2011 Rules Changes

[Left Seater]

Couple of big rule changes coming this season that are going to get some of you very fired up. Others are administrative in nature and few of you will even notice.


First is the taunting. Any taunting will now be treated as a live ball foul. In the past this was treated as a dead ball foul even though it could occur while the play was still live. So lets say that some donkey breaks free for a 75 yard TD run and at the 30 yard line he starts his best Prime Time high step. Bean bag and flag go down for the taunting. In the past the defending team had the option to take the 15 yards on the try or the kickoff. This year we will go back to the spot of the foul and mark of 15 from there, no TD.

Another is the 10 second NFL style runoff in the last minute of each half. The defending team now has three options, take the yardage and the runoff, take the yardage only, or decline the penalty.

Have at it.

[indyfrisco]

I like the intent of the taunting rule, but I have a feeling it is going to be implemented very badly. I wish they would allow for a little more end zone celebration or none at all. By that, in Sam's video the dude did a salute to the fans. If that gets penalized, so should chest/booty bumps, taking a knee pretending to pray, etc. Personally, I've always loved Emmit Smith's celebration of just running to the sideline like he's been there before. These are kids who are completely geeked up for the game though. Asking them to check their emotions and adreneline at the door is hard to do.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

I like the taunting rule, if it can possibly be enforced consistently.

It won't be, and it's fucking stupid anyway. They're kids. It's a game. Let them have a little fun.

[Left Seater]

It won't be because each conference has a different super of officials.

This isn't all that difficult, cause these guys can't do this stuff in HS either. Just call it all, and it goes away in one season.

The thing that is really going to get under some of your skin is the lineman 50 yards behind the play who gives the throat slash to the other teams bench as his RB is at the 10 yard line going in and all of the sudden a flag is laying at his feet. Now the points are gone, and it is first and 10 behind the original line of scrimmage.

[M Club]

problem is conflating celebration with taunting. think osu kept getting fucked in the michigan game last year by making the block o with their gloves. stupid.

[The Seer]

Great. Pac 10 officiating can fuck up a coin flip. Now they have this?

:doh:

[Killian]

Wow, schools have to graduate a whole 50% of their players?

They carry as much teeth as congress.