Warning: paywall 5 ways Oklahoma can get around the new 'Horns Down' penalty during the Big 12 Championship The suggestions are silly, but it goes to show the rule is attracting attention
The best way to get around it is to grow up and not do it because your coach asked you not to incur any penalties.
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Personally, it never bothered me when players did it. They are excited and in the heat of the battle. It bothers me when fans do it, especially when they aren’t playing Texas, like that is their hand signal. Really just shows sign of respect and as long as we are kicking butt, it doesn’t matter.
well now that it is being talked about for sure now everyone will do it. I have had people do it in my face at the Cotton Bowl but did not hate that as much as seeing other schools do it when they aren't playing us. What fools. That is why I would love to take it back and have Horns down be our Defense sign
Guess what? It's possible the refs will throw a flag if the Longhorn players are deemed over-zealous with the horns up.
I thought about that as well, especially in light of Switzer's (idiotic) response. He compared it to when someone flips you off - you flip them off right back. Except the "horns up" has nothing to do with OU or the opponent or anyone. It's a symbol that we share with our fans that expresses our pride in our school and team. That is, of course, an affront to anyone from OU or A&M, so they automatically assume it's about them. So they take it personally and respond. So if an official sees someone make a sack and throw the horns up, could they see it as a taunt? They shouldn't, but they could. It's no different than if Hagar sacked a guy, jumped up and pointed at the student section.
4th Q salute is stupid, and everyone does it. I'm fine with teams that have a bunch of comebacks in the 4th Q or haven't been scored on in the 4th. Everyting else is stupid.