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Talking Trash....Yay or Nay?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Next to Commit to the G 2021.
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I don't like that type of behavior. There's no need to talk trash and rub it in the guy's face, because the next play he could out jump you and get the INT and you're there sitting their holding your j*ck.
Act like you've been there.
oh boo hoo. Make a good play and talk your sh*t. But you better be ready to do it again next play. That's what I tell my guys
Well I disagree with your approach. What good does it do to talk shite??? I guess your generation doesn't teach sportsmanship these days!
It’s just being competitive. I hope throughout the season you also criticized Pickens for showing signs of emotion when he made a big play.
In case you're wondering Kirby doesn't like Pickens getting emotionally out of control either. Such behavior cost him the first half of the SEC Championship game. Not smart.
You can justify trash talk anyway you want, but sportsmanship is part of the greater lesson of sports. You'd do well to remember that life lesson.
Trash talking is a constant in high school and college football games. Even much worse in basketball.
It's a part of the game.......but it's still s.t.u.p.i.d.....it rarely works and rarely gets in the other players head.
There are so many great players that don't trash talk. It's certainly refreshing to see a kid make a great play and hustle back to the huddle.
That being said.......it doesn't matter if any of us hate trash talking......it isn't going away.
Referees don't really penalize trash talking......they do however penalize taunting.
Randy moss , Ocho cinco , Ab , TO , Odell , all great players with big personalities and yes the wideout position is full of players like this . There only so any Michael Thomas players or Reggie Wayne’s or Marvin Harrison’s. Comes with the territory . Steve Smith one of my favorite wide outs of all time was the best trash talker out there and my favorite player because he played way bigger than his 5’9 stature . Always attacking and high pointing the ball.
Well I don't tell them to talk lol. But some kids are vocal and some kids aren't. And being sportsmanlike is a whole different realm. They're not saying anything crazy, just talking their talk. It's how some kids react while in the heat of battle, who cares. Being unsportsmanlike or getting out of control is a whole different ball game.
I agree here.
I think once we've reached the level of SEC football and beyond, sportsmanship takes a major backseat to being talented and producing on the field. I will absolutely teach my kids sportsmanship because I think it's an important quality; but if my kid grows up to score the winning TD against Florida in 2040 and spikes the ball in a gators face I'm going to be thrilled. If they did that in Pee Wee league they'd run laps and come home with a sore ass.
Let your good play do the talking.
I don’t mind trash talking. If you don’t want to get trash talked, stop your opponent. Actually, I hate the “act like you’ve been there before” approach. These guys put way too much time and effort into this not to show any emotion on the field.
Arguably the greatest player in college football history, Herschel Walker, did not spike the ball, dance around or trash talk other players. I was sitting in the student section in 1980 vs. USCjr when he swept right and blew by 3 players with a potential angle to cut him. All he wanted to do was hand the ball to the ref and return to the sidelines.