Playcalling is what the coach DOES; it's his job. Standing by the official, holding his hand, telling him right when to call the TO, so that the kicker has to make a kick twice--is effecting the outcome of the game, as if he were an additional player IN the game.
Why won't it happen? That's the way is used to be. Always a possibility, sure. But at least it's done on the field in full view of the opposing team and not by a coach hidden on the sidelines. Plus, doing it this way IMO, the refs will have a better chance of stopping the play before the ball is snapped. Another solution for me would be if the refs could just stop play before the ball is snapped. If they can do it when the offense is trying to snap the ball before a questionable call goes to replay, they should be able to do it in this situation too.
No rule change is needed. The NCAA can't change a rule just because a coach finds a way to use it to what he thinks is his benefit. That field goal could have been missed. I thought it was a great call.
They changed it once already. Used to be only players could call time out. Not sure why they even give coaches this ability.
Have faith in the law of averages my friends. The yin will balance with the yang in time... Later, Fur
Change it back. It will not change what happens. The player and not the coach will be calling the time out. I am glad the rule did not get change after a coach learned the could use the forward pass. The time out was called. No one can chagne that. Like it or not now the thought is in the mind of very kicker that there could a time out coming, even the Florida kicker. I am quessing this will come back to haunt CUM.
To me, that's not an adequate enough of a reason to change a rule. It's a player's game, not a coaches. They need to be accountable to call timeout if they don't have the right personnel, formation, people, etc. It most certainly will.
