CFB rule changes

[cyclone1209]

I somewhat like the idea of a transfer cap. Each school can get 3 per year - all levels total, and only one from power 5. That would mitigate making this turn into a free agency situation in college where teams can just poach anyone..

If you don't think this is real just look at Bankston to Auburn. Now, maybe our staff was having issues with him anyway, and maybe his minutes were being cut to his weakness in defending the run, all potentially true- but the point still stands. I do not at all want to see the Ohio State's of the world racking up other teams transfers to make them even better (like Trey Sermon, their stud RB from OU)

 

[cyrocksmypants]

The only thing that needs to change is the ejection rule on targeting. Make them sit a quarter. And don’t carry it over into another game.

 

[ricochet]

If you fumble through the end zone it shouldn’t be the other teams ball. Bring it back to the ten yard line.

The touchback on a fumble in the endzone might be the worst rule in football. However, I think it should just go back to the point of the fumble. I'd do this for all fumbles no matter where they are - the offense should never gain yardage from fumbling.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

1. Would severely cut amount of kids getting college football scholarships

Sure it would, but NFL teams get by with 48 suited up per game, colleges can get by with 75 and no one red shirting. If the goal is to provide college scholarships, then lets go back to the old rules, and give out unlimited scholarships again. Do teams really need 4 to 6 QB's on the roster at any given time? The goal should be to even out the field more, and not maximizing scholarship numbers.

 

[BCClone]

Sure it would, but NFL teams get by with 48 suited up per game, colleges can get by with 75 and no one red shirting. If the goal is to provide college scholarships, then lets go back to the old rules, and give out unlimited scholarships again. Do teams really need 4 to 6 QB's on the roster at any given time? The goal should be to even out the field more, and not maximizing scholarship numbers.

Actually NFL has 53 and 10 on a practice squad so a total of 63. I just don’t like cutting more scholarships

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Yeah, we don't need to limit opportunities for kids to go to college especially when the majority go to minority student athletes.

Only change I'd make is awarding 1 point for kicking the ball through the uprights on a kickoff.

No desire to see them try to decipher intent on targeting. I don't love the rule as written but it has greatly reduced overtly violent and unnecessary hits.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

If you aren’t touched by a defender...you aren’t down. Use the NFL rule!

If you fumble through the end zone it shouldn’t be the other teams ball. Bring it back to the ten yard line.

If you fumble out of bounds the other team should get it, like in every other sport.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

All reviews handled by the booth and done via the ref's earpiece. Not done in 1 minute? Call stands.

A lot of review is not the play but timing for clock purposes

 

[KHoing07]

Just get rid of targeting

 

[cayin]

If the ball gets fumbled out of the end zone and out of bounds, the offense gets the ball at the 1 yard line. As it is now, you reward the defense for failure with the touch back.

 

[Daserop]

1. Get rid of the clock stopping on 1st downs. Adds value to timeouts and takes human effect out of timing issues of when to start and stop it.

2. Targeting. Keep ejections for the obvious launches and head hunters. Remainder are unsportsmanlike. 2 = ejection but not automatic on 1st.

3. Cut scholarships down to spread talent and try to get more parity.

4. Expand playoff to 8. Power 5 champs + G5 if in top 10, remainder at large.

100 percent agree with #3

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Cutting scholarships is an absolutely stupid idea. This is something that gives a LOT of kids an opportunity at getting an education that they wouldn’t normally have an opportunity to have. Eliminating that opportunity for hundreds or thousands of kids every year is a really, REALLY terrible idea.

 

[IcSyU]

Cutting scholarships is an absolutely stupid idea. This is something that gives a LOT of kids an opportunity at getting an education that they wouldn’t normally have an opportunity to have. Eliminating that opportunity for hundreds or thousands of kids every year is a really, REALLY terrible idea.

If colleges were actually putting football players in positions to get real degrees that would give them a real career track I would totally agree. Chase Allen has gone above and beyond but for him there are 10 guys getting participation ribbons for going to class who have no qualifications for anything post graduation.

 

[NWICY]

If colleges were actually putting football players in positions to get real degrees that would give them a real career track I would totally agree. Chase Allen has gone above and beyond but for him there are 10 guys getting participation ribbons for going to class who have no qualifications for anything post graduation.

That's their choice by having a scholarship they at least have the opportunity that they probably wouldn't have had.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

If colleges were actually putting football players in positions to get real degrees that would give them a real career track I would totally agree. Chase Allen has gone above and beyond but for him there are 10 guys getting participation ribbons for going to class who have no qualifications for anything post graduation.

Do you realize what a piece of **** you sound like right there or was that intentional?

 

[beentherebefore]

All reviews handled by the booth and done via the ref's earpiece. Not done in 1 minute? Call stands.

Great idea! But I would like to see it be only 30 seconds.

Otherwise, no refs and all official calls made by AI. Either it is a human game or it's not.

 

[IcSyU]

Do you realize what a piece of **** you sound like right there or was that intentional?

Colleges are putting up this front that they're giving especially football players this wonderful education yet that's not how it plays out in reality. They're using the players as a 4 year servant, giving them an 'education' that they can't use for anything afterwards. Frankly I'd rather see the scholarships reduced and in turn extended so students who aren't able to complete a degree program in their 5 years are given a 6th and if they need it 7th year to get something more than a liberal studies degree. Give them access to the resources they had as a student athlete to spend time after their eligibility has been completed to set themselves up for the real world.

P.S. These aren't only my thoughts....this is coming directly from the experience of former ISU football players though not under Matt Campbell.

 

[DeereClone]

Colleges are putting up this front that they're giving especially football players this wonderful education yet that's not how it plays out in reality. They're using the players as a 4 year servant, giving them an 'education' that they can't use for anything afterwards. Frankly I'd rather see the scholarships reduced and in turn extended so students who aren't able to complete a degree program in their 5 years are given a 6th and if they need it 7th year to get something more than a liberal studies degree. Give them access to the resources they had as a student athlete to spend time after their eligibility has been completed to set themselves up for the real world.

P.S. These aren't only my thoughts....this is coming directly from the experience of former ISU football players though not under Matt Campbell.

This is a horrible take.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Colleges are putting up this front that they're giving especially football players this wonderful education yet that's not how it plays out in reality. They're using the players as a 4 year servant, giving them an 'education' that they can't use for anything afterwards. Frankly I'd rather see the scholarships reduced and in turn extended so students who aren't able to complete a degree program in their 5 years are given a 6th and if they need it 7th year to get something more than a liberal studies degree. Give them access to the resources they had as a student athlete to spend time after their eligibility has been completed to set themselves up for the real world.

P.S. These aren't only my thoughts....this is coming directly from the experience of former ISU football players though not under Matt Campbell.

The people you’re effecting by cutting scholarships aren’t the people doing what you’re claiming. Would Troy Davis had suddenly not gotten a scholarship if this new rule was in place?

The people you’re effecting by doing that is the people that are borderline players that are using what ability they have to get an education out of it. The people getting the underwater basket weaving degrees are still going to keep getting scholarships because they’re the ones that are great athletes.

 

[Clonehomer]

I like the Flagrant 1 or 2 for targeting. Intentional head hunting equals immediate dismissal, accidental or less severe gets a warning and then dismissal on the second. Facemask should be included with that count as well.

I don't like reducing scholarships, but maybe tie the paying of players in where each school can offer additional amounts to 10 players. So there is an advantage to being a top recruit at a smaller school than being on the Alabama bench.

As far as kickoffs, I'd change it so any fair catch in the field of play gets to the 25. Any kick through the end zone is the 20. Reward teams for having a good kicker and continue to reduce injuries from kickoffs by having less returns.