Fines for Fake Injuries

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[OrangeTarheel]

They cleared missed our game against Tennessee, must have started watching in week two

 

[Cuseregular]

They cleared missed our game against Tennessee, must have started watching in week two

not to mention the blatant fake one this past weekend that Pitt did on one of our rare effective drives. But no ACC just syracuse deserves being singled out.

 

[Chip]

They cleared missed our game against Tennessee, must have started watching in week two

I'm guessing they are just doing this for conference games.

 

[Eric15]

I obviously completely agree that this needs to be addressed, but how do you prove whether an injury is being faked or not? Isn't there always plausible deniability that a player cramped up, etc. even if they're actually faking?

 

[tbonezone]

i've said this before , but if a players "injury" or cramp is sufficient enuf to stop play and bring out the trainers then make them sit out the rest of the series. that will eliminate most of these stoppages.

 

[PeteCalvin]

I obviously completely agree that this needs to be addressed, but how do you prove whether an injury is being faked or not? Isn't there always plausible deniability that a player cramped up, etc. even if they're actually faking?

Verita Serum testing for every injury stoppage!

 

[Nicknack]

I like the spirit of providing consequences for faking injuries but hate the fining. If it's a blatant and obvious fake, okay, but many are not so what do they do with these? This punishes some teams/players while letting others off. I'd prefer something different that treats all injuries the same, such as requiring a player to sit out for an entire possession, xx plays or something similar.

 

[Eric15]

I'd prefer something different that treats all injuries the same, such as requiring a player to sit out for an entire possession, xx plays or something similar.

Agreed. That makes sense to me also. That way the refs don't have to constantly try to figure out whether someone is faking (which doesn't even seem possible). Just a simple across the board rule that if you go down due to injury, you can't re-enter for say five snaps.

 

[upperdeck]

do it more like hockey/soccer. sure you are injured but we are not stopping play if we can help it. Get off the ice in hockey when they can barely crawl. Soccer they get ingored often until the ball goes out of play and they are faking 90% of the time.

Just start a clock. If you get hurt and cant get off you are out for 5min of game time. They should have to go to the tent no matter the injury and sit in the corner. If they think its worth a fine then make it a suspension as well 1/2 a game.

 

[baggerbob]

Agreed. That makes sense to me also. That way the refs don't have to constantly try to figure out whether someone is faking (which doesn't even seem possible). Just a simple across the board rule that if you go down due to injury, you can't re-enter for say five snaps.

The best way to stop fake injuries is you can't come back in until the next tem possession.