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NCAA - slowly ruining football (rules changes - merged)

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Definition of bad luck:

The year the NCAA moves kickoffs back 5 yards to the 30 yard line, which is designed to have more kickoffs returned in lieu of touchbacks; Ohio State's (probably best ever) kickoff return man decides to forgo his senior year for the NFL.
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Good luck Teddy we REALLY will miss you.
 
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NCAA goes back to 2005 clock rules

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Last season, the NCAA wanted to speed up football games. Next season, it wants more plays.

On Thursday, the rules oversight panel approved two major timing changes that would revert the rules to what they were in 2005 - stopping the clock on possession changes and not starting it on kickoffs until the receiving team touches the ball.

Some coaches complained the 2006 changes, which resulted in about 14 fewer plays per game, had altered the game too much. Others said it prevented teams from rallying late in games.

"The dramatic number of plays taken out of the game was a concern to everybody, including the rules committee," said Ty Halpin, a spokesman for the oversight panel. "These guys practice all week to play in the game and we found there were less opportunities for them. That was a big part of the rationale."
A message left at the office of Grant Teaff, executive director of the AFCA, was not immediately returned.
The impact of last year's rules were evident on and off the field.
Game times were reduced by an average of about 14 minutes, meeting a goal the committee had set.
On the field, though, there were problems. Trailing teams often sprinted onto the field after a punt, kickoff or turnover late in games to preserve precious time, while teams holding the lead delayed getting onto the field because they could use 25 seconds without running a play.
Another visible problem occurred on kickoffs. Since the clock started when the kicker touched the ball, some teams intentionally ran offsides to expend more time.
"I don't think that's what the committee really intended," Halpin said. "That's a rule the committee regretted making."

Kickoffs will be made from the 30-yard line, like in the NFL, instead of the 35. That, Halpin said, should ensure more returns and shorter stoppages.

After media timeouts during televised games, teams will have less time to run plays. Previously, teams had a 25-second play clock; now it will be 15 seconds. Halpin said it could prevent the long stoppages when teams are merely simply trying to save time.
Entire article: http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/6675678
 
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lack of penalty for intentional grounding

I didn't really mind the timing changes. I thought the trailing team running out onto the field following a kick to preserve time added to the excitement.
One rule that I think needs to be changed is the lack of an intentional grounding penalty--sure, they call it, but the enforcement isn't really a penalty at all. Take, for example, the OSU-Michigan game. Henne is back to pass, rushed heavily as an apparent screen is busted up, so Henne--while standing on is own 11 yard line--throws the ball out of bounds short of the line of scrimmage to avoid being sacked, bringing up third down. The official throws the flag, says it's intentional grounding, a spot foul, and loss of down, placing the ball on the 11 and making it third down. Wait a minute. If Henne had held onto the ball and taken the sack, it would have been third down at the 11--and who knows, maybe he would have fumbled when hit. With the alleged penalty, it's third down at the 11. So the moral of the story is: if rushed heavily, the QB should throw the ball away. If you're lucky, they don't call it and you're back to the original line of scrimmage. The worst is that the ball is placed where you would've been sacked anyway.
I think it should be a 5 yard penalty from the spot of the foul and loss of down. Thus, in the Michigan example, it would have been third and long for Michigan from their own 6 instead of the 11.
 
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I've always hated in the NFL, how the clock runs even after a player runs out of bounds. Once the ball is set, the clock continues to run, even if the player takes forward momentum out of bounds.

It just frustrates me. A player going OB, should stop the clock in all situations. I know it will stop the clock under a certain amount of time, but this crap is just frustrating. LEAVE THE COLLEGE GAME ALONE. Was last year that bad? Did it really need to be fixed?

I still laugh at Tommy Tubbervile stating fans wouldn't even notice the new clock changes from a few years ago. The next season the rules were changed back. I guess fans did notice the clock starting after kick-offs.

This rule will probaBly stay around this year, because most won't notice the clock running after players running OB. It will definately begin to make games closer though. The NFL parody situation really began, once they started shortening games. When the clock runs the entire game, it's much easier to keep a game close and pull it out at the end.
 
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I'm not a big Urban Meyer fan, but I'm glad he took a few shots at the new clock rules today.

Florida, according to ESPN, has averaged 46 offensive plays a game this year....doesn't seem possible, but that's what they just said.

Last year, they averaged 71 offensive plays per game.

Everyone always talks about parity in the NFL, look no further than the clock rules....seriously, that's about all it is.

The Jaguars held the Colts to SIX plays in the 3rd quarter this sunday. It's a joke. I understand the need for advertising dollars, but my God. The clock should not run when players go OB. It kills the clock. It kills plays per game. And it keeps games close because inferior opponents can keep good offenses off the field for as long as possible.

Every UF opponent this year, has in the beginning of games, made an effort to use as much clock as possible to shorten the games. Using solid strategy to shorten games is fine, but when it's so easy to use almost entire quarters after a couple first downs, it's ridiculous, IMO.

At least the NFL stops the clock under 5 minutes in the 2nd and 4th quarters when a player goes OB. It stops under 2 minutes in college, which is AWFUL as well.

Stop changing a good thing, NCAA.
 
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Florida is an extreme example.

The average reduction in plays per game so far is about 9.

That's still inexcusable IMHO. The keep the same amount of TV time-outs, but reduce the amount of actual football.

And those of us who switched TV providers to get the BTN are definitely paying customers. And we're getting less product for the same money.

It's too bad the people providing the product don't answer to the end customer.
 
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TwinsBuck;810766; said:
One rule that I think needs to be changed is the lack of an intentional grounding penalty
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it could be said that throwing the ball towards the los while under duress is a receipe for an int.

personally i absolutely HATE the time changes. does anyone know if there is a group we could complain to about them?
 
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