Proposed college football rule changes for 2014

They want to get rid of the 15-yard penalty if a targeting call is overturned. We all figured they would do that.

But how about this? Teams snapping the ball before the play clock reaches "0:29" would now get a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty.

Gus Malzahn just threw his visor in disgust.

Saban wins!

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/football-rules-committee-adjusts-targeting-rule-defensive

 

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Would love to see the research that indicated "that teams with fast-paced, no-huddle offenses rarely snap the ball with 30 seconds or more on the play clock."

 

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So let's penalize teams that are well-organized and well-drilled enough to snap the ball within 10 seconds, and reward the teams that are disorganized and slow to react.

Awesome.

PS, this also means if you get tackled with the clock running with less than 10 seconds and no time outs left, the game is over.

 

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Nope, rule doesn't apply in final two minutes.

Saban's next move is to outlaw field-goal returns.

 

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Only the NCAA would consider snapping the ball too quickly a "delay of game."

 

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Rule won't apply in the final two minutes of the half or game.

 

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And why not? If it's such an awesome hunky-dory rule for the first 28 minutes of each half, why isn't it good enough for the final 2:00?

 

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Oh, it's a stupid rule. No doubt.

 

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Good. All these hurry-up no-huddle offenses are a stat man's nightmare. You don't have time to write down one play before the ball is snapped for the next one.

 

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I wasn't aware football was supposed to be played for the benefit of the stat crunchers in the press box.

 

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Eh, they've been keeping stats as long as I can remember.

 

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As was noted above, the stupidity of having to call it a "delay of game penalty" just goes to show that the rule doesn't belong, because they had to go scrambling looking for something to call it.

Why not just say, "Five yard penalty for breaking the Saban rule."