How would the "10-second rule" affect MSU?

Haven't seen a lot of discussion on it because, frankly, we are a fence team. At times we have used a hurry up scheme but generally not. What does the grind rant think this does to our team? Will we benefit, does it slow us down when we need to mix it up, or no effect at all?


I personally think that we are one of the better equipped defenses for defending the HUNH. From all indications Collins was brought in to counter it when more teams started going to a faster pace. We are deep on the D-Line and swap it up a lot at LB, Wells specifically gives us the flexibility to adjust when subbing isn't an option. I'm not saying that we benefit from it; however, I do think we are at a lesser disadvantage than some other teams.

In my mind, having to line up against Bama or LSU without control of pace is a bad thing. The rule definitely eliminates, to an extent, the creativity and expertise of both OC's and DC's.

Another question I have is, what part of this rule prevents counter substitution? Who is to say that the offense can't sub with more than 10 seconds removed from the clock, after the defense has already made substitutions in the first 10 seconds?