http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...bs-defense

 

The NCAA football rules committee is proposing changes for the 2014 season that would loosen the reins on defensive substitutions and lessen the penalties for targeting fouls called on the field.

 

The committee's proposal would allow defensive players to substitute within the first 10 seconds of the 40-second play clock, except for the final two minutes of each half.

 

Offenses that snap the ball before 29 seconds remain on the play clock would receive a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty.

 

Current rules state that defensive players aren't guaranteed the opportunity to substitute unless the offense first substitutes. Under the proposal, this policy would remain when the play clock starts at 25 seconds.

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this is stupid. 

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In the words of Forrest Gump,

 

"I like it a lot..."

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It's Nick Saban crying about up tempo offenses like Auburn and Ole Miss. It's a ridiculous rule. Delay of Game penalty for snapping the ball too soon? What? I just dont see any logic in why this rule should be passed.

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"Expect for the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

 

The logic is probably in player safety. Getting guys in and out of games before someone is hurt. At least I could see that being used as the reasoning behind it.

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Saban must have had input

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It's Nick Saban crying about up tempo offenses like Auburn and Ole Miss. It's a ridiculous rule. Delay of Game penalty for snapping the ball too soon? What? I just dont see any logic in why this rule should be passed.

 

The logic is probably in player safety. Getting guys in and out of games before someone is hurt. At least I could see that being used as the reasoning behind it.

 

I think it gives the game more balance. Offenses have been getting rules changed in their favor for years. So for me its nice to see that the defensive side of the ball is getting some love for a change.

 

....My only addition I would make, esp. if this rule makes it to the NFL, is that I would charge teams a timeout for any injury (defense only). If no timeouts remain, then it would be a delay of game on the defense.

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This is not about player safety. The game stops if a player is hurt. So there's that. D can sub if the offense does, so how fast you snap is still balanced. The only thing is that the defense doesnt have time to change their calls, which isn't that big a deal imo. You usually have teams with different identities. 'Bama is an offense that powers the ball down your throat with big boys. Auburn/Ole Miss/Oregon are finesse teams. These.smaller finesse teams use the quick snap to their advantage against fresh big bodies constantly rotating. . Then you have balanced teams. Saban has been thr coach in the SEC banging the table on the rule change. What a surprise, he lost to a team that is a hurry up offense. It would be different if the offense could sub but the d couldn't.

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"Expect for the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

 

This is not about player safety. The game stops if a player is hurt. So there's that. D can sub if the offense does, so how fast you snap is still balanced. The only thing is that the defense doesnt have time to change their calls, which isn't that big a deal imo. You usually have teams with different identities. 'Bama is an offense that powers the ball down your throat with big boys. Auburn/Ole Miss/Oregon are finesse teams. These.smaller finesse teams use the quick snap to their advantage against fresh big bodies constantly rotating. . Then you have balanced teams. Saban has been thr coach in the SEC banging the table on the rule change. What a surprise, he lost to a team that is a hurry up offense. It would be different if the offense could sub but the d couldn't.

 

People complain when a team "fakes" an injury and its obviously done.  Instead of putting a player in that position, give a team 10 seconds to make substitution.

 

As someone mentioned before, the rules in football have been geared to offenses too much in recent years.  Give the defensive players a break for once.

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This is not about player safety. The game stops if a player is hurt. So there's that.

 

Are you serious? Player safety is about keeping players from getting injured, not about protocol on how to deal with the already injured player.

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Im sorry if my opinions aren't shared. I just havent seen a spike in injuries since uptempo offenses caught on. I could be wrong. It just bothers me that this wasn't even an issue until Saban started complaining about it.

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"Expect for the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

 

Saban was in on this

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Im sorry if my opinions aren't shared. I just havent seen a spike in injuries since uptempo offenses caught on. I could be wrong. It just bothers me that this wasn't even an issue until Saban started complaining about it.

 

I'm willing to bet Saban isn't the only one who had something to say about this.  Even if he did, if he somehow has the magic power to get a rule changed in his favor and the powers that be somehow let him, why wouldnt he try for it?

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I'm willing to bet Saban isn't the only one who had something to say about this.  Even if he did, if he somehow has the magic power to get a rule changed in his favor and the powers that be somehow let him, why wouldnt he try for it?

 

The Arkansas coach is also in favor. When he was coaching Wisconsin (I think it was Wisconsin), he coached a power football offense - or as he called it, "real American football." Coaches like he and Saban don't like not having the time to get their specific defensive personnel packages in the games.

 

I don't see how the current rules, i.e., the ability to play fast, is unfair and "favors" the offense.

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The sun's not yellow, it's chicken.

Don't mind it, but call it something other than delay of game though. That's just silly.

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The reason offenses play fast is to catch the defense not being set or to take advantage of tired players.

How is that fair to the defensive players?

What happens to a defensive player when he needs to get a breather and cannot because he's forced to remain on the field because the offense is uptempo?

 

I like it.

It evens the playing field a little after all the rules benefiting the offense.

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Kevin Sumlin spoke his two cents today about this. Saying that there is no evidence of fast tempo contributing to more injuries. Best quote was, "...there should be no reason why the defense should dictate the tempo of the game." Funny how 'Bama and Arkansas are ranked at the bottom of all College football in plays per game and they are the ones speaking out. Someone on ESPN added that because all teams are diverse in play calling and tempo, thats what gives college football it's popularity. Read Option, scrambling quarterbacks, Wildcats etc are unique to college football and are successful as opposed to the NFL where there is pretty much one type of offense you run that will work. Until someone presents numbers backing up the fact that up tempo causes injuries, I will never support the proposed rule change.

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"Expect for the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

 

The rule wouldn't affect the game as much as you're whining about it. Teams that run HUNH rarely snap the ball inside of 10 seconds. Even Oregon only hit that mark like 4 or 5 times in a game.

 

Long story short: Stop crying.

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This is stupid.  This is meant to do nothing but slow down the innovative coaches who are out-pacing the coaches who can't adjust their defensive schemes.  Why would you want to slow the game down when College Football is at it's most popular?  

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Don't mind it, but call it something other than delay of game though. That's just silly.

 

 

Why? It is delaying the game.

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