A horrible celebration call marred the Pinstripe Bowl, depriving Kansas State a fair conversion try. Such post-play calls can be enforced on kickoff, and that is what should have been done in this case, 1:13 remaining with KSU having just narrowed the score to 36-34.
The player merely saluted the crowd. Rather than being a gesture to "draw attention to himself" it draws attention to the crowd, away from the player. The flag should not have been thrown, nor the yardage imposed as it was. The officials actions impacted the score and outcome, something they could have avoided by enforcing the yardage on kickoff rather than the point after touchdown.
The only mitigating factor is that Bill Snyder should have kicked a field goal on the prior possession rather than faking it, which failed. Had he taken the 3 points, the touchdown would have put him up 37-36, PAT pending. Ironically, he would want to try a 2-pt conversion there as well.
The betting line on this game was Kansas St by 1 point.
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