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Originally Posted by Forksref
Trying to prevent a kid from breaking his neck is not a stupid intent for a rule.
As for enforcement, wide open diving would merit a flag. Diving to avoid a defender is not worthy of a flag. Officials are paid to be able to discern the difference. Looks like they get it right most of the time.
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I totally agree. The problem is consistency. The SEC let the dive go....but in a Michigan/OSU game a receiver catching a pass at the five and between two defenders gets a flag for diving into the end zone.
It is perfectly understandable to penalize a player doing a front flip into the end zone the same with wide open diving. But diving to avoid defenders?
Excessive celebration connotes actions AFTER the score, not making the score. This is not to say that taunting or finger pointing on the way to paydirt should be ignored. But diving and high stepping? The rulesmakers need to get a grip.