I remember back when I was a boy we were having the same debate about the forward pass. Coach Dorkus "Pounder" Pudd (remember him?) wanted to ban it. When the ball is up in the air and players are trying to catch it is when injuries occur, he argued. Everybody suspected his real motive was he couldn't figure out how to defend it. Coach Pudd wound up his career as a High School Phys. Ed. soccer coach in West Virginia. He could often be heard mumbling "Is this what we want football to be?"
Rogers Redding made a comment last week along the lines of the proposal stage really is a formality...these pass most of the time. I thought that was note-worthy and wondered what other comments he'd make before the official vote. It seems to me he's paving the way, for lack of a better expression, for the backlash from some groups when/if it does pass. Yesterday he made the following comments that were tweeted by Mark Schlabach. •Last season, about 78% of snaps were with the clock reading between 20 seconds and lower. •Auburn never snapped ball with more than 30 secs on the clock and once with 30 secs in BCS title game Why do you think he mentions Auburn and not Oregon, or Baylor? Why is he making these comments now if not for the specific reason of laying a foundation against those complaining?
Well Terry if those figures are accurate there is no need for the rule. Why would it matter other than to give lil nicky a chance to change the focus of his "loyal" fanbase from his bad coaching last year to something outside. This is just the midget saban trying to exert control when he feels he is losing it. I believe it is more the result of him losing control of "the process" last year. Adrian Wojohowski has reported that several key players on last years gump team revolted against "the process". If true there is more trouble in gumpland that deciding when to let a HUNH offense snap the ball.
So, it's your opinion that the offense in today's game should be allowed to substitute at will but the defense shouldn't? BTW, are you referring to Adrian Wojnarowski? He covers the NBA.
As it is now if the O substitutes the D gets a chance to match up. When the O doesn't substitute the D can't either and that is when they can take advantage if there is a miss match. SO do you believe that the rules should changed to protect a coach from his mistakes? I'm not exactly sure of the name but the guy was interviewed on Finebaum last week and that is what he said....BTW Paul found reason to accept the premise.
As it's supposed to be now if the O substitutes the D should be allowed to match up. It's not happening. Go look at the replay of your game against Ole Miss as one example. They're running players on the field after the tackle, lining up on the line of scrimmage, and there isn't substitutions allowed on the defense. I've never suggested the rules should be changed because of coaching mistakes. I would like to get further into those mistakes if you care to cite them. One thing I've seen is a lot of people point to Auburn. That game was won because of a power offense. It had little to do with a hurry-up style. I looked over the archives of Finebaum and there's no reference I can see to your assertion...care to link it? I'd like to hear it.
