Well, let's see. The networks have their faces out there (yeah, you Costas) yammering about "integrity" and yet they not only show the dances they show it again in the replays.

The league wants to pretend it's protecting some golden past of sportsmanship - a past which included clotheslines, Dick Butkus, and the entire Giant's defense trying to tear off Emmitt Smith's arm.

The fans are just schizophrenic. One day it's "how dare Suh do Aaron Rodgers move! How dare he do Tim Tebow's move!" And yet the fans cheer when those guys do their moves. I'm old enough to remember the screaming and whining about Deion's moves and yet the love for the Icky Shuffle. It's as if the fans' attitude regarding endzone dances is entirely dependent on the media personality of the person currently doing the dance right in front of them.

I thought it was hilarious. Who cares about Bob Costas. Bob Costas is not the network. They don't tell him what to say. They may have final approval, but they aren't telling him to rail against celebrations.

While I haven't seen them do such a blatant celebration enhancement before, I have heard plenty of times where they play outro music that riffs on what just happened in the game. If you understand the connection it is often quite funny.

fark you Bob Costas. Little prick.

NBC had ran a short interview with him before the game where he talked about the dance being a tribute to his mom or grandma (didn't pay that close attention). So I wasn't shocked when they played the music. At least he said he doesn't do the dance if they are losing bad.

FreakinB: So long as it's not mean-spirited (looking at you, Stevie Johnson) and it's not a full-team song-and-dance number like in Baseketball or that Family Guy episode, let it go.

Why not? I demand entertainment.

Did they not play the salsa music when Laurent Robinson was doing the same dance?

/isn't any different than hitters getting their own song played before they come up to bat
//just as stupid

This is all Ickey Woods' fault.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: The one time I don't watch my football game in Spanish, I miss THIS. I would've loved to see what the Mexican ESPN guys would've said about NBC playing salsa over Cruz's TD dance.

They wouldn't care since Mexicans don't salsa. They merengue.

Rapmaster2000: Well, let's see. The networks have their faces out there (yeah, you Costas) yammering about "integrity" and yet they not only show the dances they show it again in the replays.

The league wants to pretend it's protecting some golden past of sportsmanship - a past which included clotheslines, Dick Butkus, and the entire Giant's defense trying to tear off Emmitt Smith's arm.

The fans are just schizophrenic. One day it's "how dare Suh do Aaron Rodgers move! How dare he do Tim Tebow's move!" And yet the fans cheer when those guys do their moves. I'm old enough to remember the screaming and whining about Deion's moves and yet the love for the Icky Shuffle. It's as if the fans' attitude regarding endzone dances is entirely dependent on the media personality of the person currently doing the dance right in front of them.

Ladanian Tomlinson being epically butthurt about another man's dance being stolen is one of the funniest things I've ever read in my life.

Make it simple. Give a player 3 seconds after scoring a TD, causing a turnover etc to do whatever he wants. After that? 15 yard flag.

Bob Costas, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

jayhawk88: This is all Ickey Woods' fault.

Um, no. It isn't. Goes back a mite further than that.... (new window)

HaywoodJablonski: I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: The one time I don't watch my football game in Spanish, I miss THIS. I would've loved to see what the Mexican ESPN guys would've said about NBC playing salsa over Cruz's TD dance.

They wouldn't care since Mexicans don't salsa. They merengue.

This only comes up because he's tagged up there. Collinsworth is the voice I hate most of all of anyone, anywhere calling sports in some manner. To me he's worse than Kornheiser, Gruden, Dennis Miller, the guy calling Mexican wrestling in Spanish, the guy calling long distance running in Africa who speaks a language of clicks and grunts. In fact, I would rather listen to all the above speaking at once, than Collinsworth speaking by himself.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: jayhawk88: This is all Ickey Woods' fault.

Um, no. It isn't. Goes back a mite further than that.... (new window)

Everyone loves the Funky Chicken.

Rapmaster2000: Well, let's see. The networks have their faces out there (yeah, you Costas) yammering about "integrity" and yet they not only show the dances they show it again in the replays.

The league wants to pretend it's protecting some golden past of sportsmanship - a past which included clotheslines, Dick Butkus, and the entire Giant's defense trying to tear off Emmitt Smith's arm.

The fans are just schizophrenic. One day it's "how dare Suh do Aaron Rodgers move! How dare he do Tim Tebow's move!" And yet the fans cheer when those guys do their moves. I'm old enough to remember the screaming and whining about Deion's moves and yet the love for the Icky Shuffle. It's as if the fans' attitude regarding endzone dances is entirely dependent on the media personality of the person currently doing the dance right in front of them.

In a perfect world, players would not act like 12 year old ADD riddled boys, but players are human, and as such, subject to being idiots and/or arseholes.

Personally, I think it's fine to celebrate sacking the QB with a fist pump or arm raised warhowl. Tebowing or acting like you just made your first appearance on WWE RAW, however, is douchebag material.

Taunting or excessive celebration makes the news for maybe 4 games a year, and mostly only because the guy was truly being a Dbag. Statistically, it's not world ending, but I think the NFL should go and use thier noggin. Google the stories from the past 8 years or so on some guy being a douche. compare them, and see what the problem is.

But apparently is easier to pussyfoot around the situation instead of making hard fast rules, for fear of pissing the non-existant fans who would stop watching if the one game a year some guy would act his supposed age.

AppleOptionEsc: acting like you just made your first appearance on WWE RAW, however, is douchebag material.

COME ON BABY!!!! YEA!!! YEA YEA YEA!!!! COME ONNNNN!!!! WOOOO!!! COME ON BABYYYYY!!!

HaywoodJablonski: I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: The one time I don't watch my football game in Spanish, I miss THIS. I would've loved to see what the Mexican ESPN guys would've said about NBC playing salsa over Cruz's TD dance.

They wouldn't care since Mexicans don't salsa. They merengue.

and do the cha-cha

I'd like to see them play "Girls, Girls, Girls" while focusing on the cheerleaders.

Last year NBC SNF played Linkin Park on their way to break with a close up of emo face Cutler.

/I wish someone would have put that on Youtube. It was pure unadulterated win

Guys have to do these sorts of things to make endorsement money. Look at Chad Johnson for example. He was a really good player for a period of time, but probably not a guy you'd consider to be a top three receiver during his prime. He banked tons of endorsement money because he became a household name and face with the celebrations and twittering. Zero playoff wins.

Most of this stuff is about getting talked about on Sportscenter type shows and getting free publicity.

coolio mack: Guys have to do these sorts of things to make endorsement money. Look at Chad Johnson for example. He was a really good player for a period of time, but probably not a guy you'd consider to be a top three receiver during his prime. He banked tons of endorsement money because he became a household name and face with the celebrations and twittering. Zero playoff wins.

Most of this stuff is about getting talked about on Sportscenter type shows and getting free publicity.

I think people understand why the players do it.

My issue is that Bob Costas blast the players for excessive celebrations earlier this year and we find out that NBC is playing music so a player can do an endzone dance. Mostly I just hate Bob Costas.

Mike_LowELL: Mikey1969: when I have to watch some dude get down on the grass and do the Caterpillar while I'm paying for the privilege to watch the game on TV, I want to see FOOTBALL.

Then you should have complained when commercials started interrupting every possession, *THIS COMMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CHEVY: DRIVE BIG!*and when that wasn't enough commercials, implemented instant replay in order to create even more breaks in the action. *DRINK BEER AND DRIVE SAFE FOOTBALL FANS! COORS ORIGINAL* Little bit late to blame players for stalling the game with performance art dedicated *B-O-D FOR ME. I WANT YOUR BOD!* to their accolades.

robsul82: As long as they don't throw the flag on Jimmy Graham's dunks, I don't care.

The goalpost dunk and and Lambeau leap are grandfathered into the rule. No flags for Jimmy.

FreakinB: I never understood the celebration rules in the NFL. It's entertainment. So long as it's not mean-spirited (looking at you, Stevie Johnson) and it's not a full-team song-and-dance number like in Baseketball or that Family Guy episode, let it go.



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I'm a Giants fan, I have no problem with Cruz doing it, because when he scores, it's usually in grand fashion. I can't stand when washed up Jacobs makes a 1 yd td run and acts like a moron, or Bradshaw holding the ball out before he gets into the end zone (ask Leon Lett how that can go wrong). The worst was Shockey acting like an ass in the '02 playoffs, in which the 9ers came back from the dead.

Mike_LowELL: Mikey1969: when I have to watch some dude get down on the grass and do the Caterpillar while I'm paying for the privilege to watch the game on TV, I want to see FOOTBALL.

Then you should have complained when commercials started interrupting every possession, and when that wasn't enough commercials, implemented instant replay in order to create even more breaks in the action. Little bit late to blame players for stalling the game with performance art dedicated to their accolades.

Are you implying that instant replays are a tactic to make the game last longer and get in more advertisements?