I'm sure you think that excuses it.
Your crowd evidently can't tell a fake cramp from an injury. Hint: When guys stay down and don't come back on the field--and bonus by this point...when you can see in hindsight they didn't come back for several games--they probably weren't faking!
If you want to see what an actual fake looks like, take a look at the Auburn guy in the LSU game....he's fine, gets lined up, looks over at the sideline, falls down very carefully, and then is back the next play. utee94 said one such play happened in the Texas game. Fair enough....I've detailed extensively at this point that 7 players went down, only six missed time. I'm happy to concede the 7th guy was faking, even though it's entirely possibly he cramped up. God for forbid Texans understood anything about biology or chemistry and the difference in playing in the dry Austin heat compared to what they're used to. Extra hint: the team not accustomed to playing in the dry heat is likely to cramp more. Don't blame me, blame science.
Doesn't change the point they all got boo'd.
And since I always would rather err on the side of caution when we're talking about health, I do not pretend to know for sure that the Auburn kid was faking it, and I'm glad that he did not get boo'd by the LSU crowd.
Booing kids who could even possibly be injured is some bullshit.
I had long back and forths with my friend TexasBuddy after this game, he was pretty put out by all the faking injuries, no matter what I told him. Finally he had the stomach to go back and watch the game, after which he called me to say that on a rewatch, it was pretty obvious they weren't faking. Fans get emotional in the moment and that's normal. That's why it's good to have some ground rules going into it....like don't boo kids who could be injured. It's just decent.