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Scott Weber
11/07/06, 11:52 AM
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shes.a.ghost
11/07/06, 12:01 PM
haha that rule is so flawed.
make_this_hurt
11/07/06, 12:04 PM
Genius.
marrost
11/07/06, 12:06 PM
Yea that's some bullshit.

What's to keep a team from doing this for the rest of the game if they are in the lead and kick to start the half?
smokedsanity
11/07/06, 12:10 PM
I didn't like the new clock changes when they were first introduced, and now I really hate them.
Scott Weber
11/07/06, 12:12 PM
the rules in college football suck.
DenverHarbor22
11/07/06, 12:14 PM
I see it as kind of disrespecting the game and Joe Paterno, but I guess you do what you have to to win.
mikeford
11/07/06, 12:15 PM
What's to keep a team from doing this for the rest of the game if they are in the lead and kick to start the half?

seriously, that was my first thought. you have to change this rule right now. jesus. imagine if someone pulled this in the BCS title game?

Ohio State scores a TD on the first drive and burns the rest of the 1st half doing this? jesus. what a sham. College Football because more and more of a joke to me with every passing year.
marrost
11/07/06, 12:16 PM
the rules in college football suck.Yea like the overtime rule. It's pretty shitty how both teams get a chance with the ball.
preppyak
11/07/06, 12:18 PM
hahaha...best part, Wisco gets the ball with no time left because they had already run it all off
xbrokendownx
11/07/06, 12:18 PM
yeah i was watching this game, this rule is fuckin gay as hell
Scott Weber
11/07/06, 12:22 PM
Yea like the overtime rule. It's pretty shitty how both teams get a chance with the ball.
that is the an exception. I prefer that over pro.
thejetstolehome
11/07/06, 12:23 PM
that is the an exception. I prefer that over pro.

me too.

and as to this play, i was confused as fuck when it happened. why and how exactly does this take time off of the clock? (yes, i'm stupid)
xbrokendownx
11/07/06, 12:26 PM
me too.

and as to this play, i was confused as fuck when it happened. why and how exactly does this take time off of the clock? (yes, i'm stupid)







it used to be just like the NFL..where the clock doesnt start until the offensive player touched the ball


but they changed it recently so that the clock starts as soon as the ball is kicked




for what reason though? i have no idea
thejetstolehome
11/07/06, 12:29 PM
it used to be just like the NFL..where the clock doesnt start until the offensive player touched the ball


but they changed it recently so that the clock starts as soon as the ball is kicked




for what reason though? i have no idea

oh...

wow...that's fucking stupid.....
sweethypocrisy
11/07/06, 12:41 PM
it used to be just like the NFL..where the clock doesnt start until the offensive player touched the ball


but they changed it recently so that the clock starts as soon as the ball is kicked




for what reason though? i have no idea
they changed the rule to shorten games. even though the games last 3 times as long as they should cause they have to take 30 fucking tv timeouts per game.
Broken Parachute
11/07/06, 01:27 PM
The new rules suck. They should have left it how it was. Who cares how long the games are.
dekdog11
11/07/06, 03:37 PM
The new rules are pretty shitty. I don't really mind the clock running when the ball is kicked instead, I do mind that it runs on a change of possession though.

I still like college over the nfl tho.
dekdog11
11/07/06, 03:40 PM
seriously, that was my first thought. you have to change this rule right now. jesus. imagine if someone pulled this in the BCS title game?

Ohio State scores a TD on the first drive and burns the rest of the 1st half doing this? jesus. what a sham. College Football because more and more of a joke to me with every passing year.

Couldn't you just decline the penalty if you really wanted the ball? Or do you have to accept it?
DenverHarbor22
11/07/06, 03:56 PM
Couldn't you just decline the penalty if you really wanted the ball? Or do you have to accept it?
You could decline it. But with guys being 10 yards offsides, you're probably going to get some shitt field position. Haha.
dekdog11
11/07/06, 04:03 PM
You could decline it. But with guys being 10 yards offsides, you're probably going to get some shitt field position. Haha.

True...but in terms of mikeford saying you can keep declining it or w/e...that would never happen.
bigmike
11/07/06, 04:14 PM
uhhh, decline the penalty and take the ball. not that hard to get around it. it's a shitty flaw in the rule though.

And i don't have problems with the clock starting on the kick, however like someone said, the rules on the clock starting on change of possession are fucking ridiculous.
Drew Beringer
11/07/06, 04:16 PM
Haha, dammit Wisconsin that's bush league.
bigmike
11/07/06, 04:25 PM
I mean, seriously. If PAUL MCGUIRE can figure out they did it purposefully then the Penn State coaching staff should be able to figure it out. I mean, come on. It's PAUL-FREAKING-MCGUIRE.
FondestMemory
11/07/06, 05:25 PM
i HATE the new time rules.

i don't mind starting the clock as soon as the ball's set after a first down, instead of it staying stopped until the snap. that one i'm fine with.

the clock starting with the kicker on kickoffs is ridiculous, and the clock starting at change of possession is just as ridiculous.

i understand they wanted to speed the games up, but if you have to ruin the quality of the game to do that, it's not worth it. i'd rather a 4 hour game with fair clock play than a 3 and a half hour game with fucking clock rules like this.
bigmike
11/07/06, 05:27 PM
Unless I've been wrong for a long time, but I always thought after a first down that the clock started once the ball was set, not when it was snapped.
Scott Weber
11/07/06, 05:32 PM
Unless I've been wrong for a long time, but I always thought after a first down that the clock started once the ball was set, not when it was snapped.
you're correct, i have no idea what he is talking about.
LeftWideOpen
11/07/06, 08:33 PM
i hate the rule, but i love the strategy by wisconsin.

i dont think its "pussy" or "cheap" ..its just really smart. Do I hope this keeps occuring in college football? No ..but I blame the rule, not the coach for being smart enough to take advantage of it.
Goodbye Forever
11/08/06, 12:07 AM
Unless I've been wrong for a long time, but I always thought after a first down that the clock started once the ball was set, not when it was snapped.

Not when it was on a change of possession. They changed that this year.
bigmike
11/08/06, 12:08 AM
Not when it was on a change of possession. They changed that this year.
When it's a change of possession the clock starts when the ball is set.
Goodbye Forever
11/08/06, 12:14 AM
When it's a change of possession the clock starts when the ball is set.

Yeah, but this is the first year they've done that.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-08-clock_x.htm

The first change means the clock starts on a kickoff when the ball is kicked, not when the receiving team touches it. The other change means the clock starts on a change of possession when the ball is marked ready for play, not when it is snapped.
bigmike
11/08/06, 12:17 AM
Yeah, but this is the first year they've done that.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-08-clock_x.htm
Yeah, I know.
leftstranded
11/08/06, 08:30 AM
college really has to re-evaluate some of their rules. that one in particular but also if they really wanted to speed up the game, than stop stopping the clock when you get a first down, keep it running like in the nfl. also i don't understand how if you run out of bounds or the ball get's kicked into the endzone how the clock doesn't stop. i mean i get how but they should really tweak it so that if your in bounds after the kickoff you should keep the clock running, but if you run out of bounds or the ball get's kicked through the endzone than the clock should stop