OHSportsFan
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Coaches will be flocking to Cali schools now. NCAA can’t legally enforce show-cause penalties.
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BigWoof31
"Barkin' up the wrong tree"
As we all know - the NCAA adopted a rule this year saying that kick returns that are fair caught between the 1 and 25 yard line result in the ball being placed at the 25. The justification used was "player safety." The result: Kick returns down by about 20%
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...cent-in-1st-year-of-fair-catch-rule/38715131/
So ok, looks like the goal was accomplished. Take a bow NCAA, nothing terrible resulted from this new policy. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
But oh no:
Pretty soon we're just going to have sure handed TE's back on Kick Returns simply for fair catches.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...cent-in-1st-year-of-fair-catch-rule/38715131/
So ok, looks like the goal was accomplished. Take a bow NCAA, nothing terrible resulted from this new policy. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
But oh no:
Pretty soon we're just going to have sure handed TE's back on Kick Returns simply for fair catches.
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If they want to just eliminate the kickoff, why don't they......just.....eliminate.....the kickoff?
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Was the idea to reduce the number of KO's or reduce injuries? If it's the latter, why don't they just show those numbers?
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Maybe the ref could just walk out to the 20-yard-line and hand the QB the ball. (After carefully wiping it down with an antibacterial solution, of course. Can't be too careful about germs, ya' know?)
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The number of kick returns will go down again next year after teams study their field position stats in the off-season, they don't need to make more changes.
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what if we all just agree that Bama is the champ at the beginning of the season, and eliminate the games completely? Boom, way less injuries.
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[Official strides to the center of the 50yd line]
"The scoring team has indicated they would like to attempt an onside kick."
[seven 8year old children start their way across the field, each carrying a pillow with something on top]
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MaxBuck
SoCal, Baby!
Eight-year-olds on the field? Sign me up!![Official strides to the center of the 50yd line]
"The scoring team has indicated they would like to attempt an onside kick."
[seven 8year old children start their way across the field, each carrying a pillow with something on top]
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That would erase 7 points from the TTUN game.
Just make a rule that if the ball gets kicked into the air, the team starts at the 25. If it is squibbed or onside, then it is live. Yes that eliminates a Ginn factor. But would a team seriously kick in-bounds to someone like Ginn nowadays? Pussification football for everyone, except HS, JV, and pee wee leagues.
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I did hear/read/see one suggestion that seemed a fair way to eliminate kickoffs, but keep the "scoring team has a chance to get the ball back" aspect that the onside kick opens up: Scoring team gets the ball 4th and 15 at the 35. They can run a play to try and pick up the first down, or just punt.
I'd still keep the kickoffs like normal, but that seemed a reasonable solution.
I'd still keep the kickoffs like normal, but that seemed a reasonable solution.
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It blew my mind how many times we returned the ball. If you want to keep some sport in it, place the ball at the 20 on a fair catch in the field of play.
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