📡 Kickoff rule change: CBS: "...killing the sport." CECIL HURT: "NCAA kickoff decision too drastic?"

[alagator]

He's not the only one that misunderstood what you said.

Count me in this group.

I can relate to what you're saying @musso but I don't agree with the change. I've really liked Bama and the high kickoffs.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Its an exciting art of the game.....its a collision sport....its does have injury opportunities......the sport has built suits for max protection.....the nfl virtually removed the part of the game (and now its jst a play so they can jam in anthonter commercial..)...player safetyis the most important aspect.... geeze...
All valid parts of KOs...how about move KO to 50 and take tee away....less time to speed on collisions....and keep KOs as part of game...

 

[BamaFan334]

Might as well take away the punt return while you're at it. Way more injuries and penakties on those than kickoffs.

 

[TUSKtimes]

New things are often confusing. When you look at the pros and cons of anything you can pretty much get a fairly decent argument for both sides. When college basketball went to alternate possessions on jump ball situations I thought that was ridiculous. At the end of ballgames when it goes against your team it still rankles a little. But watching the refs try to throw a simple jump ball in the NBA reminds me of at least being guaranteed the ball 50% of the time as a good thing.

Bama is good at what they do in all areas of football. With our new ST coach that should continue to be true. But there is something comforting in knowing that besides the punt and turnovers there is one less way that a team can score against Alabama other than going through our defense. Which has always been a sound long-term investment. Advantage Alabama.

 

[JoshB]

He's not the only one that misunderstood what you said.

Count me in this group.

I can relate to what you're saying @musso but I don't agree with the change. I've really liked Bama and the high kickoffs.

I dont think anyone here wants to see players getting hurt and that is the only reason I'm okay with tweaks to it. Player safety. Musso is trying to rationalize a reason we should all be okay with it, even though that wasn't even a thought in the process for them doing it.

And with that said, I'm okay with this rule change. It's a hell of a lot better than what the NFL has done and it doesn't completely take the kickoff out if a team/player chooses to return even on short/high kicks.

 

[musso]

Sorry if my verbiage wasn't clear. This excerpt of mine reads clearer and can stand alone.

Coaches are no more helpless than on a special teams play. If you reduce the game to offense and defense, you reduce it to the elements most manageable and manipulated by coaching. And this kind of reform would naturally favor the best coaches.

I agree the game would lose some excitement, but players are just too strong and too fast these days to be colliding at full speed with so much real estate in play.

And the Clemson on-side kick doesn't negate the general point I'm making. That's certainly an exceptional case.