How Soulja Boy Cost USC All of My Respect

It's already bad enough that a no-talent d-bag like Soulja Boy is famous and his music almost unavoidable, but when you can't even get away from it during a college football game, you know something has gone horribly wrong.

Especially when it's not Soulja Boy embarrassing himself, but instead the entire USC sideline.

I have never been so disgusted with a bowl game in my life.  Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with people celebrating and having a good time.

But that trash that took place on the USC sideline was easily the worst display of sportsmanship I have ever witnessed.

But what I found to be even dumber than the dancing was Pete Carroll's response to a question in the post-game interview. 

When asked about how he felt about being threatened with a 15-yard penalty for his teams' in-game tryouts for Dancing With The Stars, he said the following:

"Since when is it against the rules to have a good time during a football game?!"

Well Pete, let me field this one for you.

To answer your question: There is nothing wrong with having a good time during a football game.  In fact, I would go so far as to say that if you aren't having fun, you shouldn't be playing.

But when you are at the level of competition that college football is, especially a championship game like the Rose Bowl, you should behave a certain way.

You should respect the game, the championship, and most importantly, your opponent.  Of course you should have a good time, but when you are putting on an awful display that not only looks incredibly stupid, but also is an act of blatant disrespect to your opponent you have gone too far.

But what annoys me even more is all these USC fans trying to justify that stupid behavior.  I have literally heard it all:

"Like Pete said, they were just having fun!"

"It wasn't disrespectful; they weren't doing it to the other team."

"There is no rule against dancing on the sideline."

All of these are cop-out stupid things to say, and if you believe any of them, you are a moron... PERIOD.

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