How to fix College football

[ThunderCloud]

Okay I have been thinking of how the NCAA could fix College football but the biggest thing is scheduling. Think about it for a minute. Is it fair to have 3 games that are complete blow outs at the first of the season and then have maybe a tougher scheduled opponent who was good when you scheduled it but not when you played them. Now dont get Me wrong I like watching OU woop up on teams but nothing matters till conference play. and another thing I think they need to do is make "One" Poll not a preseason poll a coaches poll or a Harris poll that comes out on wek 8 Because if you look at Georgia they were overhyped going into the season and then they play a few games and get exposed and the same for LSU and Florida. Ok what do you guys think? I want your thoughts

[fistofrage]

I've posted this before, but take the top 64 teams and put them into 8, eight team divisions. The top team from each division play it off for the title. The bottom teams from each division play off to see who stays. The worst team goes and is replaced by the FCS champion.

Could be real interesting who is in D1 20 years from now.

[Maxattax3]

Those early season blowouts are the only way small schools make money though. Look at USF...They get blown out for 5 years by all the big florida schools. they made enough money though to turn a commuter school into a contender. I agree with the demoting...almost like English premier leauge rules.
Here is what I think needs to be done.

1. Playoffs anyone?
2. Pay the kids. A lot of these kids come from nothing and wont get a chance to graduate or play in the NFL, all the while their school is making millions upon millions off of them. Also, pay for their tuition until they graduate...show the kids some respect. Also, everyone gets the same amount. No franchise players etc. Everyone gets X per week or X every 2 weeks. also there would have to be rules as to what $$ can be spent on
3. let the kids celebrate. as long as no one gets hurt...who cares?

Here are some other things that could make it more interesting...not necessarily fix anything though

Have a certain bowl or certain type of game that is OT rules from start to finish(except you can only kick FGs on 4th down). Maybe not 4hours of it...but that would be so cool to watch.

also another rule that the NFL and NCAA should bring back. When you tackle someone you have to hold them down. real old school rules... I mean if youre running w/ the ball and someone bumps into you and you trip but can get back up right away and keep going...you didnt really get tackled. If you pop a ball carrier to the ground but he pops right back up how good of play did you really just make? That would bring power backs back into the game. (imagine trying to pin down NYG Jacobs lol)

[ThunderCloud]

Well one thing I hate is NCAA should speed up the game a bit. I notice NCAAs games drag on durring the second half. i hatei t because a lot of kids are getting cramps or hurt cause 4 hours is a long time for a game.

[Maxattax3]

Just dont play your starters the entire game and a lot of those injuries would go away. I like long games, the more football the better. They can rest between snaps haha.

Honestly though, only if at the end of the year there are more injuries in the 4th quarter than last year should they do something about it.

[MassNole]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThunderCloud

Well one thing I hate is NCAA should speed up the game a bit. I notice NCAAs games drag on durring the second half. i hatei t because a lot of kids are getting cramps or hurt cause 4 hours is a long time for a game.

On average there are less plays now than ever before, if anything they need to stop catering to the typical ADHD American.
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As for what the NCAA could do, how about uniformly enforcing rules that are on the books. You know, not let SEC teams cheat and get away with it when it comes to recruiting or interfering with other programs players.

[mgoblue678]

1. Get rid of the new clock rules. The clock should not start again when a player goes out of bounds. The new clock rules have taken some of the drama out of the game and really haven't saved much time.

2. 12 team Playoff or a seperate game after the BCS bowls with the 1 and 2 teams after all the bowls playing for the championship. I want to see a team like Boise State or Utah have at least a chance to win a national championship.

[PSU_DW2]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

1. Get rid of the new clock rules. The clock should not start again when a player goes out of bounds. The new clock rules have taken some of the drama out of the game and really haven't saved much time.

The plays lost due to the clock rules have been offset by the incredible amount of time dedicated to replay reviews and stoppages. College football has leveraged the plays that teams have received in regulation to replay spot checks and whistles stopping plays for "review" when the team comes to the line. Coaches now have two challenges so there could be even more stoppages than in years past.

We need a quick and easy replay system from upstairs that makes a decision within 10 seconds relays the decision via microphone from upstairs to the on field referee. It is decided quickly and we move on.

Replay has indirectly destroyed the game of college football. Not by itself, but coupled with bogus overtime, has caused the NCAA to implement these unnatural rule changes over the past 3 seasons, dramatically altering the natural pace of the amateur game and turning it into a media circus with ESPN on the field interviewing players and coaches both before, after and during the game.

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

2. 12 team Playoff or a seperate game after the BCS bowls with the 1 and 2 teams after all the bowls playing for the championship. I want to see a team like Boise State or Utah have at least a chance to win a national championship.

Now this is a simple one.

Instead of having the BCS Championship Game set prior to the bowls, re-institute traditional year to year bowl alliances. (Big Ten Pac Ten Rose Bowl every year no matter what)

Play the games on January 1st. Not games every day like the BCS now with games Jan 2nd, Jan 3rd, Jan 4th, Jan 6th (International Bowl) and Jan7th.

So play all the bowl games January 1st, like it used to be, a Big Ten Pac Ten Rose Bowl every year. An afternoon game not a night game.

So play all the games January 1st.

Then after all the bowl games are over, re-seed the teams through their regulation performance throughout the season, unless a bowl or conference championship only legit overtime was implemented. Then, play the BCS Championship Game with the #1 and #2 teams remaining after the bowl games in the College Football National Championship Game (that sounds better) on January 8th, a week after the bowl games.

Students wouldn't have to miss any more class time for the teams in the National Championship because currently the BCS National Championship game is being played on January 8th anyway. That wouldn't change.

If this were to ever happen, it would be vital to establish a overtime in college football with 4th quarter rules, even if it were only applied to conference championship games and bowl games, and the national championship game.

You don't really need overtime in regular season in college football.

You just need a properly administered 60:00 of regulation time. That is more important than any overtime system in the regular season.

I think if they eliminated regular season overtime, re-instituting regular season draws in the process, made replays quick decisions communicated immediately down from upstairs to on field referees, re-instituted the referee spotting and starting the 25 second clock, ensured that the clock stops always when running out of bounds, moved the kickoffs back to the 35 yard line, stopped flagging players like Jake Locker for "excessive celebrations" a.k.a. throwing the ball in the air in excitement after tying the game up like (stop criminalizing fun and excitement in a college football game), gave referees the ability to call a 5 yard facemask (what were you thinking NCAA), don't pressure referees to spot the ball uniformily from game to game (let the refs set and start the play clock at THEIR PACE NOT SOME F***** NETWORK EXECS PACE, that makes game length unpredictable and adds intrigue for coaches players and fans down the stretch in games. If the ref feels like spotting the ball quickly when the clock is running, do that ref. If the ref feels like taking his time spotting the ball after an out of bounds play, then take your time ref. Don't feel pressured by networks to get games over with. Not having regular season overtime and cutting down replay stoppages will save a lot time and make for more exciting games if rules are reverted.

If college football implemented that, games would be more exciting, results would be more accurate, bowl alliances would be re-established, college football could be great once again.