Is it because it happened against THE Ohio State?
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Is it because it happened against THE Ohio State?
Lanning was smart to do that and a dumbass to admit he did it on purpose. Concerning the rule adjustment, the National Committee of Arrogant Assholes is always gonna protect their precious Bucknuts, who else from the Big 47 is gonna challenge the big, bad SEC on a regular basis??
Faster than shit through a goose…
Not sure how you should handle that once its done. The first question to me is this:
Is it ok to purposefully violate a rule to gain an advantage?
If you’ve decided to do it, should you lie and let everyone in your locker room and coach’s offices see you lie? Not a good look…
If you avoid it, its the same as an admission.
I think if you own it, basically saying “I didn’t create the loophole, the rules committee did. Am I supposed to not notice it?”
I think that makes you look better than mendacity or evasion IMHO.
Lying should be reserved for emergency situations. I think its best to avoid doing things you can’t later own up to.
“Jason, I’m your father. You don’t lie to me…you lie to girls!” – Thornton Melon
The line I adopted is the one when Melon reflects upon his impending divorce:
“7 years. Seems like yesterday. And you know what a shitty day yesterday was.”
“Call me when you have no class.”
Can anyone find an example of the NCAA changing a rule mid-season before? Every year we hear about such and such rule that will be discussed during the off season. But never midweek, at least not that I remember.
I don’t know, but the answer is “Auburn.”
Although I appreciate good gamesmanship, I think this is taking it a little too far and is poor sportsmanship – mostly because you are purposefully playing with more players than the rules allow.
What’s to stop the defense from putting 15 guys out there on each play and let the clock bleed until the defense feels like the risk/reward of a potential Hail Mary/hook and ladder/FG (if applicable) is reached or there is 1 tick left? It’s dumb that the clock isn’t reset if the penalty is accepted.
I don’t feel too strongly one way or the other on this one and I can see both sides to it.
How many times does a team intentionally take a delay of game penalty? Is that “dishonorable?” Is an intentional walk “unsportsmanlike?” Is “icing” a fg kicker exploiting a loophole in the rules? Was Mike Leach leaving a fake play sheet for Texas to find out of bounds or was Texas at fault for trying to make use of it.
I do know why you play 12 and not 15.
You’re hoping you’ll get away with it.
There does seem to be an imaginary or unspoken “is it sneaky?” line that may have been “approached” if not stepped upon.
But this isn’t falling down to fake an injury to save a TO and slow a game down which is rampant and needs to be stopped. I don’t know why that can’t be policed after the game by looking at film.
In all things it all really just comes down to ethics:
https://youtu.be/GLpbh5d3Hhg?si=7C09bdTvMDow-Wpk
The NCAA hasn’t moved this fast since they suspended $Cam Newton on a Thursday and reinstated him on a Friday. Fuckers.
Why not something (The Kiffin Rule?) on fake injuries?
Make player sit out the remainder of the series or a minimum of 3 plays after his “injury” and/or a 5 yard penalty after the 2nd “injury” time stoppage.
Your thoughts.
No kidding. That’s gotten a lot more press than Lanning’s rule-bending, yet nothing’s occurring. I guess it’s because Lanning’s strategy only extended the game by one play, the fake injuries allow more air time and commercial breaks. Money talks, common sense walks. A big part of the problem is that Lanning admitted it, and if you watch the press conference where he cops to it, he’s quite arrogant about it, like he’s taunting the NCAA or something. Bad look, as Derek said above.
I think the reason there hasn’t been action on the fake injuries is because the solution is difficult. I don’t like the sit out for 3 plays or the series because what if you do have a legit injury where the player can come back in? Your going to punish those guys when they didn’t do anything wrong?
I don’t know the answer to this problem, but I feel like it lies somewhere with punishing the offenders after the game using film review. Obvious flops should punish the coach and the player somehow. The coaches are the problem here. They are the ones complaining about it, but also the ones instructing players to go down.
Same with the helmet popping off and sitting out a play. I hate it, but the “spirit” of it is to ensure if the hat came off, the head didn’t sustain injury with it so it allows for a quick health check and equipment check before serious injury can occur. Same with an actual injury, it would seem that if it was serious enough to warrant medical staff to come to your aid, you sit out a play or so to ensure player safety, if that’s what it’s going to come to. Even if you just had the wind knocked out of you, grab some air, take a rep off, then get back out there. Or, if the officiating team deems the player was faking an injury, the head coach gets substituted in for the fake injured player and has to play a down without protection as a result. I’d like to see the Laner go up against Mikel for one play…wouldn’t you? (:
Making the “injured” player sit out until the next change of possession is logical, easy to implement, protects the injured player, and will greatly reduce faked injuries.
Which means in will never happen.
It was an easy fix and needed to be done or start to be abused. But taking no action on the fake injury issue? Again, an easy fix. Review the film and in obvious situations fine the head coach and make them subject to suspension. It’ll stop immediately or Kiffen will waste practice time with the theater director teaching elite acting skills. The NCAA, The Olympic Committee, FIFA and Jerry Jones all appear to be in a race for worst run sports organization.
Well, I’m glad it was last used against Ohio State. Helluva way for that loophole to go out…