No additional eye-black messages? Taunting can now result in a loss of points! What the what?!

Each year major sports, professional and amateur, inflict rules changes on players, coaches, and most importantly, fans. Many are in the game of football and are changed within the name of safety, which perpetually makes me snigger below my breath. I’m simply sure one in all nowadays I am going to wake up to find that defensive players will no longer bit the quarterback. Mark my words.

Anyway, college football created three rules changes these days, and they need to have felt quite strongly about them because this is an off-year for rules changes within the NCAA. Decision it an emergency meeting of the rules committee to handle the subsequent: wedge blocking on kickoffs, that probably has some merit, taunting, and eye-black with messages.

If you are like me you most likely already suppose there is means too several rules in school football. All these rules have invariably made me wonder just exactly how competent referees are. After all, we have a tendency to do not expect lawyers to understand each law, or writers to grasp each word, or maybe kids to grasp each range, therefore I do not assume it’s entirely unreasonable to work there are a percentage of referees who are only marginally higher than you or I at creating correct calls on the field.

Anyway, back to these rules changes. No more wedge blocking on kickoffs is probably okay as a result of where there’s a wedge there is a wedge buster, and apparently wedge-forming and wedge-busting has resulted during a rather large quantity of concussions. After all, twenty% of all injuries sustained on kickoffs result in a head injury. Considering most school soccer players will not ever play another game of tackle soccer after college, and will seemingly want something between their ears so as to form a living, I can see why the foundations committee is all concerning protecting the grey matter.

Disallowing taunting, but, is ridiculous, therefore I am visiting taunt them now. Currently, players who get flagged for taunting on their means to the end zone get a fifteen-yard penalty on the extra purpose attempt, 2-point conversion try, or the following kickoff – coach’s choice. Beginning in 2011, however, live-ball penalties will be assessed from the spot of the foul and can eliminate the score, should the taunting player cross the goal line. Examples include players finishing touchdown runs by high-entering into the top zone or pointing the ball toward an opponent.

Talk concerning ridiculous. Faculty sports are all about celebrating, and disrespecting, and telling the opposite guy repeatedly he’s not even smart enough to wash your jock strap. Really taking points off the board is a dangerous consequence. Taunting is in the attention of the beholder, and this could result in abuses – or perceived abuses – by refs at important junctures during a game, particularly post-season. I think it’s a dreadful rule change and can want to be modified or revoked shortly when implementation.

Eye-black messages have been a fun part of school sports, and I am unable to believe the NCAA rules committee got along in an off-year to form a new rule disallowing them. Made popular by guys like Reggie Bush and Tim Tebow – and typically scriptural – they are no longer allowed. This really falls into the “are you kidding me?” category. Who cares?

If I were a school soccer player I might have eye-blacks created with the words “No Message Here” printed on them and ready to roll on opening day. I can see the controversy now. Heaps of head-scratching, a delay in the start, some phone calls to the principles committee. Ensuing madness, I tell ya! I mean seriously, how could they ask you to remove your eye-black message when there is no message!

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