SEC coordinator of soccer officers John McDaid shed some crucial gentle on the destiny of the “Horns Down” celebration with Texas coming into the convention this fall.
The “Horns Down” has develop into essentially the most well-known means opponents have fun towards Texas. In fact, Texas followers abhor it and need it flagged in any occasion. The Massive 12 went as far as to designate the act an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. However Texas isn’t within the Massive 12 anymore.
McDaid stated at this week’s SEC Media Days that context is vital when calling any potential “Horns Down” penalty. He fairly clearly hinted that it could not be referred to as a foul if opposing gamers merely threw down the gesture to have fun and didn’t do it to straight taunt Texas gamers.
To McDaid, the act must be offensive to the senses to be flagged, which the “Horns Down” in a typical sense view is clearly not except you’re a Texas fan.
“Should you took that act out of a soccer stadium and did it in a shopping center or a grocery retailer, wouldn’t it offend the senses to a majority of the affordable individuals within the space, proper?” McDaid stated, through CBS Austin sports activities director Bob Ballou. “That sign wouldn’t, proper? You may need some those who share that sign with you for those who did that at a grocery retailer or at a shopping center, relying the place you might be.”
Horns Down is not going to be a penalty within the SEC.
“Should you took that act out of a soccer stadium and did it in a shopping center or a grocery retailer – wouldn’t it offend the senses to a majority of the affordable individuals within the space? That sign wouldn’t. You may need some those who… pic.twitter.com/JHCHM44D8U
— Bob Ballou (@BobBallouSports) July 16, 2024
As Texas prepares for all times within the SEC, McDaid outlined a world the place the Longhorns are simply going to need to get used to the Horns Down gestures except they’re aimed straight at them.
Opposing gamers appear to have the inexperienced gentle to Horns Down at their leisure so long as it’s not achieved as a direct taunt.
