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when of Ohio State, a state school with a huge land grant and a perennial football powerhouse, takes on elite Northwestern University, a charter member of the Big Ten, and the stadium is full of nifty scoring and rivalry. It’s boiling. The Buckeyes’ loud cheers from their side of the field are a strong reminder that there is no hope for the Wildcats.
History is on their side. As of 2024, the record for the previous century was 66 wins, 1 loss, and 14 losses, giving OSU a definite advantage. Please check the record book if necessary. You can see that the final score is similarly biased.
But in the stands on the other side of the field, students (believers, if not outright fans) of the prestigious and expensive (if not luxurious) University of Chicago don’t seem too concerned about being showered with cream. Apparently not. They cheer themselves on. You might even end up working for us someday! ”
as a graduate of Ohio State University (not) of) The meet-up was a mix of hard-working people and supporters, many of whom were the first in their families to attend college, but she admits that the meet-up left her with mixed feelings. Edgy chants are smart and funny. It’s also mostly harmless. But what about the impact of prediction on the class? Playful teasing can lead to unsportsmanlike behavior.
safety rules
On the field of college and professional football contests, strict rules strive to reduce the violence of the game and make play safer and fairer. generosity.
Due to contact between helmets, concussion and its lifelong sequelae, worthy of severe punishment. The same goes for the “Horse Collar Tackle” that tightens up the opponent. Serious face mask violations that pose a risk of neck fractures can result in fines exceeding $10,000.
In pursuit of safety, the new bulbous headgear turns into a weapon. Physicists have calculated that the impact force during a tackle is over 80 g. Therefore, “spearing” is also prohibited in the game rules.
Provocation vs. Fair Play
These dangerous violations and simple penalties seem trivial compared to sanctions for unsportsmanlike conduct. Professional football has a highly emotional pitch, fueled by celebrity, huge salaries, and the egos of professional elite athletes, so insults can be especially dangerous when it comes to playing the game fairly and smoothly. It becomes an act.
We’ve become accustomed to the inventive choreography that follows spectacular touchdown catches. (Like all nerds, I’m going to grit my teeth at the extravaganza the NFL is currently allowing.) But removing the helmet after a spectacular catch is considered “over-the-top celebration.” This is an act of arrogance that is punishable in this team sport. (“There’s no ‘I’ on the team…”) Celebrations intended to humiliate can result in a significant 15-yard penalty.
Fighting flexibility and anger management
The “flex,” a muscle-man pose that slams into an opponent’s face, is one of the silliest, most childish, yet most effective and insulting provocations. Message: I’m a man and you’re a wimp. Publicly labeling an elite athlete who has enjoyed admiration since elementary school is asking for what a TV commentator would dismiss as a “small exchange.”
Fights, even in intense games like soccer, are abhorrent in sports that don’t involve blood. (Professional hockey, however, is a notable exception; in this fast-paced game, fighting is understood as a form of self-policing, an enforcement of responsibility for cheap shots.) Offenders in football can be ejected from the game. or risk suspension or penalties. Attendance may be required anger–management treatment. (Am I the only one who finds something funny in that irony?)
Formal rules are strengthened by emotional intelligence There will be a shortage.
But back to the fans
Although such cases are rare, fans themselves can be accused of unsportsmanlike conduct. After an upset victory in college football, the stands may be empty on the field. And because such rushes are unsafe and universities are responsible for regulating crowds at games, the NCAA deters “field trespassing” with hefty fines. The worst case scenario occurred when the outcome of the match was inevitable, but there was still time left. For this violation, Auburn was fined $100,000 and Oklahoma was fined twice that amount. Throwing trash into the playing field is not as severely punished. Texas Tech Red Raiders fans who throw tortillas on the field will be subject to a five-yard penalty to their team, and an additional 10-yard penalty if they continue to do so.
Healing Tortillas and Wounded Pride
Texas Tech University’s mascot, Raider Red, makes a gesture to encourage fans by saying, “Guns up!”
Source: Image courtesy of Levi Mericle (via Wikimedia) (2007), released into the public domain.
tortillado you care? The practice may have begun in response to an insult from a partisan sports talk radio host who claimed that the city of Lubbock had nothing to brag about except “Texas Tech and tortillas.” Would you like some tortillas, partner? Well, let me give you the tortilla.! And they flow like a Frisbee.
This is not the only example of a recycled word containing an insult. resilience of the insulted. Now consider defiant, retaliatory self-designations like “Yankee.”Beast faction”, “Queer”, and “Tree Hugger”. “Obamacare” is another example of a slur turning into a rallying cry.
When a fandom gets crazy
is the measure of the drama of athletic A contest where the passions of ardent believers compete. There are even riots after the championship. After big wins, overheated fans went wild and overturned cars in Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Philadelphia, Edmonton and Los Angeles. alcohol The cork literally fell from the bottle in Cleveland in 1974 when a Native American organization recklessly sponsored a “Ten Cent Beer Night” that turned the celebration into a riot.
hooligans and thugs
Occasional civil misbehavior in North America does not compare to the systematic and routine soccer “hooliganism” of England and Europe. soccer-football To the Rest of the World is an extremely tense and suspenseful game. Hooliganism is a reaction born of frustration and malice, much of which builds up before match day. in degree but in kind Because of teasing and teasing.
Football hooliganism, which stems from conflicts between tribal teams, is suppressed by police forces inside stadiums, but outside, it can sometimes turn deadly. Occasionally, racist attacks by skinheads and neo-Nazis erupted unchecked in the streets, while football gangs were also indulging in disturbing fascist impulses.
Don’t get me wrong. Sports rivalries are almost always joyful in victory and merciful in defeat. Even in the face of fierce competition, we are generous and tolerant The “sportsmanlike” spirit of fair play is permeated on a daily basis. Opponents shake hands after the match.
However, the soccer villains spoil the fight and make other plans. Sometimes they wear steel-toed jackboots.
