gonzo1105 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Refs are actually not technically allowed to throw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the fans. Can't be enforced. Thats why there is security and police in the stadium to haul away idiots who do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, stevewin said: What if a billdo is wrapped in a snowball (wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma) That's not a snowball, that's a volleyball.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgoteam Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Yea it can't be a real penalty. You would have fake fans in disguise doing stuff to help their team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Fool Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, stevewin said: What if a billdo is wrapped in a snowball (wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma) Billdos and D batteries are the proper cores to any real snowball in Orchard Park for any traditional fan of the team. Show those refs what happens to folks who throw bs flags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 How would the refs ever be able to determine if it was a pittaburgh or bills fan that threw the snowball? There will probably be close to 25% steelers fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said: How would the refs ever be able to determine if it was a pittaburgh or bills fan that threw the snowball? There will probably be close to 25% steelers fans. I hope the weather lowers that percentage of Steelers fans. Edited January 15 by SirAndrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 5 minutes ago, SirAndrew said: I hope the weather lowers that percentage of Steelers fans. I was thinking that might be possible, we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 40 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said: How would the refs ever be able to determine if it was a pittaburgh or bills fan that threw the snowball? There will probably be close to 25% steelers fans. "Let's get Gene Steratore to the help with call and the replay Jim". Edited January 15 by The Jokeman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Where is that Milano poster - I’m sure he would claim it’s a freedom he wants to exercise and everyone else is soft, not like back in the day when we threw snowballs at cars with impunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Hit the Steelers bench with snowballs. It's part of the fun and entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfanatic8989 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Yeh I hate this because you could have Steelers fans throwing snowballs to get an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Augie said: I want Elf on our team!!! We already have him, he wears #17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 They may be able to call it delay of game or unsportsmanlike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I know it's not technically a rule, but it's been done before in college, specifically for throwing things onto the field (sadly, it was against my school) - Here's one for snowballs, against Colorado State (after a warning was given) - Thankfully, they don't do this anymore... threatening the fans for too much crowd noise - Even if there's no official rule, I believe this is how it would go down - 1) Fans are warned over PA 2) If it continues, game is paused & delayed as long as possible while security tries to make an example of some people 3) Play resumes, but with a warning from refs 4) Officials make the call to penalize the home team 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct (or even delay of game) 5) After game, NFL makes a statement that says "oops, technically not a rule," and apologizes, but nothing can be done to fix it. They'll continue on about player/fan safety, blah blah blah, but it's too late at this point. If there's one thing we know about officiating, it's that the league will sometimes admit to bad calls, but it will NEVER change the actual on-field results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, gonzo1105 said: Refs are actually not technically allowed to throw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the fans. Can't be enforced. Thats why there is security and police in the stadium to haul away idiots who do it. Yep, the refs make an announcement or two, but if the fans call their bluff there's really nothing they can do. I mean if it gets crazy, a coach can pull their team off the field I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Don't throw snowballs, idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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