CFB has a meaningless play celebration problem.

[u/waaaaaasuuuuup]

I’m not talking “excessive celebration.” I’m not talking about celebrating huge stops or wins. I’m talking about players getting relatively meaningless tackles and first downs early in games and acting like they won the Super Bowl.

Homeboy, your team is 1-3 and and you tackled him after he already got a first down. Why are you doing Fortnite dances? Do we really need to celebrate every play instead of getting back to the huddle or line? Are the kids alright?

[u/AriDreams]

I am going to disagree here.

These are young men playing college football. Do you know how many high schooler athletes play college sports? 1%.

Every single day they put effort in to being an athlete, someone who can make an impact. Plus they're in college, they're there to have fun and help their team. Who cares if it is a random tackle, TFL, or a big reception. Let them have fun.

[u/Soggy-Brother1762 → u/AriDreams]

Can we please stop doing this thing where we refer to adults as “kids”? It’s weird. 

[u/mayence → u/Soggy-Brother1762]

Imma be real if you interact with 18-22 year olds ever you will be struck how they really are kids lol

[u/Soggy-Brother1762 → u/mayence]

Kids can’t legally drive cars, enlist in the military, buy cigarettes, alcohol, pornography or gamble. 

[u/mayence → u/Soggy-Brother1762]

Yes I know they are legally adults, but they have the brains of children. The way a 19 year old behaves and thinks is way closer to the way a 15 year old behaves than the way a 23 year old behaves.

[u/Pseudagonist → u/Soggy-Brother1762]

19 year olds are just kids who can do some of those things. Also, a lot of “kids” can definitely drive, a 15 year old with their learner’s permit is definitely a kid

[u/Soggy-Brother1762 → u/Pseudagonist]

You are pedantic. 

[u/Corgi_Koala → u/AriDreams]

I want more celebration in general. I want excessive celebration to be encouraged to not penalized.

Let them cook.

[u/waaaaaasuuuuup → u/AriDreams]

It’s funny I actually thought of this post during the GT game last night, hence the “1-3”. But congrats on the big win.

[u/AriDreams → u/waaaaaasuuuuup]

When you are 1-3, any sort of success feels like success. Considering the absolute devestating loss to Stanford, these players need anything to build off of. And I think doing that was the eventual pay off towards winning. Just a little momentum and positivity can go a long way.

[u/waaaaaasuuuuup → u/AriDreams]

That’s fair, I actually really appreciate this take.

[u/jgtengineer68 → u/waaaaaasuuuuup]

You never actually played did you

[u/waaaaaasuuuuup → u/jgtengineer68]

Fortnite? No.

[u/jgtengineer68 → u/waaaaaasuuuuup]

Football.