re: Nick Saban is going to win this debate

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Those extra plays add up to playing about 3-4 more games.

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3-4 extra games? Really?
Could you break the math down for us on that?

He said it the other day when he first talked about this stuff. There was a thread called something like Saban speaks but everyone was having too much fun mocking him hardly anyone noticed.

Personally I'm against the change but this is really about old school style coaches against new school.

Coaches like Saban want to hold the other team to as low a total as they can and just win. Coaches like Gus, Holgerson, Gundy, they don't care if their D gives up 70 as long as they can find a way to score 71.

The question is, like Saban said 'Should football keep evolving into a more continuous game? Or should it be reeled in a bit so that defenses don't have to feel embarrassed all the time about giving up such huge amounts.'

Again I'm against the rule change but I hate football when it's 77-70 and scores like that or the SECCG. Is it exciting sure? But I'm old fashi9ned and that's just not SEC Foosball to me.

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Nick Saban is going to win this debate
Saban is talking about the course of the season. Those extra plays add up to playing about 3-4 more games.

So that is a good point he makes. He's not talking about one game.

So you add 4 extra games to the 12 and then maybe a CCG and then the bowl or playoffs now.

So what do NFL teams often do? They rest their stars for the last regular season game or two. Not just because they don't want someone to get injured in those games but because of wear and tear.

Sorry that doesn't fit into your incorrect straw man arguments.

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So, are you FOR or AGAINST limiting the number of plays in a game? Because, 80 plays a game over 12 games is 960 plays a season. If we limit it to 60 plays a game, that's 4 extra games.

So, 60 plays a game MAXIMUM, right?

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He said it the other day when he first talked about this stuff.

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But was he being straight with the numbers? What is the optimum number of plays per game that should be permitted?

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like Saban said 'Should football keep evolving into a more continuous game? Or should it be reeled in a bit so that defenses don't have to feel embarrassed all the time about giving up such huge amounts.'

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Well, this would call into his question yesterday that this was all about player safety.

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but I hate football when it's 77-70

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That is fine. But those games are better than 52-0.

Alabama's two most exciting games last year we clashes with HUNH teams, fwiw.

I think it is fine for people not to like a particular style of football, but trying to eliminate it through rule changes takes away from the sport.

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Saban is playing the SUCKERS.

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Saban is playing chess while the SUCKERS play checkers.

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might not want to out your alter that easy, Your random capitalization of words gives it away

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Cowherd put it perfectly this morning when he dissected Saban's crying. He said to just check out the number of plays bama ran against it's outmanned OOC opponents the last 3 yrs. "For one so concerned about the higher number of plays run being unsafe, Saban consistently runs up the number of plays and yards against markedly weaker teams. ""Where is his concern over the safety of Chattanoga's players"? He may "get what he wants anyway", but he lied his arse off to get it.

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That is not true. Bama has not run more than 72 plays against FCS teams the last 6 seasons.

You know what is safer than fewer plays? No plays. If you are acknowledging playing the game is that dangerous, don't play at all.

BINGO.....this man gets it.