How is this controversial in the slightest? It's Coaching 101, and you see it in all team sports.
Eh. You don't see coaches walk across the field of play all the time except in baseball, where it's oddly celebrated (although replay has killed that element of the game).
There can be real safety concerns for officials. That official doesn't know it's calculated. He might think Groce is going to knock him out and react accordingly.
I think we all know the rule in real life that you don't act like you're going to get into a fight unless you're willing to actually get into a fight. Menacing an official in this manner is the same way. If you're going to go running at a grown man screaming, be prepared for things to go sideways at some point.
This could've escalated quickly. Akron's or Buffalo's players could've seen this theater as real and started a brawl. An Akron player could've gone at an official. So many stupid things can happen when you go running out onto the floor. Yell all you want from the bench. When you go running onto a floor, you're just inviting a brawl.
Last Edited: 3/1/2018 11:23:30 AM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)