Wiseace615 said:Eli Gold was quoting someone's idea on the subject today. He didn't say who the broadcaster was, but the idea wasn't bad. Basically, make a rule that on kicks, timeout must be called before the center puts his hands on the ball. I'm not sure that the NCAA would go for it, but it wasn't a terrible idea IMO.
BarnBurner said:Wiseace615 said:Eli Gold was quoting someone's idea on the subject today. He didn't say who the broadcaster was, but the idea wasn't bad. Basically, make a rule that on kicks, timeout must be called before the center puts his hands on the ball. I'm not sure that the NCAA would go for it, but it wasn't a terrible idea IMO.
That's not a fair rule for the defense because of the possibility of a fake. For instance, if the defense is supposed to go all out to block the kick and the coach then suspects fake, not allowing a time out would prevent him from getting his team in the right coverage.
TerryP said:What about timeouts when a shooter is on the line...down by one and a few seconds left on the clock? Basketball terms on a football forum, I know...
Lenny Kozlowski said:I think that only players should be able to call time outs. Its that these timeouts are coming from the coaches on the sidelines and only the one official can see it. If the players call it at least its visable enough to determine if it was called in time or not.
ACL11190 said:this has to stop, one of the cheapest things i have ever seen in college football, it would be fine if he called it while they were lining up, but while hes kicking it??..they have to do something about that
BarnBurner said:Wiseace615 said:Eli Gold was quoting someone's idea on the subject today. He didn't say who the broadcaster was, but the idea wasn't bad. Basically, make a rule that on kicks, timeout must be called before the center puts his hands on the ball. I'm not sure that the NCAA would go for it, but it wasn't a terrible idea IMO.
That's not a fair rule for the defense because of the possibility of a fake. For instance, if the defense is supposed to go all out to block the kick and the coach then suspects fake, not allowing a time out would prevent him from getting his team in the right coverage.
HiTide said:I just don't think they can do anything about that. They've had that ability all along, for some reason though this yr has had more instances than any other season I can remember.