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The rules pertaining to USC don't include qualifiers that say anything to the effect of ", unless the player committing the unsportsmanlike act, in the judgment of the officials, was currently or recently in a lot of pain at the time of the incident."
What it the helmet hits a kid on the kneecap on the other team and takes him out of the game? And what if the referee, covering the play behind the ball, doesn't know that a player was hit by the helmet? IMO, much better off throwing the flag, as your crew did.
I also agree with the previous poster about letting a pain-driven profanity go in certain situations, but I'm not buying letting anything go that's safety or against the opponent-related in this or similar situations. You don't flag it, problems will result.
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