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NCAA kickoff rule change: Why Greg Schiano'''s proposal is better | SI.com
The rule basically says you don't have to be in the end zone to get a touchback. Just fair catch it anywhere inside the 25.
My opinion after a quote from the article. They mention that Greg Schiano has a better idea, and get a dig in to the Tennessee fan base. Here we go again.
My take: Don't mess with it. You just might make it worse. Punting instead of a kickoff. Come on Greg...
I'll compare this to basketball as I once knew it. Before the possession arrow existed, with every tie up, there was a jump ball, at either mid court or the free throw circle which ever was closer. If you had a 7 footer, maybe it seemed a little unfair. and I honestly can't remember if the two that tied it up were the ones that jumped, or if you could pick. Point is, like the kicking game, if you practiced it and were good at it, it helped your game, much like number 6.
Would we be down to 6 maxims instead of 7?
So that part of basketball evaporated never to return. With this rule- the kickoff will be Darwinized into obsurity, and I feel, somewhere down the road, there will be no kickoff's, rather, much like the overtime play - you just put the ball on the 25 (75 yds away from the goal, not the OT 25) after the other team scores a touchdown and start from there. No more Evan Berry 100 yard returns.
Strategy for kicking will change because the receiving teams can redistribute personnel in ways to take advantage of this.
Will it also kill the onside kick? Schiano's proposal would. Tennessee fans aren't going to like that, are we?
The rule basically says you don't have to be in the end zone to get a touchback. Just fair catch it anywhere inside the 25.
My opinion after a quote from the article. They mention that Greg Schiano has a better idea, and get a dig in to the Tennessee fan base. Here we go again.
The problem is the committees half measure makes the game more boring while not making it much safer. A much more effective solution was proposed by a coach seven years ago. Its the full measure as opposed to the committees half measure. Not only would it make the game safer, it also would make it more interesting. Who is this prescient coach? Youre not going to like the answer, Tennessee fans.
My take: Don't mess with it. You just might make it worse. Punting instead of a kickoff. Come on Greg...
I'll compare this to basketball as I once knew it. Before the possession arrow existed, with every tie up, there was a jump ball, at either mid court or the free throw circle which ever was closer. If you had a 7 footer, maybe it seemed a little unfair. and I honestly can't remember if the two that tied it up were the ones that jumped, or if you could pick. Point is, like the kicking game, if you practiced it and were good at it, it helped your game, much like number 6.
6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.
Would we be down to 6 maxims instead of 7?
So that part of basketball evaporated never to return. With this rule- the kickoff will be Darwinized into obsurity, and I feel, somewhere down the road, there will be no kickoff's, rather, much like the overtime play - you just put the ball on the 25 (75 yds away from the goal, not the OT 25) after the other team scores a touchdown and start from there. No more Evan Berry 100 yard returns.
Strategy for kicking will change because the receiving teams can redistribute personnel in ways to take advantage of this.
Will it also kill the onside kick? Schiano's proposal would. Tennessee fans aren't going to like that, are we?
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