I doubt there is any data to support the change. It's a solution looking for a problem. How many hurdles did we see this year in 15 games? Zero. I can't even remember the last time i saw one post Andrew Bonnet and he never hurt himself or someone while doing it. It's no more dangerous than a receiver going up for a jump ball with 2 dbacks and landing on the ground. It's no more dangerous than a QB getting blindsided and crushed in the back. I agree it's viewed as a safety issue but there is zero evidence it's dangerous or a problem.
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I would say generally yes. The head first is usually a dive on to a pile so it's much lower while a hurdle could result in either kicking an opponent or getting flipped head over heels. The latter is much less likely on a head first dive.
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Why do the stripes continually want to screw with the game of football? There were plenty of rules 30, 40 or 50 years ago. Just call the game. Is it about the players or justifying more time for the refs to stand around delaying play? Do fans want the refs to decide the outcome or the players? As for rules shortening the game, maybe the greedy sponsors need to give up their choke hold on extending and changing the flow of the game?
I dont think the stripes are the driving force on rule changes. I think The NCAA rules committee could be the culprit. But I also think they field suggestions from schools , coaches ADs or even players and fans.The committee looks for valid concerns and puts them forward like they are doing now looking for input.
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Correct. The rules committee is all coaches. The rules editor is a former official who participates in the conversation but it's ultimately the coaches that propose and pass the rule changes. There is an oversight committee that ultimately approves those changes, but I'm not sure who is on that committee. I know it's not officials. Officials are invited to participate in the survey above, but they don't submit changes or vote on them.
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If we concentrated on the really important stuff in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles"
When you play football, you gotta like the taste of blood, And 50 percent of the time, it's your blood.
It is characteristic of the unlearned that they are forever proposing something which is old, and because it has recently come to their own attention, supposing it to be new.
"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."