BYU taking a knee
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:38 pm
As the game was nearing an end and BYU was in the red zone (or blue zone--not sure if KS has continued BM's label), I suspected that BYU would not score and take a knee, even though there was just a bit too much time to be able to run out the clock, and then it happened.
BYU has an established history of doing that in similar situations.
What blew my mind was Kirk Herbstreit and Rece Davis poo-pooing the concept of a team taking a knee to not up the score. Could BYU have scored with 2nd/3rd stringers? Yes, and the ending score would have been 62-3. KH and RD suggested that it might be more "in-your-face" to take a knee as you're pointing out to your opponent that you beat them so soundly that you now were just showing them mercy.
I can understand that, but I totally disagree. It has been established by the majority of thinking that taking a knee is showing sportsmanship and not being condescending. That really surprised me as I was hoping BYU took a knee, but then to have it pointed out by the two as believing it was worse for the opposing team took me aback.
BYU has an established history of doing that in similar situations.
What blew my mind was Kirk Herbstreit and Rece Davis poo-pooing the concept of a team taking a knee to not up the score. Could BYU have scored with 2nd/3rd stringers? Yes, and the ending score would have been 62-3. KH and RD suggested that it might be more "in-your-face" to take a knee as you're pointing out to your opponent that you beat them so soundly that you now were just showing them mercy.
I can understand that, but I totally disagree. It has been established by the majority of thinking that taking a knee is showing sportsmanship and not being condescending. That really surprised me as I was hoping BYU took a knee, but then to have it pointed out by the two as believing it was worse for the opposing team took me aback.