent or spectators in any other way, such as simulating > the firing of a weapon or placing a hand by the ear to request recognition > > d) Any delayed, excessive, prolonged or choreographed act by which a player > (or players) attempts to focus attention upon himself (or themselves) > > PENALTY: Live-ball fouls by players: 15 yards. > > For those who have asked, now you know the official rules. 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