If the Block ‘O’ gloves fit, you gotta acquit.Remember this? I just about lost my mind when these refs were acting out.
DEVIER POSEY AND MIKE ADAMS
Unlike some of the other people on this list, the fashion statement DeVier Posey and Mike Adams made wasn't banned by the NCAA. Instead, they were hurt by being some of the first to take advantage of a legal uniform choice.
Starting in 2010, Nike started to make custom gloves for teams in its Pro Combat series, gloves that would display a school logo when pressed together. It was a Block O for Ohio State, but Posey would find out the hard way that referees do not take kindly to corporate synergy.
In the second quarter of the Michigan game, Posey took a short pass from Pryor for a 33-yard score, after which he made a Block O for the adoring Columbus crowd. Big mistake: the referees penalized OSU 15 yards for taunting. Adams would be flagged for the same gesture later in the game, again for "taunting" a home crowd.
It didn't affect the Buckeyes that day, as they beat Michigan handily, but the flags would lead to more sensible enforcement of taunting and excessive celebration penalties down the road.
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