New rule I want to see in college football

[Alsacs]

If you get injured during the game you should have to sit out the rest of that series or your team has to lose a TO.
I was just watching CFB Live and Va. Tech had guys go down strategically.

If the rule became you must sit out the rest of a series then fake injuries would be taken out.

 

[nzm136]

Better new rule: you’re not allowed to beat Syracuse

 

[690West]

I love the idea. Although in certain situations, coaches could put a scrub in and instruct him to flop. If he can’t come back in no biggy. That’s the only workaround. But I do love your idea in general.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

I say 4 plays.

 

[690West]

I say 4 plays.

That would be pretty high maintenance for the refs. Would almost need a separate official. Lol

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I love the idea. Although in certain situations, coaches could put a scrub in and instruct him to flop. If he can’t come back in no biggy. That’s the only workaround. But I do love your idea in general.

I'd still take it.

Pick on the scrub.

 

[upperdeck]

go back to the original rule, you come out you sit for the rest of the half..

 

[SUfaninAZ]

That would be pretty high maintenance for the refs. Would almost need a separate official. Lol

Put them in the injury box. 5 minutes from start of next play.

 

[MadNY3]

If you get injured during the game you should have to sit out the rest of that series or your team has to lose a TO.
I was just watching CFB Live and Va. Tech had guys go down strategically.

If the rule became you must sit out the rest of a series then fake injuries would be taken out.

Thing is, Florida State was thumped no matter. Done period.

Are fake injuries that rampant that a rule change is needed? I don’t sense it. But maybe because we (and Florida State) aren’t winning enough where teams are doing it.

 

[Ish88888]

If you get injured during the game you should have to sit out the rest of that series or your team has to lose a TO.
I was just watching CFB Live and Va. Tech had guys go down strategically.

If the rule became you must sit out the rest of a series then fake injuries would be taken out.

Love it and the flip side would be more time to evaluate injuries by medical staff especially head injuries eliminating players quickly talking their way back into the game. Win/win

 

[Ish88888]

Thing is, Florida State was thumped no matter. Done period.

Are fake injuries that rampant that a rule change is needed? I don’t sense it. But maybe because we (and Florida State) aren’t winning enough where teams are doing it.

Shafers D did it to us last year and its very effective against the tempo based offenses so prevalent.

 

[Chip]

If you get injured during the game you should have to sit out the rest of that series or your team has to lose a TO.
I was just watching CFB Live and Va. Tech had guys go down strategically.

If the rule became you must sit out the rest of a series then fake injuries would be taken out.

FSU had a chance to get within 17-10 with 11 minutes left after the 85 yard run. VT flopped, completely disrupted the rhythm.

Kinda sucks to see a guy like Bud Foster having his D do that. Guess he learned his lesson against us.

Hopefully it helps derail FSU's season. Would be great to get that W next week.

 

[PhatOrange]

The problem is say your QB is nicked for a play. Now he’s out for the whole series? Not sure I like that.

 

[blizz]

The game should stop for a full 15 minutes if there is an injury.

Ya know. Player safety.

And the TV commercials should play on the big screen in the stadium. Why do the people staying home enjoying the game from the comfort of their couch get to be the only ones who can enjoy the commercials?

I'd like to see more TV timeouts too. Like after every first down should be 2 minutes of commercials.

Oh and replay review. Need more of that too. Spot? Let's go to the booth. Catch? Replay. Are you sure it was a catch? Double replay review. Clock reset? Replay.

Did I mention commercials?

 

[Alsacs]

The problem is say your QB is nicked for a play. Now he’s out for the whole series? Not sure I like that.

You can use a TO would be my compromise.
If your QB is dinged it’s not because he is faking an injury and maybe they should sit one series.

 

[RandomGuy]

 

[SmilinBob]

I disagree that faking injuries is no big deal. Let's say Alsacs rule comes into play...players won't come out (or let staff know they are hurt) if they actually do have an injury because they'd have to sit out the series. That is the negative of this rule but overall it is the right one if they implimented it.

It stops the game, makes it longer which is a problem we see people complain about all the time nationally. Selfishly, listening to people boo when a kid "dives" and is "in Pain" makes me sick...is he hurt? Is he slowing the O down? It reminds me of those asinine fake charges 300 pound centers take falling down when a 170 pound kid touches him in basketball. Let's take the guessing part out of the equation in football.

People are always so worried about safety for the players well this is one way to back it with action. As others have said the trainer/DR can evaluate the player for a series or X amount of time before he goes back in. It's a win win as far as I'm concerned. And...if the NCAA has to hire a DR/official to do this than yeah, they should be proactive about it and get in front of this as it could be an actual blessing and it may end up saving some kid some day.

 

[WickedOrange]

@ScottShafer, faking injuries is not hard-nosed... not even close.

 

[SUskibum]

#4 is absolutely wrong.

If there are more coaches that engage in faking injuries than there are coaches who run an offense so fast that the other team fakes injuries to disrupt it, then you absolutely have more coaches wanting to keep the status quo because it positively affects them. Having a player sit for a series after being “hurt”, would hurt most teams and help only a few teams (like us and a few others).

Not to mention most of the biggest most influential “blue blood” programs fit into the category of faking injuries being a help to slow down “gimmickry” offenses. See: Nick Saban’s Comments about pace control rules.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This falls flat to me regarding: "coaches can change it" when you make the simple realization that coaches aren't in agreement on this practice.

 

[upperdeck]

if you injured stay down. if you are just dinged get off the field. but if it could also be argueed that faking an injury is a penalty for being unsportsmanlike. if they want to replay head shots then replay the injuries too and if you see a fake one then call a penalty or fine the coach or whatever.. and the replay doesnt have be during live play. if you are going to fine a coach for talking after a game how about for stuff like this too..

when you see a kid looking at the bench and pointing at the ground and then collapsing that is against the spirit of the game.

 

[RandomGuy]

If the offense keeps tempo, the def can't sub, is that right?

Don't think this rule passed. But I think it's telling, that coaches won't pass a flop rule.

NCAA committee proposes defensive substitution rule that will slow hurry-up offenses (updated)

 

[Hoo's That]

Send in a scrub to kick the guy while he's down. When the fight starts following the miraculous recovery of the player on the ground, you'll just lose a scrub and they'll lose a starter.

 

[NineOneSeven]

go back to the original rule, you come out you sit for the rest of the half..

Players would fight through actual injuries which is not what you want either.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Players would fight through actual injuries which is not what you want either.

Would they though, to a greater extent than they already do? I'm not sure of that. If a player is really hurt, in that moment of pain, are they going to have the presence of mind to think "I better get up and power through this right now or else I won't be back in this series?" Or will they just be in pain?