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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
So now we have a player foul out and there will be a horn FIVE SECONDS after we start the clock? Wow.
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I have talked about this before. Illinois about 4 years ago used a NF Experimental Rule by saying that substitutions had to be done immediately. When this rule was first applied I thought we would have many Ts and problems because coaches would try to test officials. I was absolutely wrong on my first impression. It was amazing when a player would foul out, before the calling official would report the foul to the table, the coaches would have subs at the table or on their way to the table when a foul was called. Now if coaches could adapt having to make a substitution "immediately" as the language was used, they can adapt to this. I am still trying to figure out why they have not gone to the "immediately" language if the objective is to move the game along. Many officials here loved the rule because coached did not seem to dare test officials and the language of that rule. I think coaches can adjust to a horn 5 seconds into the clock being started.
Peace