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[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

We don't at all. That is the part I do not understand either. We have certainly in the past month have shown a lot of questionable decisions by NCAA officials and no one said they did so based on entertainment. I guess it always bothers me when that is said because no one says NFL or MLB are doing things for entertainment when they have similar differences in philosophies based on the fact that they are pros and not amateur game.

Peace

The NBA has explicitly modified rules with the purpose of increasing scoring...targeting their viewing audiences wishes. I don't think the NFL has necessarily done so to the same degree. (I don't watch baseball so I can't comment there). Some of the NFL football rules actually are counter to increased scoring (e.g., 2 feet down vs 1 foot down on a sideline reception...making it more difficult to advance the ball).

The indictment is more about the NBA as a league and not the officials. I have no doubt that the officials are doing a great job calling the game as they're hired to do. The league just has a different goal in how they want the game called...and the officials do the job they're hired to do.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The NBA has explicitly modified rules with the purpose of increasing scoring...targeting their viewing audiences wishes. I don't think the NFL has necessarily done so to the same degree. (I don't watch baseball so I can't comment there). Some of the NFL football rules actually are counter to increased scoring (e.g., 2 feet down vs 1 foot down on a sideline reception).

The indictment is more about the NBA as a league and not the officials. I have no doubt that the officials are doing a great job calling the game as they're hired to do. The league just have a different goal in how they want the game called...and the officials do the job they're hired to do.

And the NFL hasn't?

Just about every rule in the passing game has to do with increasing passing and making it easier to pass. Hence the reason you can chuck a receiver at 3 yards...but at 5.5 yards, it's a penalty...hence the reason pass interference is a spot foul. It's the same reason why you almost never see offensive pass interference versus defensive pass interference. It's why every penalty, save for a few minor penalties, are automatic first downs if committed by the defense. It's also the reason why the passer (mainly the QB) is the most protected player in the game. If you could see how long the section on roughing the passer and other roughness penalties against the quarterback is in the NFL rule book is, you'd see how much of a point they make it to protect the quarterback (fans know the QB...and they love high scoring passing games).

Let's not kid ourselves...the NFL likes when there are high scoring games that involve the passing game and have adjusted the playing rules to try and influence that. I'm guessing they wouldn't mind going to one foot inbounds versus two, if it wasn't so ingrained in fans.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The NBA has explicitly modified rules with the purpose of increasing scoring...targeting their viewing audiences wishes. I don't think the NFL has necessarily done so to the same degree. (I don't watch baseball so I can't comment there). Some of the NFL football rules actually are counter to increased scoring (e.g., 2 feet down vs 1 foot down on a sideline reception...making it more difficult to advance the ball).

Passing interference rules, penalty enforcements (automatic first downs), illegal contact rules (automatic first downs and does not apply at the other levels at all), hitting defenseless players, roughing the passer rules and interpretations, tackle box classification for throwing the ball away, timing rules like 2 minute warning and I could name a lot of other things that are totally different from the NF and NCAA level that are allowed at the NFL level. One PI call can give you more yards than any other penalty and often is debated when they are called. The Brady Rule was to keep the starting QB in the game for low hits that took their knees out. That was not done just for safety as those rules do not apply at all in HS or college. A sideline catch is a minimal issue to scoring than I can get 50 yards on a PI call on a scoring drive. There are 300 plus rules differences between HS and pro and 200 plus for NCAA to pro and most are to allow certain actions that would allow more scoring either directly or indirectly. And you might have noticed I did not talk about helmet hits or other issues the media focuses on all the time.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The indictment is more about the NBA as a league and not the officials. I have no doubt that the officials are doing a great job calling the game as they're hired to do. The league just has a different goal in how they want the game called...and the officials do the job they're hired to do.

So does the NFL and so does MLB. Do you think the DH rule is so that scoring is not higher and to keep players that cannot keep up in the field around? Even hockey has rules that allowed for more movement and more penalties because scoring at one time was at the rate of soccer and they changed rules to make these things happen. The NBA is not the only pro league that has rules

Peace

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The NBA has explicitly modified rules with the purpose of increasing scoring...targeting their viewing audiences wishes. I don't think the NFL has necessarily done so to the same degree. (I don't watch baseball so I can't comment there). Some of the NFL football rules actually are counter to increased scoring (e.g., 2 feet down vs 1 foot down on a sideline reception...making it more difficult to advance the ball).

The indictment is more about the NBA as a league and not the officials. I have no doubt that the officials are doing a great job calling the game as they're hired to do. The league just has a different goal in how they want the game called...and the officials do the job they're hired to do.

Precisely, you saved me much typing.