Serious rule change suggestion, seriously
So last night's game between Arkansas and Auburn got me thinking. If a play is blown dead when the ball is not possessed, why does the last possessing team get to keep it?
I suggest that if neither team possesses the ball when I play is whistle dead, the team of last possession has to free kick.
This would incentivize refs to not blow the whistle too early. It would prevent bailing out offenses that lose the ball in play but get an early whistle.
Thoughts?
October 11th, 2020 at 12:31 PM ^
This would only be for when the ball is in the field of play. Not if play is stopped due to the ball going out of bounds.
Of course, when possession is lost out of bounds in the end zone. The result is still a touchback
October 11th, 2020 at 12:32 PM ^
Are you super duper cereal?
October 11th, 2020 at 12:51 PM ^
Shirley he can't be cereal!
October 11th, 2020 at 1:30 PM ^
I am Cereal and don't call me Shirley
October 11th, 2020 at 2:16 PM ^
you guys both picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue
October 11th, 2020 at 1:17 PM ^
Underestimate the earnestness of this post at your own peril.
October 11th, 2020 at 12:33 PM ^
Let's use something like a jump ball (Basketball), or better yet, a scrum (Rugby). Line up 3 D-linemen opposite three from the other team, two yards apart, place the ball (at the spot of the fumble) dead between them, and when the whistle blows, lets just see who wants it more. Make them all wear body-cams, too, for that extra entertainment value.
October 11th, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^
Longest keg stand gets the ball
October 11th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^
Captains go to the booth and see how long they can watch an episode of Big Bang Theory. Last man standing gets possession.
October 11th, 2020 at 12:59 PM ^
*without the laugh track
October 11th, 2020 at 1:27 PM ^
Seriously how did that show stay on for 12 years?!... I can't make it through even one episode!
October 11th, 2020 at 1:59 PM ^
2 words....Kaley Cuoco.
October 11th, 2020 at 2:06 PM ^
Never quite figured out why this show gets so much hate on this board. Sure, we're not talking about hilarious, cutting-edge television here. But in one man's opinion, it's not that bad - actually pretty funny in certain episodes.
Of course, that same man would gouge out his own eyes with a salad fork if forced to watch "Last Man Standing," so I understand what you're getting at.
October 11th, 2020 at 2:13 PM ^
I like Last Man Standing, though the episodes with the original Mandy were much better.
October 11th, 2020 at 3:37 PM ^
Both are terrible.
October 11th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^
It was a backwards pass, thus a fumble. Arkansas did the right thing by continuing to play through to possession despite the whistle. Sometimes refs make mistakes, even with replay.
There will never be perfection with humans involved. It’s part of the game.
October 11th, 2020 at 1:21 PM ^
Solid point, but how seriously should we take your suggestion?
October 11th, 2020 at 5:42 PM ^
SUPER DUPER cerially. Honestly.
October 11th, 2020 at 1:23 PM ^
Eliminate holding as a penalty entirely.
October 11th, 2020 at 1:39 PM ^
You cannot be serious!
October 11th, 2020 at 3:36 PM ^
I just spent way too long looking for a McEnroe gif of this. I'm not sure a good one exists.
October 11th, 2020 at 1:43 PM ^
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Why So Serious?
October 11th, 2020 at 1:55 PM ^
Was hoping this was going to be a board meta thread.
October 11th, 2020 at 2:56 PM ^
A long time ago a great coach, the best I ever played for, advised us that the one thing there is no rule against is bad officiating. His point was that officials will make bad calls but, as players, our task did not include complaining about the officiating.
October 11th, 2020 at 2:58 PM ^
October 11th, 2020 at 5:10 PM ^
Rugby scrum.
Bring the game back closer to its roots.
October 11th, 2020 at 5:34 PM ^
Make it illegal again for offensive linemen to use their hands. This would bring back some balance between offense and defense.
October 11th, 2020 at 6:17 PM ^
No. Absolutely not.
It only magnifies the magnitude of errors by the refs.
October 11th, 2020 at 7:09 PM ^
How about not having conference referees and have the NCAA control the replays
October 11th, 2020 at 7:35 PM ^
You could do a possession arrow like basketball. First possession arrow goes to whichever team had the fewest (or most if an SEC game) covid cases during the week preceding the game.
October 12th, 2020 at 11:53 AM ^
This is a serious question.
October 12th, 2020 at 3:41 PM ^
Possibly possession arrow similar to basketball? Granted, it may not happen enough to really change much but maybe?