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Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:08 pm
Posted by parkjas2001
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Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:08 pm
Q: What are your thoughts on the 10-second rule proposal?

Saban: "I really don't necessarily have an opinion on the 10-second rule. I think there are three issues that need to be researched relative to pace of play, the first being player safety. When you look at plays that are run, and a team averages 88 plays, and we average 65 at Alabama, that's 20-something plays more a game over a 12-game season, that adds up to four more games a year that guys have to play. I think it's wear and tear and tougher to prepare players when you have to play against a hurry-up offense because of the way you have to practice.

I don't know that there's any particular scientific evidence that you could say, more guys get hurt in this offense versus that one, or hurry-up, or whatever, but everything that we've ever done in the NCAA is about exposure. How many exposures does a player get? We've always tried to limit spring practice, we limit fall camp, we limit the number of days you can hit now. We have acclimation days: so many days in shorts, so many days in shoulder pads. The NFL even limited their practice even more, but really found that they got more guys hurt in the games. The ratio of guys that get hurt in the game is 7 to 1 that guys get hurt in practice. So we're limiting practice, and playing more plays in the game. College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game. And the disparity in plays run is like 59 to 72 in the NFL - 59 for the lowest-average team, 72 for the highest. You know, in college, it's more like 61 and 90. Alright, so there's a large disparity. But that's just something that people need to look at.

The second thing is, can officials officiate the game? They're not in position when the ball is snapped, just like defensive players aren't in position when the ball is snapped, so that's a game administration issue that people should probably look into.

And the third thing, to me, and the last thing, which is not the most important, I think the first is most important, is there any competitive imbalance created by the pace of play.

So I think those are all issues that people need to look at. In the NFL, what they did is the officials stand over the ball until the officials are ready to call the game. Alright, that's how they control the pace of play. The coach at Philadelphia ran 83 plays a game at Oregon, and ran 65 a game in Philadelphia. So why do they control the pace of play in the NFL? I mean, I'm just asking.

But anyway, there's just a lot of issues that need to be looked at, but I think the bottom line is, was football intended to be a continuous game?

Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and the number of plays that you play, I don't know that it was ever intended to be a continuous game."


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This post was edited on 2/28/14 at 8:09 pm
Posted by wartiger2004
Proud LGB Supporter! JESUS IS LORD,
Member since Aug 2011
18666 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:10 pm to
Complete and utter whiny bull.
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:11 pm to
quote:


Saban: "I really don't necessarily have an opinion on the 10-second rule."



Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
41028 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:12 pm to
A lot of really good points in there. Well thought out and Auburn fans can rest easy that he even said competitive advantages were part of his reasoning.
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:12 pm to
dude's hair is freshly died.
Posted by Warrior Poet
Living Rent-Free in Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2011
7998 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:12 pm to
It's not a continuous game. I don't know why he keeps implying that hurry up no huddle makes football "continuous."

His real view on the rule is clear because he thinks college football is a continuous game as the rules currently are.
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:13 pm to
quote:


A lot of really good points in there. Well thought out and Auburn fans can rest easy that he even said competitive advantages were part of his reasoning.



scholarships should be cut to 53 since there's a competitive advantage and he wants it more like the NFL.
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
33228 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:13 pm to
He coulda saved a lot of that and just said, "I'm a pussy"
Posted by CayceCock13
Braves / Hornets / Rams Fan
Member since Oct 2012
17545 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

Saban: "I really don't necessarily have an opinion on the 10-second rule.


Stopped reading here, load of bullshite.
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
22998 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:14 pm to
quote:

When you look at plays that are run, and a team averages 88 plays, and we average 65 at Alabama


Does he think he should dictate how many plays are run?
Posted by wartiger2004
Proud LGB Supporter! JESUS IS LORD,
Member since Aug 2011
18666 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:15 pm to
How about the number of off field assistants that they have is that not a competitive advantage over some other schools who don't have the same number?
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
22998 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

I think there are three issues that need to be researched relative to pace of play, the first being player safety.


This is why he issues so many medical redshirts.
Posted by wartiger2004
Proud LGB Supporter! JESUS IS LORD,
Member since Aug 2011
18666 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:16 pm to
In the full article he also says he had nothing at all to do with the rule. Yeah ok
Posted by Garfield
Kew Gardens
Member since Dec 2011
7787 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

Does he think he should dictate how many plays are run?



If you have to ask, you are unfamiliar with Saban.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
14832 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:16 pm to
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Posted by Warrior Poet
Living Rent-Free in Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2011
7998 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:17 pm to


Exactly. We're only drawing the line for things that aren't a competitive advantage to ME though
Posted by Dplymkr88
VA
Member since Aug 2012
1091 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:18 pm to
I would almost be disappointed if some auburn poster didn't cry like a bitch at the thought of a 10 second rule.
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
22998 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:19 pm to
I would almost be disappointed if some alabama poster didn't cry like a bitch about an auburn poster crying like a bitch about Nick Saban crying like a bitch about the HUNH.
This post was edited on 2/28/14 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Ryan5155
Thomaston, Ga
Member since Aug 2013
51 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:19 pm to
Would taller coaches be a competive advantage because they can see over the crown of the field better? Let's limit head coaches height as well.
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:20 pm to
I think Saban lives in a bubble and he thinks the outside world are a bunch of idiots. His logic has so many flaws.
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