re: NCAA Rules Committee Proposes to Eliminate HUNH

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It might and probably will. It certainly takes an aspect that Gus prefers away, but Gene Chizik mostly took that away in 2010 and the offense was still very good. Obviously Gus likes to use tempo and thinks his offense is most effective using it, but I think he has showed enough to prove that he can run a very good offense with or without tempo.
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An excellent attitude!...and you're probably right.

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All this does is give defenses and equal chance to sub their players and get set, which makes sense to me.

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A rule that allows this is already in place.

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If you go from 65 plays a game to 85 plays a game that's almost 300 extra plays in a 13-14 game schedule.

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Let me see the data that shows this is happening.

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That's almost 300 extra chances per season ton get a concussion, blow a knee, etc.

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Should we then not have all of these bowl games, playoff games, conference championship games, etc?

Using the simple fact of more football equals more injuries is a very weak argument for a rules change and signals that the sport itself should be played less.

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If someone asked you whether you'd rather stand in a lightning storm holding up a metal golf club 1 time or 3 times, which would you choose? I'd like my odds better doing it 1 time rather than 3.

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This analogy only works if you believe playing the game of football is so dangerous that it is fundamentally stupid to play.

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the HUNH is a gimmick. it's like the "quick pitch" in baseball. it's bush league and it's chicken shite. i hope they do eliminate it. line up and play football beatch. quit being a pussy.

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This.

The HUNH takes away the chess match of football. It's a sucker punch.

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Saban Scared....

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Again sorry to mention but had nothing to do with the SEC

Troy Calhoun from Air Force proposed it

AU's O snaps aren't comparable to teams out West like Wash St and Arizona that run about 80 - 90 plays a game

James Franklin type O

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The HUNH takes away the chess match of football. It's a sucker punch.

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This doesn't even make any sense. Actually using the hurry up is a strategic move itself. Changing the rules to stop it is not.

Saban gets what Saban wants.

It's not BS. A rule IS in place to give defenses an equal chance to sub. The PROBLEM (and bear in mind - I am a fan of a team that currently uses a no-huddle spread that focuses on tempo) is enforcement. What happens is the refs are NOT doing a good job of keeping track of offensive substitutions and allowing the defense to sub when the offenses do.

In our Big XII days, I watched Tech and OSU do this (sub offensive players without us getting to sub any defenders) to us time and time again, PARTICULARLY in the last game we played against OSU (2011, under Sherman). The worst is when a team has a platoon of WR set up to run streaks down the friendly (team's own) sideline with the sole purpose of having them sneak off to said own sideline after running their route, melt into the other players there, and be replaced, unseen by the ref, with a fresh guy going against a tired corner, and repeat.

That's BS - sneaking players on and off without corresponding subs. Dictating the pace is not BS, that's the offense's perogative and should remain so.

I'd rather they address the rules ALREADY IN PLACE and have them emphasized with the refs and do special training with the refs rather than put in a draconian clock rule to solve what could be solved with just good officiating of the existing rule.

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In 2011, Chizik took tempo completely off the table in order to give the defense more time to rest while the offense was on the field. Malzahn was out of his comfort zone and it showed

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Maybe. I think it had more to do with a brand new o-line and a QB that couldn't make good decisions or make them quickly enough.

For the record, Auburn ranked 62nd out of 125 in plays per game last year.

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i guess this isnt a melt thread.

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I guess you are a dyehard Auburn Fan... Give it up...

Some of your other post...

I think i might be the first Ranter to get the boot by his own fanbase ..

tMELT is real! I dont like it. NOT AT ALL!!! :cheeky I See a Pattern in your post....

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If offense subs, defense can to. If offense doesn't sub, defense has to risk not being lined up properly if it chooses to get rested players in while the offenses uses tired players. Seems pretty fair.

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IOW, the offense gets to sub whenever they need to, but the defense only gets to when the offense decides to let them. What if the role was reversed, and the offense couldn't sub unless the defense let them and the defense could start rushing up field regardless of if the offense was set and ready? All I'm saying is level the field to let the offense AND defense sub whenever they need to, and let the defense get set before the offense blasts into a DE still standing up trying to get into position. I'm not sure this rule is the answer, but something has to be done and will be done at some point.

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Sure, but this applies to running sprints, walking down the street, getting out of bed, driving a car, flying in an airplane, etc.

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This is true, but everyone has to drive to work, or fly for business, or run sprints to stay in shape to play ball. We DON'T have to run 85 plays a game instead of 65. Big difference.