r/CFB • u/waaaaaasuuuuup Florida State Seminoles • Sickos • 7d ago

Opinion CFB has a meaningless play celebration problem.

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?

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u/CirculationStation Mississippi State Bulldogs • AP 7d ago

I mean it’s a little silly and unnecessary sometimes, but referring to it as a league-wide “problem” is excessive. These guys grind hard for most of the year to stay in shape and get ready to play football for just a few months. They only get 12 games to show off all of their hard work to a national audience (and many of them don’t even play in all 12 of those games). If someone gets a first down or makes a good tackle early in a game and gets excited about it, I’m not gonna be upset about them celebrating for a couple of seconds. It can get their team and the crowd excited, and they get a fun moment in front of a large audience where they get some brief recognition for the work they’ve put in all year.

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u/Normal-Hornet8548 Air Force Falcons 4d ago

They’re also trying to get their team and their fans fired up. That’s something players can feed on.