Can only recruit/play with players from your own state.

I'll take Texas kids against anyone.

Why does the offense have to be set before a play? I would like that rule done away with. If the defense can move all around before a snap, let the offense do it as well.

If an offensive player has possession and then fumbles out of bounds, the ball goes over to the defense where the ball crossed the boundary. It should be the offenses responsibility to maintain possession of the ball.



JDFries '89

agree w 1 minute for replay- if cant tell by then, let play stand.

also, unlimited challenges to calls as long as ur right- otherwise, use up one timout per.

Aggiebrewer said:

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IF we want to stop the targeting & leading with crown of helmet...here is how...


Take away the facemask.


Look at film of football before facemask & watch the tackling.

I know. ...stfu old man...

Carry on

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If only there was a sport where we could compare how players would act if they had their pads and helmets taken away. No way that sport would have a lower injury/concussion rate.

aggiehawg said:

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aggiehawg said:

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I don't like the rule where a team's attempted extra point is blocked and returned for a TD, but it's only two points. Makes no sense to me. If it were an interception returned it would be a TD.

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Why should the defense be awarded 6 points when the offense can only be awarded 2?

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Because it's TD when the defense gets the ball and runs it back. It isn't a "fairness" question. It's a TD question. And last I checked a PAT is one point, not two. It most definitely is not a safety under those circumstances. QB isn't even on the field and no offensive player holding the ball is tackled in their own endzone.

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Yeah but your teams gets the ball back after blocking and returning a PAT.

tx1c said:

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I was hoping to see some interesting takes on the topic, but 90% of the responses are essentially "make it the same as the NFL rule".

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I see some redemption of this discussion over the 4 pages that have developed.

Change that one rule where we don't fall flat on our faces after October.

Get rid of targeting as an ejection. Still keep it as 15 yard penalty. If called for it twice in the game on 2nd offense - ejection.

aggiebrad94 said:

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Why does the offense have to be set before a play? I would like that rule done away with. If the defense can move all around before a snap, let the offense do it as well.

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The offense doesn't need more help.

Plus, the defense has no control over when the ball is snapped. Of course they can move the entire time because they don't know when they have to stop moving. The offense can move as much as they want too. But since they have control of the snap, it's not unreasonable to have them come to a complete stop

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aggiehawg said:

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Aggie said:

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aggiehawg said:

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I don't like the rule where a team's attempted extra point is blocked and returned for a TD, but it's only two points. Makes no sense to me. If it were an interception returned it would be a TD.

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Why should the defense be awarded 6 points when the offense can only be awarded 2?

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Because it's TD when the defense gets the ball and runs it back. It isn't a "fairness" question. It's a TD question. And last I checked a PAT is one point, not two. It most definitely is not a safety under those circumstances. QB isn't even on the field and no offensive player holding the ball is tackled in their own endzone.

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Yeah but your teams gets the ball back after blocking and returning a PAT.

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PAT returned for 2 pts is a touchdown. A 2 pt touchdown

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That's helpful. Not really, but appreciate the humorous effort.

Had Auburn fumbled the ball during the return and Alabama recovered, they could have scored a trouchdown. That TD would still have been 6 points, not 3.

A field goal is really just a compromise for essentially a tie between offense and defense. Kind of why it is worth only half a TD.

You should only be able to get the value of the points on defense that were available to the offense. Pretty simple.

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Neanderthal57 said:

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Eliminate the current rule on intentional grounding. Quit letting the offense off the hook for good defensive play.

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Wtf ?


Eliminating the penalty would let the offense off the hook.

Currently it's a spot foul, loss of down so in effect it's a sack.

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I think he is talking about the fact that as long as the ball goes past the LOS or the QB is out of the pocket or that an eligible reciever was somewhere on the same field, it sucks that a QB can throw the ball 30 yards into the stands and only lose a down as a result without any yardage penalty.

No different than grounding, but no penalty.

Eliminate targeting and roughing penalties should just be able to blast people.

Two suggestions

No more clock stops after an incomplete pass. Treat it like an out bounds play. Clock stops, and then restarts after the ball is set for play. That would speed up the game. Have the rule revert back to the old way last two minutes of the half.

Halftime should be 15 minutes. Most visiting bands don't travel, even fewer march. The typical FTAB drill is 8 minutes. This should would give 10 minutes for the halftime show and 5 minutes for warm up. Teams can get an exception for special events such as Homecoming and possibly for neutral site games.

I'm saying it'll be a much safer game without the pads. Mind you, I wouldn't ever take away the pads. It's too late to go back now.

aggiehawg said:

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aggiehawg said:

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I don't like the rule where a team's attempted extra point is blocked and returned for a TD, but it's only two points. Makes no sense to me. If it were an interception returned it would be a TD.

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Why should the defense be awarded 6 points when the offense can only be awarded 2?

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Because it's TD when the defense gets the ball and runs it back. It isn't a "fairness" question. It's a TD question. And last I checked a PAT is one point, not two. It most definitely is not a safety under those circumstances. QB isn't even on the field and no offensive player holding the ball is tackled in their own endzone.

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The best way to think of it is that a touchdown in the run of play awards you 6 points and an attempt at a conversion before returning the ball to the other team. During this one play conversion, the scoring is changed. Touchdowns are worth 2, fgs are worth 1, safeties are worth 1 (this actually happened in an a&m tu game in the 2000s when A&M blocked a PAT, attempted to return it, fumbled it back into their end zone, and fell on it for a safety worth 1 point for tu).

As for my rule changes, I'd get rid of excessive celebration after a touch down with one new rule. Immediately upon scoring, the play clock is set to 45 or 60. If the scoring team fails to snap before this, they forfeit their right to a conversion. Let the players celebrate, but make them be quick about it.

1. Bring in the nfl PAT rule to college.

2. Eliminate targeting. 2 PF in a game, ejection and suspension for the next game.

3. In the name of all that is holy, enforce holding at the LOS. It is just way too arbitrary now.

4. Eliminate the one year penalty for transferring.

5. Four years eligibility with a redshirt year. Eliminate medical redshirts. Case Keenum playing at Houston forever.

Gladiator-91 said:

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2. Eliminate targeting. 2 PF in a game, ejection and suspension for the next game.

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I fully support #2. The refs have shown the last few years that they cannot relaibly enforce this rule.

Jim Benson 63 said:

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With regard to the excessive celebration rule, do any of you remember the Miami teams of the nineties? For the most part it was a choreographed dance routine in the end zone. Ridiculous, low life and no discipline. As the saying does, if you score, act like you've been there before. Added about 5 minutes to the game each time before the officials could get them off the field and end the commercial. These rules were clearly aimed at Miami's conduct. Shame on Dennis Erickson and Jimmy Johnson.

I would go with some ot the XFL rules. For instance, no fair catch rule, and no penalty for interfering with the catch. Also, make punts a free ball, like a kickoff.

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It would be nice if they would clarify the excessive celebration to specifically address that Miami stuff that went on in the 90s. Or, if they can have 5 and 15 yard roughing the kicker penalties, why not the same for excessive celebration?

For a modified XFL rule, team captains get to modify the name on their jersey for one game in which they're a captain.

Change the current targeting rule.

If an "injured" player goes down he is out for the series for his "safety".

great idea man.

I would add a rule (a horrible rule, i know, but think it would be fun): Field goals are worth different points based on how long they are. 0-39: 3 pts; 40-49 4pts; 50-59 5pts, based upon where the ball is kicked from.
- Would require special teams to practice snaps at different distances
- Require new strategy and execution on the part of skill offensive players etc.

*edit: shameful when I accidentally thumb down my own post*

Get rid of the clock. Each team gets 16 (two halves of 8 possessions that must end with a turnover on downs or points. Possessions alternate. Subsequent possessions start where the opposing team's ended or at their own 25 (after points).

No games after October

I can't handle the disappointment

imacdane said:

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This isn't a rule change necessarily, just call that horse collar in the Auburn game. Never forget.

Also, make holding Myles Garrett a penalty.

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Maybe I'm missing something but that was the year we went 8-4 with Johnny, correct? Why not reverse a missed field goal against UF so we go 11-1 and play for the MNC if we are playing make believe.

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Aggiebrewer said:

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IF we want to stop the targeting & leading with crown of helmet...here is how...


Take away the facemask.


Look at film of football before facemask & watch the tackling.

I know. ...stfu old man...

Carry on

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If only there was a sport where we could compare how players would act if they had their pads and helmets taken away. No way that sport would have a lower injury/concussion rate.

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Would said sport be played on ice?

TexasRebel said:

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Get rid of the clock. Each team gets 16 (two halves of 8 possessions that must end with a turnover on downs or points. Possessions alternate. Subsequent possessions start where the opposing team's ended or at their own 25 (after points).

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Wow! That's not a rule change. It's an entirely different concept of the sport that in itself requires a lot of different rule changes.

Like what?