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Post by bilogle on Apr 20, 2024 7:32:59 GMT -5
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College football and the NFL have had some notable differences over the years that help differentiate the product on the field. But on Friday, the NCAA announced several changes to the college game that will make it look a lot more like professional football.
One of the biggest scandals of the college football season last year came when Michigan recruiting staffer Connor Stalions was found to have been involved in a sign-stealing controversy that resulted in then-head coach Jim Harbaugh being suspended for three games.
In an effort to stop sign-stealing in college football, the NCAA decided on Friday that they will be allowing in-helmet communications for quarterbacks and defensive captains which will allow them to relay the play calls to their team without the need for signs from the sidelines.
This is something that has been allowed in the NFL since 1994. So it certainly makes sense that the NCAA has finally implemented this rule given the recent controversy with sign-stealing.
In addition to this, the NCAA will also now allow teams to watch in-game video on the sidelines via tablets, which is another thing that the NFL has long been doing.
The final rule change that perhaps may be the one most noticed by fans weekly is that college football will now have a two-minute warning at the end of each half. Again, this is similar to the two-minute warnings that happen at the end of both the second and fourth quarters in the NFL.
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Post by nmerritt11 on Apr 20, 2024 8:03:19 GMT -5
I do not mind the two minute warning but it is funny that they changed the clock rules to speed up games, did not speed up games but now add a two minute warning for an additional timeout. Felt like there were more commercial breaks during games last year...gotta get that money
I do like helmet communication and the use of tablets.
Wish they would just go back to the old clock rules.
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Post by bigdawgs on Apr 20, 2024 8:56:22 GMT -5
Are football players the only athletes too stupid to not know when you are down to the final 2 minutes? Does any other sport stop play at 2 minutes to let everyone know? Can you imagine stopping a hockey game with one minute left in the period? They announce it while play continues. Soccer doesn't stop play with 2 minutes left in a half. For anyone gullible enough to believe all that running clock bullshit they implemented last year was to "speed up the game", I hope you are listening. We now turn around and add two more time outs to slow down the game. College football is led by a band of idiots.
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Post by ghost on Apr 20, 2024 11:14:54 GMT -5
The 2 min ads are the most expensive ads in the game. everyone watches the last 2 mins of a half.... well, unless its a blow out. but its aboutmroe ad space.
The in helmet communications will be great... IF.... they cut it off like in the NFL. I think the TTU bowl game was the first test of this... and as i recall, the communications never cut off... which means... an OC could be above and see a WR open and simply tell the Qb who to throw it tow Durng a play... or tell him were a blitz is coming etc....
they need to relay the play, then cut it off like in the NFL... i think the NFL cuts off communications with 10 seconds left on play clock... or something.
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Post by tonythegator on Apr 20, 2024 12:24:21 GMT -5
The 2 min ads are the most expensive ads in the game. everyone watches the last 2 mins of a half.... well, unless its a blow out. but its aboutmroe ad space. The in helmet communications will be great... IF.... they cut it off like in the NFL. I think the TTU bowl game was the first test of this... and as i recall, the communications never cut off... which means... an OC could be above and see a WR open and simply tell the Qb who to throw it tow Durng a play... or tell him were a blitz is coming etc.... they need to relay the play, then cut it off like in the NFL... i think the NFL cuts off communications with 10 seconds left on play clock... or something. Exactly! It is all about money. Davdi knows better than anyone who has posted on this thread.
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Post by bigdawgs on Apr 20, 2024 12:32:37 GMT -5
I think that everyone who posted prior to Ghost was well aware of the obvious.
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Post by ghost on Apr 22, 2024 11:19:08 GMT -5
The helmet communication thing had an interesting angle by TTU HC yesterday....
"We don't huddle....' he said that TTU and most all CFB teams will still ahve to signal in plays. Also that personal packages change more than the NFL and when it comes to Defenses "who has the green dot" is going to be an issue. if you sub a player, the he has to change helmets if a green dot is already on the field.... now the equipment managers have to have multiple helmets ready, and the REFS will be able to throw flags on teams that mistakenly have 2 green dots on.... OR they (this will happen) DON'T catch it... a big play happens and then the internet is going nuts on a play that should've never happened...
I don't know what he suggested to do? put a headset in every helmet? he said in the bowl game there are 3.... I could see it being an issue.... if you don't huddle the Qb has to give the signs out and then you have stealing in a different way..... a coach upstair s watching the Qb all the time and relaying to the D what the play is?
Not sure how this is going to work in college with the # of kids playing and packages, and no huddle offense... might kill the no huddle...
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Post by NCBulldawg on Apr 22, 2024 12:04:43 GMT -5
It will be a tool at a team's disposal. One can choose to use it, or not. Kind of like team's choosing to go no huddle, or not. It is merely an option, not a rule one has to use it.
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Post by ghost on Apr 22, 2024 12:27:04 GMT -5
It will be a tool at a team's disposal. One can choose to use it, or not. Kind of like team's choosing to go no huddle, or not. It is merely an option, not a rule one has to use it. So i see that the rule will be "communication will be turned off 15 seconds before the end of play clock or at the snap of the ball" thats good.
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