Where I did say #8 should not have been ejected? All I asked about was #11. Do you really believe a player running 30 yards from the team box, past a coach trying to stop him and a teammate, and directly towards an end zone scuffle with HELMET IN HAND, is coming in to participate in the try?
All he is trying to do is incite. See 9-2-1.
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I've read 9-2-1, many times over. And nothing that #11 did rises above a USC foul. He put on his helmet before reaching the crowd, and did NOTHING, as the scuffle was breaking up as he got there.
And yes, if he stayed and participated in the try, his actions were perfectly legal and don't even draw the USC flag. I was involved in one of these reviews earlier this season. UGA scored a TD and there was an excessive celebration foul for players leaving the bench area. Replay asked for my help in determining a) who was legally on the field for the TD play, b) who was legally on the field for the try, and c) who on the field during the celebration wasn't on either of those two teams, and was therefore illegal. The reason for having to have the numbers was in case they did it a SECOND time, which would be an ejection and suspension.