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NCAA - slowly ruining football (rules changes - merged)

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BB73;2109037; said:
I also see the possibility of some guys trying to intentionally knock off their opponent's helmet in order to get him off the field for a big play. You're blocking a stud pass rusher on 2nd down? You might try to knock off his helmet so he won't be on the field for the 3rd down play.

Every time a rule gets passed, they need to think about how somebody can use it to their advantage, and consider that before implementing the change.

And some coaches might teach the technique. Not our completely-above-board coach, of course, but guys like Bielema and Satan. :wink2:
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NCAA shifts kickoffs to 35-yard line

NDIANAPOLIS -- Kickoffs in major college football will move from the 30 to the 35-yard line next season, a change intended to keep players safer.
The change was approved this week by the NCAA playing rules oversight panel, which also said the running start by players on the kicking team will be limited to 5 yards.
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Another new NCAA rule involving free kicks will move touchbacks from the 20 to the 25-yard line, a move intended to encourage more touchbacks.
The panel also approved a rule that will require a player who loses his helmet during a play to leave the game for one play, and there are also new guidelines regarding blocking below the waist and blocking on punt returns. Players will also be prohibited from leaping over blockers when trying to block punts.

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7611324/ncaa-moves-kickoffs-30-yard-line-35


OK, why don't they just eliminate kickoffs?

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ScriptOhio;2114517; said:
Another new NCAA rule involving free kicks will move touchbacks from the 20 to the 25-yard line, a move intended to encourage more touchbacks.
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This was in another thread. I made the point that it will just discourage kickers from kicking into the endzone. Just kick the ball higher and have it land on the 5. (I know how easy it is to do that because I watch football.)
 
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Buckeye513;2114539; said:
What the fuck?
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that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Giving the Offense an additional 5 yards will encourage teams to kick it into the endzone?

So now the players are 5 yards closer when the kick and penalize them more for putting it in the endzone?!?!?!
 
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Zurp;2114560; said:
This was in another thread. I made the point that it will just discourage kickers from kicking into the endzone. Just kick the ball higher and have it land on the 5. (I know how easy it is to do that because I watch football.)
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Coverage teams are going to be five yards closer than they were before, and they've penalized touchbacks by an additional five yards. I agree, they should just coach kickers to pop it up. The field position risk of not putting the ball in the end zone has been mitigated, and I don't think coaches are going to want to pass up the opportunity to pin a team inside their own 20 or force a turnover on a big hit.

They've been trying to legislate the danger out of the game since it started. Their efforts are working just as well now as they did in the 1800s. As long as there are players willing to risk their health for an extra yard or a score, there will be danger in football. As long as the players who are more violent get playing time over the players who are more cautious, there will be danger in football.

If players and coaches wanted more safety in kickoffs, they could always kick it out of bounds or call a fair catch or take a knee. They'd rather have the extra yards and a chance for a bigger play though, and it doesn't matter how much you change the rules, teams are always going to play a style that values those things over safety.
 
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You all think this years D-Line haul was special, but just wait until 2014 when new rules will require Spence and Washington to count to three-mississippi before crossing the line of scrimmage.
 
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I'm fine with the kickoff being moved up, but the ball spot on a touchback is the stupidest idea ever. At what point is the game going to be treated like OT the whole time and teams just given the ball at the 35 with 5 downs to score. dumb
 
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jlb1705;2114565; said:
Coverage teams are going to be five yards closer than they were before, and they've penalized touchbacks by an additional five yards. I agree, they should just coach kickers to pop it up. The field position risk of just putting the ball in the end zone has been mitigated, and I don't think coaches are going to want to pass up the opportunity to pin a team inside their own 20 or force a turnover on a big hit.
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It seems to me that skying a kick and having the receiver sit under the ball at the ten yard line as the coverage team sprints at them from five yards closer is way more dangerous than the system they had before, and as you point out, that exact scenario is the smart thing to do under the new rules.

Nice job, NCAA. You continue to make rules that not only do nothing to improve college athletics, but have the exact opposite affect and make things worse/more dangerous.

If they tried to be incompetent at what they do I'm not sure they could do a better job at it.

Of course, now that they have made the players "safer" with these new rules I am sure they will use that as an argument for why they should continue making hundreds of millions while not paying a dime to the student athletes.
 
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaa-proposes-ejection-targeting-200028161--ncaaf.html

The NCAA has proposed a rule change that would eject any player who targets and contacts a defenseless opponent above the shoulders with a hit.

The Football Rules Committee, which met this week in Indianapolis, unanimously voted to increase the penalty to include an automatic ejection in addition to a 15-yard penalty. The proposal still awaits approval by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel on March 6.

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