I'm sure you're aware of the biggest tantrum in recent football history when the Ohio Bucks brawled with the Michigan Wolverines. Although this isn't the first time a winning team has tried to plant a flag in Ohio's stadium, a lawmaker is trying to make it the last time.
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On November 30, Michigan accomplished a 13-10 win over Ohio. They decided to get a little showboaty with their win, and tried to plant their flag right in the middle of the Ohio logo in the stadium. The Bucks have dealt with this treatment once back in 2017. They weren't about to face the embarrassment again.
A huge brawl broke out, which is one of the craziest brawls I've seen. The cameras kept rolling, showcasing the huge mass of writhing helmets. Police had to use pepper spray to break up the brawling, and both schools got a slap on the wrist and a $100,000 fine.
However, one Ohio lawmaker is trying to pass a bill to never face the humiliation again, by making it a damn felony to plant a flagpole in their stadium. This is essentially the lawmaker saying that he's not confident that Ohio will ever win a home game, so they need to protect their feelings.
It May Soon Be Illegal To Place A Flagpole In Ohio's Stadium
Josh Williams introduced the bill, called the "O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act" on December 11. He posted to X, saying, "I am proud to introduce the O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act to make flag planting at midfield a felony in the state of Ohio."
"Behavior that incites violent brawls and puts our law enforcement officers in danger has no place on the football field," he continues. You know what also curb violent brawls? Not having your own team go and start them.
Either win the game or don't fight the team that beat you, it's pretty simple. To introduce a law to protect your team's fragile ego instead of chastising them for starting a brawl is simply insane.
More specifically, House Bill 700 states, "To enact section 2927.18 of the Revised Code to prohibit planting a flagpole and flag in the center of the Ohio Stadium football field on the day of a college football game and to name this act the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act."
This bill is an insult to the team as well as to football.
