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Originally Posted by TXMike
The "dive" was by a runner trying to beat a defender to the goal line. Gotta let those go.
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I would concede your point if it were not for the Big Ten flagging the same play.
But the larger point is not so much to criticize the officials as to ask for consistency in the rule.
A body flip into the end zone and excessive celebration AFTER the score ought to be discouraged.
Highstepping or diving INTO the end zone is not worth penalizing.
The rule as it stands is ripe for inconsistency.