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[Rich]

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[Welpe]

They should have just said "Should we adopt X% of the NCAA rulebook as our own?"

[CT1]

Wondering why they didn't ask about defensive fouls behind the LOS as well as offensive.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by Welpe

They should have just said "Should we adopt X% of the NCAA rulebook as our own?"

I was thinking the same thing.

To bad nothing addressed NFHS recommended mechanics...

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Welpe

They should have just said "Should we adopt X% of the NCAA rulebook as our own?"

BAHAHAHAHA!

I agree!

Hopefully they don't adopt any of them except I did say yes to eliminating face guarding.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by tjones1

BAHAHAHAHA!

I agree!

Hopefully they don't adopt any of them except I did say yes to eliminating face guarding.

I hope they adopt *all* of them.

[Texas Aggie]

Not that it matters to me too much, but I think more states should go NCAA. The Fed football rules are just bizarre in too many areas. States have all the ability they want to make their own modifications, unlike when using Fed.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

States have all the ability they want to make their own modifications, unlike when using Fed.

States can, and do, modify NFHS rules as well.

There are some things I like about NFHS rules, including the simplicity of blocking below the waist. That's a jumbled mess in NCAA and doesn't seem it will be really fixed any time soon.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Not that it matters to me too much, but I think more states should go NCAA. The Fed football rules are just bizarre in too many areas. States have all the ability they want to make their own modifications, unlike when using Fed.

They have that "ability" because they can't be members of the NCAA!

By the same token, they have the ability to make their own modif'ns on Fed rules too. I know plenty of organiz'ns that do so. They just aren't members of the Federation.

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Not that it matters to me too much, but I think more states should go NCAA.

Out of curiosity, do TX (and MA) allow blocking below the waist as NCAA does (obviously before a COP, not back toward the LOS, etc)? Or are there modifications to the NCAA ruleset?

I think one of the biggest barriers to states switching from Fed to NCAA is the blocking changes. There is already significant focus and emphasis on injuries (chop blocks have been heavily emphasized over the last several years). And the questions in the survey hint at this. Notice the question about "the free blocking zone and making blocking below the waist, clipping and blocking in the back illegal anywhere on the field".

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Not that it matters to me too much, but I think more states should go NCAA. The Fed football rules are just bizarre in too many areas. States have all the ability they want to make their own modifications, unlike when using Fed.

Actually modifications to NFHS rules, determined by individual States, is fairly common. NFHS rules seem a lot less complex and offer far fewer exceptions than NCAA rules, perhaps why 96% of the 50 State High School Administrations choose NFHS rules.