NCAA Football 2007 Wish List

[cotton]

As '06 draws to an end, I compiled a short list of requests for whomever is calling the shots at the NCAA as to how the game of football can be improved in the coming seasons. If anybody knows the owner of the magic wand that can make football wishes come true, please forward this to him:

1. Please rescind the new clock rules implemented for '06. They have a detrimental effect on the game. If you want to shorten the game, limit commercials, shorten time-outs, start the game closer to the beginning of the time slot; basically, do anything except what you are doing.

2. Please revise the replay system. There is no reason, with multiple cameras at every major game, that the system can't be better than it is. The national championship game might have been determined by a blown call in the Oklahoma/Oregon game that clearly should have been reversed. It is flawed; fix it.

3. Please clarify the "blow to the quarterback's head" rule. Players don't understand it; coaches don't understand it; officials don't understand it. It is inconsistently enforced.

4. Please limit bowl eligibility to teams with winning records, even in seasons with 12 games. I know that this might eliminate some of the bowls, but is anyone actually making any money off of these games, anyway? If a team can't win three conference games, plus schedule four more games against beatable foes, it does not belong in postseason play. The games only serve to take up air time from replays of the 1984 World's Strongest Man competition on ESPN2.

5. Please limit the denomination of "game of the century" to no more than one game every two years. 2006 saw at least three of these games. I don't think "century" means what you think it means.

That is all. Thank you for your assistance.

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Couldn't agree more. I think #1 is the most important.

I'd also like to add...

6. Can you say Playoffs?

[Business]

They need a 2 minute warning before half time and in the 4th quarter.

Also....

I've always said they need to do away with the dumb rule that if you fall the ball is down even if you havent been touched by the other team. That is such a dumb rule.

[Big Orange Diesel]

1. Notify Kirk Herbstreit he does not have to analyze every play....a 2 yd run is a 2 yd run
2. ESPN- Fire Granny Clampett(Lou Holtz) he's crazy
3. NCAA Clearing-House, hire more employees so it doesn't take half the season to clear a player

[Fine Vol]

Stop the hype train of OSU, Mich, USC, and more UT hype, who cares if we deserve it.

[hatvol96]

Originally Posted by Business

They need a 2 minute warning before half time and in the 4th quarter.

Also....

I've always said they need to do away with the dumb rule that if you fall the ball is down even if you havent been touched by the other team. That is such a dumb rule.

Why do you need a two minute warning? Is the end of the half or game sneaking up on teams? I believe there's a clock they can look at to discern how much time is left.

[hvwarrior58]

The 2 minute warning is just another timeout and, furthermore, another reason for more commercials. We want to get rid of commercials, not add more.

Fine, add ND to that mix.

[HawaiiVol]

If you're going to be all Superman going into the endzone, make them have to keep control of the ball til they're down in the endzone