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Without raising any red flags, rivalry games are already emotionally charged. Winners also need to behave with grace.

Raheem Anderson and Tavierre Dunlap had the most fun Saturday after The Game when they joined forces to place their enormous Michigan banner in the middle of Ohio Stadium.

The Ohio State players’ response was expected and led to a violent fight that has seldom occurred in the 127-year history of this legendary rivalry.

If Michigan and Ohio State have been two of the top collegiate football teams for many years, then they were once again this past weekend in ways that nobody should be proud of.

This weekend, the young adult social media generation’s attempt to become viral, The Disease of Me, spread to football fields all across the nation.

Although disrespecting an opponent’s insignia is not new, it cannot be a coincidence that at least four of these incidents happened on the same day, only hours apart, during rivalry weekend.

Following the Wolverines’ spectacular 13-10 upset in the most important rivalry game of all, the country witnessed Anderson and Dunlap install the Michigan flag.

Jacob Kongaika, a former defensive end for Arizona before transferring, placed the Sun Devils’ spear in the middle of Arizona’s emblem a few hours later.

Why? The Sun Devils triumphed by 42 points after starting as 9-point favorites. Ever since the Globetrotters defeated the Washington Generals, they have staged parades.

Another altercation broke out after George Gumbs Jr. of Florida placed the flag on Florida State’s field following the Gators’ 31-11 victory.

The flag was torn off the ground by Florida State coach Mike Norvell. On the road against North Carolina, North Carolina.

State started as a little underdog and celebrated their victory with a failed flag plant effort near midfield, winning 35–30. Like Ohio State vs. Michigan, it concluded in a fight between the two teams.

Other than NC State’s eligibility for the bowl, there wasn’t much at risk. The fact that it was Mack Brown’s last home.

Game against North Carolina may have contributed to the elevated emotions, and the Tar Heels players did not like the disrespectful display on a significant day.

After defeating the Aggies 17–7, even Texas players went for the Texas A&M emblem. Security After a couple stomps by Andrew Mukuba,

Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian redirected his team back toward the end zone. Once again, cops were on hand to guard the middle.

All of this has a straightforward remedy. Players who try to disparage an other team’s logo, insignia, or property may be suspended by the NCAA and fined by their clubs.

Is it childish and overbearing? Maybe. However, so are the acts that brought us to this point.

There have undoubtedly been other instances in the Ohio State-Michigan series that are comparable to this one—Ohio State players tore down Michigan’s banner in 1973,

And Charles Woodson and David Boston got into a fight during the first game in 1997—but none of them featured pepper spray and cops.

Talk about being overbearing. As the situation worsened, police on the pitch started spraying players from both teams—a crazed overreaction.

And needless use of force. Let the coaches do it next time. For decades, coaches have been mediating disputes between teams.

In a statement, Ohio State police confirmed that the athletes were subjected to pepper spray by Ohio and Michigan cops. Amazing.

Jim Tressel, the former coach of Ohio State, used to talk a lot about how Michigan and Ohio State respected one another.

Although the competition was intense, it was mostly clean. It was seldom about fights and cheap shots. So far. The Buckeyes decided to save their biggest punch for after the game,

Even though they had sixty minutes to battle on the field. OSU coach Ryan Day is now the new John Cooper after a humiliating loss to a weak Michigan team on Saturday.

Day is a great recruiter and coach, but he was unable to defeat his fiercest opponent. Additionally, it intensified the competition to a level not seen in thirty years.

With strong teams that fought for (and won) national titles, Michigan won the last three games in this series. Despite without a quarterback who could pass for even 100 yards,

This Wolverines squad managed to win the game. Seniors at Ohio State who came back to school just to win this game now leave with nothing more than a few more college credits.

Shortly after the players were separated, Michigan running back Kalel Mullings told the Fox broadcast team,

“You hate to see stuff like that after the game for such a great game.” It’s just detrimental to college football and the sport.

However, some folks must eventually learn how to lose, dude. Just because you lost the game doesn’t mean you have to fight.

His colleagues on the Wolverines might also benefit from a lesson on winning. I’m going to assume Mullings is innocent.

Perhaps he was unaware at the time of all the issues Anderson and Dunlap caused for everyone else. Neither of them plays much outside of special teams;

They are both seniors. Both were selected as Academic All-Big Ten, although the decision to place the flag near middle after the game was already won and