FIDDLE, FIDDLE: PROPOSED NEW RULES

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Texas Tech Friday Morning Notes - Zach Thomas Is Released Edition
Published 2/15/2008 by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation
... In no particular order, DTN's Top Seven: SMQ and EDSBS take on the proposed NCAA football rule changes. The new trailer for Indiana Jones and he Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. SMQ's CFB Explainer: Seven men on the line of scrimmage. Card Chronicle brings you the top 50 players in the nation. Helmet of the future? I don't think so. Two updtes from ITH: Sampson is on a game-by-game basis and they don't believe in free speech ...

A Big Thumbs Down to Rules Changes
Published 2/15/2008 by dawizofodds at The Wizard of Odds
... Every Day Should Be Saturday: "The NCAA Football Rules Committee, you breathe in vain. Air’s supposed to be moving smoothly into the lungs, transitioning between the alveoli and the blood, and thus traveling to important football organs like the muscles, heart, and lastly the brain. ...

New NCAA Rule Worse Than 3-2-5-e Disaster
Published 2/18/2008 by Brian Grummell at FanHouse
... not be cut), and also in favor of taking knees: 15 more seconds of standing around between every play means 45 extra seconds per three-down series if the clock is running, extending the amount of time that can reasonably be run off by kneel-downs from a little over a minute to a full two minutes. The committee should be devising rules that encourage last-second drama, not choke it out of existence This is bad for college football. I stand with EDSBS, The Wizard of Odds, Get the Picture and others in opposing this ...

Update: The Rule Change Is Terrible
Published 2/18/2008 by CFR at CollegeFootballResource.com
... breaks down the depressing numbers.  Conservative estimates point towards a loss of three possessions per game.  Not good. Here's my two efforts at FanHouse talking about the proposed rule changes, and the problem with one specific change.  It could be worse than 3-2-5-e.  If so, it would behoove the powers-that-be to summarily reject this measure. Ever the watchdog, The Wizard of Odds is all over this thing. Finally, for the engaged citizens among us: Michael Clark is the committee ...

Bloggers Accurately Foresee CFB Problem
Published 2/18/2008 by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
Read this. And this. And this. And this. The top-tier CFB bloggers (SMQ, EDSBS, Wiz/Odds, FH) are way ahead of their mainstream counterparts in forecasting the massive (potentially season-defining) clusterf--- we are headed for next season with the new 40-second play clock. Don't say you weren't warned.

Maybe 'Hate' Is Too Strong a Word
Published 2/19/2008 by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback
... was unequivocal and severe: more seconds on the play clock equals fewer plays and less scoring. Quit stealing our football! After a weekend and a few dissenting commenters, though, the loyal opposition is beginning to melt, quickly: Mssr. Swindle initially trashed the change at EDSBS, but today delivered not only a ...