You all see this during the game?

[jakeman1]

How many false starts? How many illegal procedure penalties? Holding calls? It was the perfect teaching moment, in a game where it meant absolutely nothing, to stop it from happening when it could make the difference later.

 

[blushrts]

He spiked/slammed the ball. That’s a penalty. Stop excusing it.

Agreed. We may all think it's weak, but that's the rule.

Mario may have been just as mad at the celebration on the sidelines, which looked like the turnover chain celebrations minus the chain.

 

[JOE'CANE]

Mario knows Kam did nothing wrong....... Mario knows Kam did something wrong based on what the refs will call. If that makes sense.

Exactly, it's an easy call to make according to the rules. Doesn't mean the rule isn't bullsh1t.

 

[OBXU]

Also in the first quarter Mario was yelling at T. Stevenson as he came off the field and Stevenson started to say something back to him and Mario just pointed to the bench and off he went for 3 or 4 plays.

 

[Jassid82]

Let’s not get all “Barry sanders hand the ball the the ref and go to the sidelines” here now. Mario isn’t handcuffing these kids. After Friersons Pick 6 he absolutely celebrated in the end zone by dancing and so did his teammates and we didn’t get a flag and Mario didn’t go ape$hit. So let’s not act like Mario is trying to turn us into 1944 Norte Dame either. The issue was the penalty and to add insult to injury they stood on the seats flexing while the ref was handing us a 15 yard penalty to boot. That’s what set him off. Mario is going to allow us to be us. This is still Miami. And Mario knows that.

 

[CanesLifer2]

Unsportsmanlike penalties definitely irk Mario the most (he'd go crazy at Oregon over them), but...

This was a bull**** call. Kam did nothing wrong.

Agreed, he didn’t “Gronk spike” the ball, didn’t throw it towards anyone, just threw it down in excitement. It was a BS penalty, but safe to say he won’t be doing it again

 

[Gables Canes]

Manny would’ve busted out the slip and slide and awarded the best dancer. What a complete 180.

 

[NJshoreCane]

I actually thought it was a bit over the top.

My guess is that it wasn’t the first time that he went at players.
Just like the WR at Oregon last year, the players listened and took it well.
IMO, that’s what matters.

If it happens again in 11 days in College Station, it wasn’t enough.

 

[Gables Canes]

Let’s not get all “Barry sanders hand the ball the the ref and go to the sidelines” here now. Mario isn’t handcuffing these kids. After Friersons Pick 6 he absolutely celebrated in the end zone by dancing and so did his teammates and we didn’t get a flag and Mario didn’t go ape$hit. So let’s not act like Mario is trying to turn us into 1944 Norte Dame either. The issue was the penalty and to add insult to injury they stood on the seats flexing while the ref was handing us a 15 yard penalty to boot. That’s what set him off. Mario is going to allow us to be us. This is still Miami. And Mario knows that.

And we were up just 7-3 at this point in the game. At the end of his tirade, Mario said “look at the ******* scoreboard!” As he pointed to the Jumbotron.

 

[Yoyo423]

My favorite part is how the camera man was so scared he was hiding behind Kam until he worked up the courage to stand up so we could see Mario chewing them out.

 

[Colombie]

Let’s not get all “Barry sanders hand the ball the the ref and go to the sidelines” here now. Mario isn’t handcuffing these kids. After Friersons Pick 6 he absolutely celebrated in the end zone by dancing and so did his teammates and we didn’t get a flag and Mario didn’t go ape$hit. So let’s not act like Mario is trying to turn us into 1944 Norte Dame either. The issue was the penalty and to add insult to injury they stood on the seats flexing while the ref was handing us a 15 yard penalty to boot. That’s what set him off. Mario is going to allow us to be us. This is still Miami. And Mario knows that.

Balance is key.
We need to know when to celebrate and when not to.
When it causes penalties or if it makes us look like idiots then the coach will absolutely say something about it.

 

[TakeitinDiaz]

I was a big fan of coach field and his handlebar mustache always standing a foot away from Mario.

 

[oso4lyf]

That was a bull bleep penalty.

 

[AUcane]

I could be wrong but I thought he was more upset with the team-wide celebration than the individual penalty.

Sounds about right. I did think it was odd him wanting the whole defense to hear his rant. This makes sense.

Fwiw, funny seeing Steele during this speech. He’s there letting Mario do his thing and as soon as Mario finishes, he jumps right in, “ok guysm…”

 

[CANEMC]

Setting the tone. We're in good hands. Exhale.

 

[BeCanes]

It's a penalty to spike the ball. We all know it. The players should know it. Can't believe some of you all are saying it's a BS penalty.

 

[ScubaCane]

My favorite part of the game

 

[#1cane]

Just rewatching the game now. This is after the Kam interception and spiking the ball.

These boys are definitely in an adjustment period with this coaching staff.

Loved every second of it. I would have kept him on the bench for a while to also get the message across. Then I would have said to him are you ready to play with discipline then get back in there!!

 

[Jassid82]

It's a penalty to spike the ball. We all know it. The players should know it. Can't believe some of you all are saying it's a BS penalty.

The reason is because the celebration rules are not consistant. Thats why I dont like the call. In the FSU vs LSU game...Ontaria Wilson from FSU got the TD and ABSOLUTELY stood over the LSU defender and stared at him as he was stepping over him and no penalty was called for taunting. That is WAY more egregious then spiking a **** ball on YOUR side of field. (If he spiked it on Bethunes sidelines, then i would agree with the call).

These referees and the competition committee need to get consistancy with this stuff because its all over the place and the kids are just as confused. So you can dance in the end zone but you cant spike the ball on your side of the field? LOL. And that makes sense to the competition committee? I guess. (shrugs)

 

[ddann]

I actually thought it was a bit over the top.

Over the top is what Miami football has always been about.