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Rules changes for high school, college football

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Feb 10, 2012.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    You really do just throw shit up to see what sticks -- which it never does.

    This is the correct answer. It's two states and Texas is one of them.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 10, 2012
    #25
  2. Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson Well-Known Member

    Actually, shield blocking hasn't been banned, but how the defensive player attempts to get over the shield block has been changed.

    From the NCAA link at the top of this thread:

    "The committee is extremely concerned about this type of action and proposed a rule similar to the leaping rule on place kicks that does not allow the receiving team to jump over blockers, unless the player jumps straight up or between two players."
     
    Flip Wilson, Feb 10, 2012
    #26
  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Well, none of the college ones are in effect. They need another vote to be enforced, but point taken.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2012
    #27
  4. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Keep all the present rules the same.

    If we're going to monkey with the fucking fabric of the game, do away with kickoffs and the receiving team takes over at the 20. That's the direction this is headed anyway.

    The only reason the NFL hasn't done this is the opportunity for TWO commercial breaks.
     
    Football_Bat, Feb 11, 2012
    #28
  5. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    MileHigh: As someone else who officiates high school football, I couldn't agree more with the helmet rule.

    Something had to be done.
     
    Chef2, Feb 11, 2012
    #29
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Long overdue. And most of the rules changes for high school and college were pretty much the same, and it seems NFHS and the NCAA are working toward a common rule book, which would be welcome.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2012
    #30
  7. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Ehhh, let the rugby punt die out of its own shortcomings. If it really "burns the kicking team just as often," teams will quit doing it.
     
    Starman, Feb 11, 2012
    #31
  8. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    Isn't Massachusetts the other?

    At any rate, I like some of the changes for high schools, especially the helmet rules, but I'd just as soon they quit screwing with kickoffs. One note about helmet rules. As it is now, if a ball-carrier's helmet comes off, the play is dead at that spot. I saw a game last season where that cost a team a touchdown. Kid's helmet came off just as he broke into the open field on a punt return. There was nobody between him and the goal line, and he would have scored easily, but the play was stopped right then and there.
     
    albert77, Feb 11, 2012
    #32
  9. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    I believe those rules are already in effect. Rugby punters are not afforded the same protection as "conventional" punters and are fair game.
     
    micropolitan guy, Feb 11, 2012
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  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yup, Massachusetts. And losing your helmet as a ball carrier and killing the play should be football-wide.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 11, 2012
    #34
  11. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    If you get the ball in better field position for a touchback than you would for returning a kickoff, then you're more likely to take a knee in the end zone as opposed to running the ball out. If the ball were placed at the 15, you'd see more returners taking the ball out of the end zone.
     
    forever_town, Feb 11, 2012
    #35
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