I brought this up after the Syracuse game (these guys had them on during that game)...and was told they are these Strength and Conditioning Savants from (checks notes) Arkansas State. SMH.

It's beyond ridiculous, they look like amateurs. It's not a good look.

I’ll add I meant energy on sidelines across the US. Revisit ULL when they came to Peden and smacked us. Check their sideline and all the BS going on over there.

I'm with Danny's left and right knee on this one. Joke Show.

Haha definitely not pro Cowboy hat. While Ohio is in a sort of country part of Ohio none of these players are. Jonesboro wasn’t really in a country area (I’d say more so there than here, but he didn’t do that there). I’m just kinda irritated that the talking point lately is the choice of hat a strength coach chooses to wear. He’s not taking the thing off and riding the QB passing net around like a horse. Is it distracting if you’re looking for something to nitpick, sure. I’m more pro cutting out the BS celebrations when you’re down more than a TD and even more so when you’re winless.

If you do look back though at like that ULL game at Peden, they had these shoulder pads with spikes (kinda like the Road Warriors), chains, etc… They kept the energy up and it was filled with gimmicks even when they were down. I just don’t think at this point you can pull the plug on everything that these guys came up with and bought into without putting the death blow into morale. Is there a way to dial it back? Maybe… BUT, it can’t be a get rid of everything then. The days of a LB getting a sack and just lining up for the next play or a WR getting a TD and just heading back to the sideline are over. Arguably since the early 2000s it’s gotten worse across all levels.

Can you get a coach in that puts an end to all this? Maybe, but these are the same coaches these guys have had their entire career so how do you 180 on your current stance that you’ve had for years? All this sideline stuff happens everywhere. Only difference is you only typically see it when you’re winning 👀.

I think these fellas are selfishly trying to draw attention to themselves like the jacked guru from northwestern with all of his energy !! .. when you're getting your ass kicked by 14 points , I don't think they should be as worried about filming a throning , and more worried about getting back in the ballgame, and not making their employers look like fools on national TV

To me, you celebrate like that when you win. Or when you make plays to get your team the lead, or at minimum, tied. Otherwise, when you're getting thumped, you look foolish and like you don't care about winning as much as the theatrics. While that's probably not true, it comes across that way. To gain a measure of respect, if I'm Albin, I'm telling them that crap ends unless they're winning or in the lead.

The product on the field sucks, but them damn cowboy hats....

LOL! Well said and absolutely spot on!!

“Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here.”

The epitome of selfishness.

Sounds like they could have used some cowboy hats , red noses and big floppy shoes to make it a real show !! .. our clowns were able to do it on Thursday night ESPN Primetime !!

I agree with Alan, except that he misjudges the quality of goods available at Goodwill. This kind of behavior is the essence of "me" over "team." While it's popular with some college teams these days, I watched several games yesterday between good P5 teams that had none of these type of antics. I think it has to do with the culture put in place by the coach. Frank let a little of this type of thing creep in, but Albin has put it on steroids, and I don't like it one bit. I can't image that it's impressive to potential recruits either.