[MSU Eagle]

MSU Eagle,

Actually, no.

It's a belief that kids are being hypocritical in their public humbleness to God.

Let me make it simple for you: If you are ONLY doing the point to the sky routine after burning someone for a TD - and not after a pick, forced fumble, blocked kick, big block, long gain, pass breakup, etc. - then you are NOT being humble with your "sudden" motivation to praise Him. It's superficial.

Throw the flag.

We're lucky that in Kentucky officials are less inclined to do so. But by the word of the rule in Washington, the kid deserved a flag ... whether his praise was real or just for show.

I didn't realize God could/should only be praised after a TD and no other time ... where is that in the bible, pray tell?

I've said it numerous times on here, and I'll say it all again:

It's in the rules, so the ref has to throw the flag, no argument there. However, it is a rule I would like to see changed.

And you don't know the kid's heart. Just because he doesn't point to the sky after a fumble doesn't mean he isn't praising Him. There are other ways of praise. We are told to live our lives as a praise to God. A Christian will praise God continuously with their lives, so by the way he carries himself, maybe some things he says to teammates, etc. are other ways he can praise God after a fumble. Pointing to the sky is just one way he likes to do it, and he felt led to do that after the TD. Sure, if he carries it on and on, then it can be for attention. But a short point to the sky to say "Thank you God!" is humble. The kid could celebrate what the world would tell him was all him and his ability, and that God had nothing to do with it.