NCAA RULES COMMITTEE PLAYS MR. RIGHT: BALLS AND BRAINS

somethings just can’t be unseen

De nada.

Man there’s a whole hell of lot more than balls going on in that picture. Excuse me while I go gouge my eyes out.

Balls, gentlemen. Even when you can’t feel them like competitive cyclists can’t, they’re still there.

That is why I thought Lance Armstrong, minus one nut, always had an inherent advantage over all the other cyclist in the Tour De France.

The change on “Free kicks” would involve kickoffs also. The ref usually plays keep away from the kicker until the clock starts and the ref with the white gloves is getting off the field.

Might the “playclock starts when kicker handed the ball” include kickoffs?

Did the playclock use to start on kickoffs? I ask because I never remembered that. And I don’t recall a “delay of game” penalty for the offense on a kickoff. Does the new rule mean the kicker has to set the ball, line up and kickoff in 35 seconds? And what would happen if the ball gets blown off the tee? And if the kickoff follows a TV timeout (as it might), would that mean the kicker has only 15 seconds to spot, lineup and kick or risk a delay penalty?

If a kickoff is not a “free kick”, disregard. But I do think running a playclock on kickoffs would speed things up.

I’m going to need a Braille keyboard after taking actions to try to get rid of that image. Shall I charge it directly to the Swindle account or to the EDSBS corporate kitty?

Well, when the clock runs on kickoffs, and it’s late in the half, sometimes you get someone who has his special teams jack people up to run clock. So if the refs let that happen, it’s not always such a good idea. (Note: anything involving Big Ten officiating is subject to further review.)

Yes, a kickoff is also a free kick.

Less touchbacks means more illegal blocks to the back. Nothing like that stop a game in it’s tracks.

Maybe, no, probably, enh, no

The Wiz pointed out that under last season’s unlimited review rules, the average replay only lasted 1:49, so maybe we’ll enjoy clean dresses after all.

Tim Hardaway hates people who enjoyed this post. Just sayin.

Oh, is there a story that goes with the picture?

Orson, I just noticed that EDSBS has a Facebook group, so I joined it. Unfortunately, I can’t tell if its officially sponsored by you. Is it? Also, you need to advertise it, because 22 members just don’t cut it. I mean, I’ve created BS groups with 500+ members, and there’s got to be at least twice that many EDSBS fans.

A ‘free kick’ apparently means all kickoffs, because the NCAA anticipates 11 of them per game:

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/?CONTENT_URL=http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/press_room/2007/february/20070214_football_cmtee_rls.html

I hope that url links automatically, unless everyone’s really eager to type it all in.

1. - Jeff, there may very well be 44 EDSBS fans.

Seeing Bill Clinton referenced so closely with the “man under the hood” made me pause, smile, bite my lower lip ever so slightly, and give my computer screen a thumbs up.

You missed the people that will be harmed the most by the 30 yard line kick-offs – the VT Special Teams squad during Spring Practice.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see ole Frank decide to scrap his Vick-less offense entirely and just rely on Special Teams and Defense.

Think about it – no need to field an offensive side as most Special Teams players on punts are from the D. Just run kickoffs, defense, and on first and 10, either punt or kick a FG, depending on where you are on the field.

That’s BeamerBall, I tell ya. Sportscenter would be monopolized by the emasculated turkeys. IMHO, the fact that the Cavaliers got the word “hokie” to be official defined in Webster’s as an emasculated turkey is by far the most underappreciated prank in all of sports history.

I think FishFan-GatorMan nailed it.
Between more penalties, injuries, runback time etc, by moving the kickoff back, the NCAA may have found a way to take plays out of a game without actually shortening it from start to finish.
i.e. the game clock will run off, but the game will inevitably be held up with the aforementioned setbacks that come with more kickoff returns.

Let me be the first to say I don’t like it.
-thoughts?

#17, think you made an association Orson did not intend. The blue dress clearly demonstrated former President Clinton’s complete disregard for the man under the hood. The cigar on the other hand …

It’s about time we got some beefcake on this site. About damn time.

#20, I’d say Clinton is well-acquainted with many a “man under the hood.” Some would say that’s his core constituency.

There are three free kick situations I can think of. 1) kickoffs to begin a half/post scoring, 2) following a safety (from the 20 yl) 3) following a fair catch (rare). Basically a free kick is any kick not made from scrimmage (a barrier of ten yards is maintained from the spot of the kick).

Now, nobody, and I mean nobody, seems to realize that the shortening of team TOs by 30 seconds materially harms the networks. This will result in fewer opportunities for ads and promos. Thus, I’ll be shocked if this goes through.

To be a fly on the wall when Mr. Disney calls good ’ol Miles. “You might can fire Bob Knight, but you will not mess with my need to sell soap,” he might say.

I think people realize the 30-second timeout cut will cost commercials, Ed, they just don’t care.

Here’s one further tweak that would, I think, be rated
“Adam before Eve ate the apple idyllic perfection:” Get rid of instant replay altogether.

Instant replay is conceptually flawed (you can’t remove subjective judgement from any human endeavor); unworkable in practice (Oklahoma/Oregon is just the latest example); serves no one but the Sportsertainment complex by providing extraneous non-controversies; and has not solved the problem is was intended to solve.

OhioDawg, I think most people will disagree with you.
I heard an interview with the head of SEC officials Rogers Redding recently and he said that, while still not perfect, the reiew system in place is working great.
He backed this up with statistics and said all of the oficials and most all of the coaches were glad it was in place.
To say it is bad because it is subjective is retarded. It is in place to limit the subjectivity of the referee in quick plays or in instances where the ref might not have a great view of the play. It is less subjective than officiating sans review by far.
Unworkable in practice? statistics show it has worked well a vast majority of the time and providing one play from the second week of last season is not a valid argument.

No instant replay would be the equivilant of the last 6 years of George W with the lack of any congressional oversight. Gimme Bill Clinton every time.

I like the ideas of kickoffs starting from the 30. With all the touchbacks, they were becoming a formality. Right when special teams was starting to matter.

Alright, someone’s going to have to explain this to me.

Rules Committee: “Hmmm… people sure seemed to hate how we started the clock the second the kicker’s foot contacted the ball last year. Boy did they. Probably the most unpopular rule change ever. Hmmm… so what should we do about it? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? I’ve got it, let’s start the clock when the kicker’s HAND contacts the ball next year! That solution is simple, elegant, and carries none of the same fatal flaws of the previous rulechange!”

Can someone please explain to me how the Rules Committee hasn’t just replaced the fucked up kickoff rule with an EVEN MORE FUCKED UP kickoff rule?

SSoG #29

Relax. New rule starts the PLAY clock when the ball is handed to the kicker, not the GAME clock. Old rule had the GAME clock starting when ball was kicked.

Kickoffs from the 30? Hey, no kidding, I’d like to see all kickoffs from the 20!

And speaking of the 20, if a team can get a defensive stop in the red zone, i beleive the ball should come out to the 20, just like it does on missed kicks, and on-upon-a-time did on 4th down passes incomplete in the end zone.

The improved field position to start these drives would create more scoring opportunities.

shortening team timeouts and limiting review time will likely result in TV taking more artificial timeouts to squeeze in all the ads.