Fainting Wolverines?

How can they stop it? Ref can't say get up you're not hurt, they can't make that determination. Best thing they could do is if they have to stop play to get you off field, you are out for an entire series of downs not just one down.
 
vegashawki said:
How can they stop it? Ref can't say get up you're not hurt, they can't make that determination. Best thing they could do is if they have to stop play to get you off field, you are out for an entire series of downs not just one down.
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Yes, or even two series of downs. If someone wants to pretend to be hurt, make them pay the price.
 
vegashawki said:
How can they stop it? Ref can't say get up you're not hurt, they can't make that determination. Best thing they could do is if they have to stop play to get you off field, you are out for an entire series of downs not just one down.
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This.
 
What if they have a cramp? Stinger? Usually only a few plays at most. Wind knocked out? It's not as easy as just putting a series on an injury and calling it good. You are going to have the exact opposite with guys maybe trying to play with injuries that they shouldn't be playing with. Sort of a catch 22. But I suppose if they are trying to insure player safety, this might be another step in that direction.
 
They can always review tape like the NFL and suspend players rather than fining them. Worthy at MSU admitted he was faking injuries and nothing out of the B1G.
 
If it is an injury that would warrant stoppage of play, don't you think that player should be checked so no further serious injury will occur? Easily make a case for an entire series to get evaluated.
 
FalseMirage said:
Yes, or even two series of downs. If someone wants to pretend to be hurt, make them pay the price.
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I'll take it one step farther and say the rest of the quarter. If the team doesn't want the player to be out for the quarter then they have the option of burning a timeout.
 
tm3308 said:
I wouldn't necessarily say that. People have been blatantly faking injuries against Oregon for the past couple years now.
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Well, it's the Pac 12, not a lot of people notice.

Besides, the Big Ten usually does its own thing.

Remember instant replay? The Big Ten played a whole season as the only conference with that rule change. They could just do the same thing here.
 
Must be Michigan thing. Someone with the know-how and time should make a montage of all the faked injuries by MSU during that game. It was pathetically obvious. We probably lose the game anyway, but they should be embarrassed about the obviousness of what happened. That sort of thing is Coached Dantonio should be repremanded by the big ten at least.
 
Hawkeye11en1 said:
What if they have a cramp? Stinger? Usually only a few plays at most. Wind knocked out? It's not as easy as just putting a series on an injury and calling it good. You are going to have the exact opposite with guys maybe trying to play with injuries that they shouldn't be playing with. Sort of a catch 22. But I suppose if they are trying to insure player safety, this might be another step in that direction.
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I understand your sentiments, but when a guy is standing there ready to huddle up and just falls down, leaves for one play, only to come back in the game one play later, it looks a little fishy. Especially when it happens numerous times in a game.
 
What about offensive players? Are they out a series? This could have a dramatic effect at certain points in the game...
 
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