http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/728961.html

Big changes:
-40 second play clock
-clock won't stay stopped when you run out of bounds
-No more 5 yd facemask
-Extra replay challenge if 1st one is correct
-Apparently something horse collar tackles too

NCAA story
http://tinyurl.com/2k2rqe

Video with incoming NCAA Secretary Rules-Editor Rogers Redding
http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/newmedia/FootballRules.html





[Edited on February 14, 2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason : More links]

2/14/2008 11:56:08 AM

first

2/14/2008 11:58:08 AM

dont like the 40 seconds, just gonna make the game have less plays

why not stop when out of bounds? thats stupid...really stupid.

5 yd is a great one if its incidental, guess its hard to call the difference

love the extra replay tho

2/14/2008 11:58:20 AM

1. no, dumb.
2. ok i guess, makes games go faster. should keep the clock stopped though under 2 mins left in each half.
3. i think incidental 5 yd penalty is necessary
4. good

2/14/2008 12:04:17 PM

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"why not stop when out of bounds? thats stupid...really stupid."

i think it means it still stops when you go out of bounds, but then it restarts when the playclock starts instead of when the ball is snapped...so you can still run out of bounds when you are low on time and stop the clock...you just have to be aware of when the clock restarts

2/14/2008 12:06:26 PM

a) 40 second play clock: fail
b) not stopped when out of bounds: fail
c) no more 5 yard facemask: fail
d) extra replay challenge: win
e) horse collar tackles illegal: win, i guess. but is this an actual problem in ncaa competition or is the rule just another way for an official to accidentally blow the game

2/14/2008 12:35:18 PM

football games do not need to be shortened.

2/17/2008 10:41:39 PM

I wonder what the average time is for a typical non-televised D1AA or a D2 or D3 game is

2/17/2008 10:49:03 PM

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"football games do not need to be shortened."

2/17/2008 10:55:19 PM

i forget who it was, but some commentator last year said "what i want to know is, who signed up for less football?"

i thought that was a good way to put it.

2/17/2008 11:11:54 PM

I'm sick of them caving in to the TV people and changing around these rules to fuck with the clock in games. It was clear, this year had more exciting finishes/potential great finishes with the old clock rules then 2 years ago when they did all that shit to fuck with the clock. Now I don't have anything to really prove that, it just felt like the games two years ago were much less exciting at the end and the chances of a comeback greatly diminished.

I understand why the tv people want games going a managable length of time, but I'd also think they would want the most exciting product possible.

There are other things they can do to speed up a college football game, 12 minute halftime instead of 15, take out 1 TV timeout per half, etc.

2/17/2008 11:15:41 PM

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"take out 1 TV timeout per half"

Ha, it's all about the money and TV ads generate money. So in short that would be the last thing they try.

Heck, take a look at college basketball. 3 minutes of commercials. Cut to game where they inbound and brick a shot. Cut back to 3 more minutes of commercials. 6 minutes of commercials. 8 seconds of the actual game.

You would think that they learned their lesson two years ago with the horrible clock changes they made then. It's like someone said "I'll bet you can't come up with worse changes than you made 2 years ago" and they took it as a personal challenge. That or maybe they feel obligated to make a change every year. Even numbered year: institute the stupidest rule changes they can imagine. Odd numbered year: change everything back to how it used to be. Repeat. It's like they can't just not have changes to the rules.

2/18/2008 7:47:24 AM

I know they would never get rid of a tv timeout, but I just find it ironic. They want the games to be shorter, but still have an hour and a half of comercials. You can't have it both ways.

2/18/2008 8:37:29 AM

I assumed the way they wanted it was the following:

A fixed 3 to 4 hour block to show a game.
Less game = more time for commercials = more revenue.

They really don't want the block of time they take up to be shortened, just the amount of time the actual game takes up during that block to be shortened.

2/18/2008 8:42:50 AM

I really hate this one-- it takes away a strategic aspect of the game.

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"-clock won't stay stopped when you run out of bounds"

I think we also need a helmet to helmet rule.

2/18/2008 9:08:33 AM

a) 40 second play clock: Awesome more time watching players dick around the field like the NFL
b) not stopped when out of bounds: From a fundamental i think this is stupid for 2min drill but for shortening the game i'll see how it goes. As much as i like football my attention span is strained when games go 4 hours.
c) no more 5 yard facemask: sure
d) extra replay challenge: I love replay challenge; good going with this one
e) horse collar tackles illegal: i'll accept it

2/18/2008 9:09:01 AM

i'm firmly against any new rule that shortens the game. BOO.

horsecollar tackles gotta go, though.

i think the 5yd facemask is pretty useful sometimes... there is occasional incidental contact on the facemask

2/18/2008 10:14:37 AM

Awesome, more time for commercials.

2/18/2008 10:38:31 AM