Members Psilocybin Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Anb90e71vx2EUivFEWuEBrJDubYF?slug=ap-tofined&prov=ap&type=lgns He got fined for his spoof on the patriots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKFP4g5IH6A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 Lame. Ocho Cinco makes a Hall of Fame jacket for a celebration and TO gets fined for using a ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassment zombie Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 Lame. Ocho Cinco makes a Hall of Fame jacket for a celebration and TO gets fined for using a ball? You see, Chad Johnson's celebration was OK because he didn't dare to desecrate the sanctity of the NFL. Owens, on the other hand, had the audacity to poke fun at this entire joke of an ordeal. He's lucky Gooddell didn't suspend him four games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 Pfft. I doubt he filmed anything. The Patriots would have used video. So sad when sports stars are so rich but still don't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 It's just because TO is Black. Black Wide receivers are held up to more scrutiny. Wayne Crebet wouldn't have gotten fined for something like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Wayne Crebet wouldn't have gotten fined for something like this! True dat! And he's the one WR in the NFL who has it easy when it comes to being scrutinized! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Lame. Ocho Cinco makes a Hall of Fame jacket for a celebration and TO gets fined for using a ball? chad johnson did his jacket thing on the sidelines and TO was in the endzone. the NFL also prohibits using the ball as a prop in touchdown celebrations, TO also did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 chad johnson did his jacket thing on the sidelines and TO was in the endzone. the NFL also prohibits using the ball as a prop in touchdown celebrations, TO also did this. Ya, they were completely different situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Ya, they were completely different situations. all i am trying to say is that johnson abided by the rules as they stand today and TO did not. you cant use the ball as a prop and anything deemed excessive by refs in the endzone will get a flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psilocybin Posted September 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 It would be funny if Ricky Williams held the ball up like a bong and pretended to roast a bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 all i am trying to say is that johnson abided by the rules as they stand today and TO did not. you cant use the ball as a prop and anything deemed excessive by refs in the endzone will get a flag. Like many other things, it's fairly subjective. I don't necessarily like TO but I didn't find it in anyway over the top. Obviously someone more important that me did though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 It's just because TO is Black. Black Wide receivers are held up to more scrutiny. Wayne Crebet wouldn't have gotten fined for something like this! Wait. Black people play sports? Who let them in? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Lame. Ocho Cinco makes a Hall of Fame jacket for a celebration and TO gets fined for using a ball? I don't know about the jacket, but Johnson gets fined for most of his celebrations. Last year, he actually ran stuff by the league to see what the fine would be (not sure if he did this regularly or just once or twice). He says he doesn't care and paying a few thousand a week is worth entertaining the crowd. It's obviously nothing more than perception, but I don't mind Johnson's celebrations, but I really dislike TO's. Johnson's seem to be in the spirit of "heh, wouldn't it be funny if I..." and TO's all seem to be "Hey, look at me...I said Look at me!!!" (Like the Dallas Star pose, the sharpie, etc)... Like I said though, that's nothing more than my perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Wait. Black people play sports? Who let them in? :poke: Dude...Slave owners bred them for sports...or something... Where's Jimmy the Greek when you need him to clarify this whole mess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 It's obviously nothing more than perception, but I don't mind Johnson's celebrations, but I really dislike TO's. Johnson's seem to be in the spirit of "heh, wouldn't it be funny if I..." and TO's all seem to be "Hey, look at me...I said Look at me!!!". Johnson's all about having fun, I don't have an issue with him either. TO, eh, but I wasn't bugged by what he did on Sunday. I though it was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members takeout Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Dude...Slave owners bred them for sports...or something...Where's Jimmy the Greek when you need him to clarify this whole mess...Was he the "extra thigh muscle" guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Was he the "extra thigh muscle" guy? "Big thighs"...he was the guy who said: "The black is a better athlete to begin with because he's been bred to be that way -- because of his high thighs and big thighs that goes up into his back, and they can jump higher and run faster because of their bigger thighs. This goes back all the way to the Civil War when during the slave trading, the owner -- the slave owner would breed his big black to his big woman so that he could have a big black kid." Now, in the same interview he also said Black athletes work harder than White athletes, so he wasn't just saying "Sambo's strong cuz he dun been bred that way"...but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 "Big thighs"...he was the guy who said: "The black is a better athlete to begin with because he's been bred to be that way -- because of his high thighs and big thighs that goes up into his back, and they can jump higher and run faster because of their bigger thighs. This goes back all the way to the Civil War when during the slave trading, the owner -- the slave owner would breed his big black to his big woman so that he could have a big black kid." Now, in the same interview he also said Black athletes work harder than White athletes, so he wasn't just saying "Sambo's strong cuz he dun been bred that way"...but still Y'know what's funny? I didn't think anything was wrong with what Jimmy the Greek said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Johnson's all about having fun, I don't have an issue with him either. TO, eh, but I wasn't bugged by what he did on Sunday. I though it was funny! so let me get this straight, Chad Johnson and Terell Owens are OK, but Tom Brady is arrogant? i guess 3 Super Bowls trophies will do that to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Y'know what's funny? I didn't think anything was wrong with what Jimmy the Greek said. Well, at the very least it's both biologically and historically inaccurate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted September 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2007 The TO thing didn't bother me. Having a sense of humor about something that is negative can be a good thing. Obviously, the Commish doesn't have a sense of humor. I'm not a TO fan, but this is stupid on the NFL's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 so let me get this straight, Chad Johnson and Terell Owens are OK, but Tom Brady is arrogant? i guess 3 Super Bowls trophies will do that to you. I didn't say anything about whether or not I felt they were arrogant. When someone mentions Tom Brady to me, the first image that comes to my mind is a guy who works his butt off to be as physically and mentally prepared as he can for game time. He was also incredibly fortunate to land in a situation where he had a fantastic supporting cast around him while he honed his skills and learned how to play at a professional level. Any problems with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 You see, Chad Johnson's celebration was OK because he didn't dare to desecrate the sanctity of the NFL. Owens, on the other hand, had the audacity to poke fun at this entire joke of an ordeal. He's lucky Gooddell didn't suspend him four games. I think he was fined because he did it in the end zone right after the TD. Johnson did it on the sidelines. The whole {censored}ing thing is ridiculous. They enforce a celebration rule to take the fun out of the game because we all know how fragile the players are. It also shows they do watch and listen to stories about themselves even though they say they don't. I mean, who's a bigger narcissist than TO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassment zombie Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 I think he was fined because he did it in the end zone right after the TD. Johnson did it on the sidelines. The whole {censored}ing thing is ridiculous. I actually know the letter of the rule and why it was enforced in this case (celebrations using the football as a prop are now grounds for an automatic fine, as are other things...)...I was just trying to make a point. We're on the same page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Fined for celebrating and having fun. Sounds reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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