Possible Rules Changes to College Kickoffs



Your helmet commentary is actually backwards. Despite the fact that virtually no one wears them this way, helmets aren't supposed to be able to pop off. They're not doing it more because of a design change, they're doing it more because players don't like tight fitting helmets.

Helmets that are too loose are a factor in concussions. "When you see a player's helmet go flying off during a hit, that means the helmet was improperly fitted," Grant Teaff, head of the America Football Coaches Association, said at a recent seminar of the National Sports Concussion Cooperative, a new organization. Football helmets are supposed to fit tightly: The reason there are holes in the flaps is that you're supposed to have to pull outward to get the helmet off. Watch the sidelines of NFL and NCAA games -- players are popping off helmets as easily as if they were baseball caps. Many football players don't know that a snug helmet reduces concussion risk, and coaches and equipment managers don't seem to be telling them.
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The purpose of the rule change is not to penalize guys for a design change, it's to get people to realize that their helmet needs to fight tighter and if it comes off during a play, you're doing it wrong.
 


On the blocking below the waist- Are they going to allow to block below the waist even if the d-lineman is engaged by somebody else?

That is a terrible decision if true, but that is the way Im reading the explanation.
 


some good and some dumb in those recommendations. as a therapist, there are tons of concussions on special teams plays when you look at the percentages. ST plays make up only a small percent of total plays, but a significantly higher rate of concussions. i don't know about the touchback to the 25, but i'm definitely in favor of moving the kickoff up.

as for the helmets, the above poster is correct in that many players don't button their chin strap up the way they should, or only button one and not both. this is incredibly dumb and actually increases your risk of injury. i'm guessing this recommendation is to force players to do it the right way by threat of being taken out of the game.

not sure about the punt block suggestion though. that seems like a low risk of injury to me. i agree with jon about being more heavy handed on those who "blow up" punt returners. being kicked out of the game seems like a good enough penalty with the 15 yard penalty also.
 




Before we get anymore "pussification of America" comments, people might want to keep in mind that these players aren't getting paid for their efforts. How does it look when the NFL moves their kickoff up to protect their players who are getting paid while the NCAA does nothing to protect their players who aren't?

After the NFL made this move it was only a matter of time.
 


The new touchback rule sounds like a great rule change for Iowa. Our kickoff coverage has been so p*ss poor the last few years even moving a touchback to the 25 with the new rule is better than what they have been giving up in returns:

"....average starting field position after Iowa kickoffs was the nearly out to the 29 yard line.

When you take that into account, if Meyer averaged the same length on his kickoffs in 2012, with the ball moved ahead five yards, Iowa’s opponents would take over between the 23-24 yard lines, which is inside the 25 yard line spot for the proposed touchback rule.
 


The new helmet rule would really come into force during the first couple of games. I can recall Iowa players losing their helmets more than a couple of times during the first few games the past several years.
If I understand the blocking rule correctly, the rules committee is actually going back on something they tried last year, in an attempt to make the blocking safer.
 




DuffMan said:
Just think, if they were this concerned about concussions back when you played football you might be able to do your own homework.
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What is your problem Duff? You seem to want to make everything personal and offer nothing of value. Isn't this the kind of **** that Jon was talking about? Its not necessary, adds nothing of value and just starts the process of arguments.
 


hawkeye12345 said:
What is your problem Duff? You seem to want to make everything personal and offer nothing of value. Isn't this the kind of **** that Jon was talking about? Its not necessary, adds nothing of value and just starts the process of arguments.
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I could not disagree more about Duff's posting style. He may be one of the least confrontational/personal posters on this site.
 


Clark said:
Before we get anymore "pussification of America" comments, people might want to keep in mind that these players aren't getting paid for their efforts. How does it look when the NFL moves their kickoff up to protect their players who are getting paid while the NCAA does nothing to protect their players who aren't?

After the NFL made this move it was only a matter of time.
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the players are making a conscious choice to accept a scholarship worth $100k+ and get into a college that may not even consider them otherwise.

the NFL is changing their rules because they are gonna get sued. big time. for billions.
 






9YRPLAN said:
the players are making a conscious choice to accept a scholarship worth $100k+ and get into a college that may not even consider them otherwise.

the NFL is changing their rules because they are gonna get sued. big time. for billions.
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And you think the NCAA can't be sued? You're making my point for me here. The NFL, which pays their players millions of dollars in a collectively bargained agreement in which many of the playes are grown, college educated men are going to "get sued big time. for billions" yet the NCAA is going to be protected because 18 year old's "made a conscious choice to accept a scholarship?"

For the record, the kickoffs were only moved to the 30 yard line in 2007. So people are complaining about moving a kickoff to where it was for a very large percentage of college football history.
 




MikeyJoe said:
Your helmet commentary is actually backwards. Despite the fact that virtually no one wears them this way, helmets aren't supposed to be able to pop off. They're not doing it more because of a design change, they're doing it more because players don't like tight fitting helmets.

Helmets that are too loose are a factor in concussions. "When you see a player's helmet go flying off during a hit, that means the helmet was improperly fitted," Grant Teaff, head of the America Football Coaches Association, said at a recent seminar of the National Sports Concussion Cooperative, a new organization. Football helmets are supposed to fit tightly: The reason there are holes in the flaps is that you're supposed to have to pull outward to get the helmet off. Watch the sidelines of NFL and NCAA games -- players are popping off helmets as easily as if they were baseball caps. Many football players don't know that a snug helmet reduces concussion risk, and coaches and equipment managers don't seem to be telling them.
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Virginia Tech research provides much-needed data, system for rating sports equipment - ESPN

The purpose of the rule change is not to penalize guys for a design change, it's to get people to realize that their helmet needs to fight tighter and if it comes off during a play, you're doing it wrong.
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Everyone should have to read that post ten times, or at least until they understand that helmets flying off is not supposed to be the norm. They're loose simply because players don't want to wear them properly.
 


hawkeye12345 said:
DuffMan said:
Just think, if they were this concerned about concussions back when you played football you might be able to do your own homework.
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What is your problem Duff? You seem to want to make everything personal and offer nothing of value. Isn't this the kind of **** that Jon was talking about? Its not necessary, adds nothing of value and just starts the process of arguments.
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I'm just saying that what you call the "pussification of America" is nothing more than making a few minor rule changes to minimize the risks of a 20 year old kid being unable to perform simple reasoning tasks later in life (like getting raccoons out of their yard) because they suffered a major head injury while playing a game that does little more than entertain a bunch of old fat white guys watching the game from the couch while wearing sweat pants.
 
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I predicted the move of the kickoff to the 35 for college after the NFL implemented it. I'm surprised about the move for the touchback to the 25. That will really change decision-making for punting.

I think this will really help us (as long as Meyer is here). For punts, it will make it tougher for KF to call a punt at the 35. So that's good too.
 


DuffMan said:
I'm just saying that what you call the "pussification of America" is nothing more than making a few minor rule changes to minimize the risks of a 20 year old kid being unable to perform reasoning tasks later in life (like getting raccoons out of their yard) later in life because they suffered a major head injury while playing a game that does little more than entertain a bunch of old fat white guys washing the game from the couch while wearing sweat pants.
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Then why not just say that and leave the other bs alone?
 


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