Teaching Lessons?

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I would and would have no qualms at all about it. I T'd a player for taunting late in a blow-out of a military intra-mural game. After the call the guy came up to me and said "but he's my next door neighbor, I was just joking with him!" I told him it didn't matter, I can't take the chance of a fight breaking out, save the trash talk for after the game.

I've heard this many times in college intramurals, and it's the biggest BS excuse ever. There's no way I can know that before a situation starts, there's no way I can verify that claim once taunting occurs and even if you do know the player, you're still not allowed to taunt him.