Micah Johnson Ejected in last night's game

[Coldstream]

One of KY's main targets for this year's class was ejected after sacking the QB. Not sure what happened but sounds like the ref may have been trigger-happy on this one. :?
Link to the article:
http://www.timesleader.net/articles/stories/public/200510/01/43NN_sports.html

[DarkLantern]

How is it a personal foul for sacking a QB? Man the refs must of thought they where playing flag-football.:)

[Coldstream]

Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.

DarkLantern wrote: How is it a personal foul for sacking a QB? Man the refs must of thought they where playing flag-football.:)

[HOMEYCAT]

Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.

[ukbob]

HOMEYCAT wrote: Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.
I guess I am too old as well because I agree. It is the main reson I quit following Pro football a couple of years ago.

But the kid is young. He will learn.

[DarkLantern]

Wow! What a lame call sorry but that is really lame.:?

[kybuc]

ukbob wrote: HOMEYCAT wrote: Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.
I guess I am too old as well because I agree. It is the main reson I quit following Pro football a couple of years ago.

But the kid is young. He will learn.




I dont believe in taunting the other team. But I do like when players show fire and enthusiam after a big play. I think it pumps the crowd and fellow team mates up.

Call me a fan of the new generation if you will. One of the reasons the NFL is so high on my list.

I noticed on this years NCAA2005 PS2 game they added celebrations without penalties which I thought was really cool.

[boomdaddy]

DarkLantern wrote: Wow! What a lame call sorry but that is really lame.:?


UK could use a lot more players who make plays on defense, worthy of celebration. The down side to the ref kicking him out of the game is the one game suspension. There should be an appeals process, that doesn't take more than a day, to get this kid back on the field for his next game. Celebrating a play should not be a reason to kick a kid out of a ball game, it should be a warning for the first offense and a unsportsman like conduct for the next offense. Those refs need to lighten up.

[SouthBeachWildcat]

HOMEYCAT wrote: Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.
Football is an emotional game, and the defesive side of the ball is played with rage......you can't expect someone to have the mind set torip theqb's head off then just walk back to the huddle like nothing happened

[HOMEYCAT]

For years and years and years.........celebration after a play was considered bogus.....maybe someone else patted you on the back ( or backside, as the case may be), but you never brought attention to yourself....it was considered bad style.....bragging. Then came Mark Gastineau. If you wish to emulate Mark, be my guest, butI would be embarrassed about your Mullet, if I were you. Speaking of RAGE....Did you ever see Dick Butkus play? I did a commercial with him one time. One of the most intimidating personagesI ever met. And, He wasn't that big. He drew attention to himself through excellence in football , not in dancing.

[SouthBeachWildcat]

HOMEYCAT wrote: For years and years and years.........celebration after a play was considered bogus.....maybe someone else patted you on the back ( or backside, as the case may be), but you never brought attention to yourself....it was considered bad style.....bragging. Then came Mark Gastineau. If you wish to emulate Mark, be my guest, butI would be embarrassed about your Mullet, if I were you. Speaking of RAGE....Did you ever see Dick Butkus play? I did a commercial with him one time. One of the most intimidating personagesI ever met. And, He wasn't that big. He drew attention to himself through excellence in football , not in dancing.


Showing emotion after a sack and dancing are 2 seperate things. I agree dancing is uncalled for, but going nuts after a play, chest bumping a teammate, smacking each others facemasks, ect.........I think you have to want that as a coach

[T75]

ukbob wrote: HOMEYCAT wrote: Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.
I guess I am too old as well because I agree. It is the main reson I quit following Pro football a couple of years ago
Maybe all of us old guys have somememory of the time when winning and being good sports about it was important. It's sickening to me to watch the NFL guys do their dances and prances even when they've only made a modestly good play. To me that kind of thing is simply uncivilized, not too far removed from doing a war dance over a downed enemy warrior. Wouldn't it be nice to see a big LB help the QB to his feet after blitzing in and sacking him for a 10 yard loss instead of the silly stuff they do these days?

[BigblueDrew]

ukbob wrote: HOMEYCAT wrote: Coldstream wrote: Someone who was at the game reported on another board that the QB and Micah got into a fracas and the two were issued a personal foul than Micah sacked him later and was given the 2nd foul (automatic ejection). He was celebrating his sack, so I guess the ref didn't like it. Lame IMO.
IMO, celebration after a play is lame. Go back to the huddle and prepare for the next play. I guess I'm too old.
I guess I am too old as well because I agree. It is the main reson I quit following Pro football a couple of years ago.

But the kid is young. He will learn.


Count me in the old foggie category as well. Worst thing thats ever happened in football in my lifetime is these useless celebrations

[raftingdon2]

I guess it's sort of hard to really tell what happened tho by just reading the article. It seems that both teams were pretty pumped up.

[macdon]

Then you throw into the mix a high school referee who may have an agenda.

I saw a kid ejected after being tackled and patting the defensive player on the helmet and telling him 'nice hit'. This official was known for such garbage.

It is possible it was the same official.

[GeorgiaBlue]

As a HS official myself, I can tell you that the paper is probably 99.9% wrong. A player is not ejected for personal fouls. A player is automatically ejected for 2 Unsportsmanlike Calls during a game. And yes - excessive celebration is a good enough reason.

What is not talked about is the fact he was flagged twice in the first quarter. In other words, he knew he was on thin ice after the first one. USC calls are used by officials to gain control of a game. 99/100 one USC will get the attention of the coaches and players both, and a much cleaner game will be played the rest of the night.

What gets you an USC? Anything from celebration, to language, taunting - heck even speaking deragatory to the sacked QB will do it. So only MJ and the official knows what he did to earn the first and the second one.

It always cracks me up at how little people know High School football rules - every Friday I manage to educate a Head Coach on some rule in football - whether it be kick-catching interference or a the fact the a foul during a touchdown is enforced on the try - NEVER on the ensuing kickoff

[Coldstream]

Funny you talk about how 'uneducated' some coaches can be about the rules but they complain how 'blind' you guys are!! ;)


GeorgiaBlue wrote: As a HS official myself, I can tell you that the paper is probably 99.9% wrong. A player is not ejected for personal fouls. A player is automatically ejected for 2 Unsportsmanlike Calls during a game. And yes - excessive celebration is a good enough reason.

What is not talked about is the fact he was flagged twice in the first quarter. In other words, he knew he was on thin ice after the first one. USC calls are used by officials to gain control of a game. 99/100 one USC will get the attention of the coaches and players both, and a much cleaner game will be played the rest of the night.

What gets you an USC? Anything from celebration, to language, taunting - heck even speaking deragatory to the sacked QB will do it. So only MJ and the official knows what he did to earn the first and the second one.

It always cracks me up at how little people know High School football rules - every Friday I manage to educate a Head Coach on some rule in football - whether it be kick-catching interference or a the fact the a foul during a touchdown is enforced on the try - NEVER on the ensuing kickoff

[GeorgiaBlue]

Coldstream wrote: Funny you talk about how 'uneducated' some coaches can be about the rules but they complain how 'blind' you guys are!! ;)





Actually - what is funny to me - imagine just once if I turned around and told a coach how bad his playcalling was - imagine if I told a coach that the reason his team was losing was due to poor coaching. Think he would lose his mind???

You wouldn't believe the amount of crap I have put up with - and 99% of it is because people just don't understand the rules. A few weeks ago I was involved in a JV game where the Home team was losing by 5 with just under a minute to go.Having just scored a touchdown, they try an onside kick - a pooch kick. The ball is kicked in the air - and the Home Team catches it in mid-air and proceeds to run down field. I kill the play - the fans lose their mind - I throw a flag - and the coaches go NUTS. I signal (well - my white hat signals) kick-catching interference on the home team - and it's visitors ball 1st and ten. We have to be escorted off the field. And all because we made the right call.

[UKCatsRock]

GeorgiaBlue wrote: Coldstream wrote: Funny you talk about how 'uneducated' some coaches can be about the rules but they complain how 'blind' you guys are!! ;)





Actually - what is funny to me - imagine just once if I turned around and told a coach how bad his playcalling was - imagine if I told a coach that the reason his team was losing was due to poor coaching. Think he would lose his mind???

You wouldn't believe the amount of crap I have put up with - and 99% of it is because people just don't understand the rules. A few weeks ago I was involved in a JV game where the Home team was losing by 5 with just under a minute to go.Having just scored a touchdown, they try an onside kick - a pooch kick. The ball is kicked in the air - and the Home Team catches it in mid-air and proceeds to run down field. I kill the play - the fans lose their mind - I throw a flag - and the coaches go NUTS. I signal (well - my white hat signals) kick-catching interference on the home team - and it's visitors ball 1st and ten. We have to be escorted off the field. And all because we made the right call.

I can definitely relate. I am a former high school basketball official and the same thing applies. I won't get into examples because there are so many, but it IS amazing how ridiculous people get when they don't even know the details. It's almost like message boards. LOL