T Bob's helmet toss

In any case he needs to keep his helmet on.

i say no. he was following his head coach who it appears never played with his on.

And missing in all this is acknowledging T-Bob's right to slam his helmet to the ground. It was certainly a mistake - players make those. But he earned the right to make it.

Same situation as Mount Fat arse last year during the Gump/UT game. Time had run out hence no penalty.

The reason it wasn't called is because technically, the play never happened due to the illegal participation.

I thought the same thing Bayou. Not sure if time expiring didn't have a lot to do with the no call.

lucky, lucky, lucky. but then again - when have we not been?

Same question came up last year when the 'Bama guy took off his helmet on the field to celebrate blocking the game-winning fg attempt by UT. The explanation given then was game over so it did not matter. I've never seen that penalty called after time has expired fwiw. Have seen it several times(including '07 against LSU)in the past during a game.

Two tennessee players threw their helmets as well. Would that not have been offsetting penalties?

I haven't read the entire thread, so my apologies in it's already been posted. But Rogers Redding was interviewed this morning on ATL radio and explained the rule. Said that the point of the rule is geared towards actions that happen throughout the game (i.e. fights, touchdown celebrations with time to play, etc.) He said that it was never their intention to throw a flag for the emotional reaction after winning a game, as they were not going to play that kind of factor. That has been his stance, and that is what he expects out of the officials going forward.

I look at it kind of like Auburn's drinking on campus during football games. It is illegal to drink on campus, but the cops don't care and you are not going to get busted for it as long as you stay within certain boundaries.

Hope this helps, and sorry if already posted.