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The Petulant Graduate looks at worst aspects of college football from a post-educational, snarky attitude. Really, it's just an excuse to use "petulant".

The PG is late this week because the graduate in question was stupid enough to become said graduate and end up in a situation that might at some point require working on the weekends. Thus, he was unable to watch ECU demolish West Virginia or NCSU squeak by Bill and Mary. But Florida - Miami? Hoo boy!

1. The Celebration Penalty
I don't even have to say anything about "Washington and BYU" -- the phrase above makes it pretty clear. I'm not sure what can be said that hasn't been said already, but I thought Grummell phrase, "raw emotion and boundless energy of the players and coaches", re: the college game summed up the stupidity of such a rule pretty well. Regardless of whether or not the actual celebration in question was over the top or not, getting penalized in that situation for anything short of throat slash is just ridiculous.

Look, touchdown celebrations have gotten out of hand in recent years, and Chad Ocho Cinco and Terrell Owens becoming more famous as a result hasn't exactly helped matters. But the fact remains that when you score in football, professional or otherwise, you're excited. You don't set the ball down and simply roll along. So grow up, NCAA and get rid of this rule now. Please.

The Petulant Graduate looks at worst aspects of college football from a post-educational, snarky attitude. Really, it's just an excuse to use "petulant".

The arrival of college football on campus is a significant moment on the calendar year -- it marks the beginning of fall, and most importantly, 12 hour days spent either on the couch or at the tailgate. There are upsets, there is heartbreak. There is sweet, glorious football again.

But not everything smells like roses. In fact, there are many moments, to paraphrase my boy Andre 3000, that "really smell like poo-poo-poo." Some of these are particular instances and some of them are general themes that echo across an entire weekend, or even an entire season. We will examine these, and appreciate your future nominations or corrections in the comments.

1. ACC Football
Like any good dead horse, the ACC's utter failure in the first weekend of 2008 will be beaten mercifully into the ground via countless Sportscenter replies and verbal thaththayings between Lou Holtz and Mark May, so let's go ahead and get it out of the way -- the Atlantic Coast Conference = FAIL. Virginia Tech lost to East Carolina, Clemson was flat out embarrassed, NC State didn't score on national television, North Carolina and Maryland beat McNeese St. and Delaware by a combined 14 points and Virginia got rooster-slapped by USC at home.