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College Football Improvements ·
As a
prelude to the Secondary Championship game, the SNOW BOWL (otherwise known as
the Consolation Bowl) shall be played Christmas Eve day.
The teams of final rank #29 and #30 would be invited to this event, which
would rotate each year to a new potentially snow-bound outdoor stadium.
Ticket prices for this game should be exceptionally low, and arenas would
arm themselves as fan friendly against colder weather. This scenario incorporates something new and different … an
environment of fun, especially for the fans – and a more suitable number (in
our base 10 society) for teams of final rank to qualify for the postseason: Top
30 [12 + 16 + 2]! To further
breakdown the 63/37 ratio, 63 = 37 + 26. Although
the number of Division I teams to make it to a postseason should most
appropriately equal 37%, 26% shall suffice until that time.
30 teams ¸
115 total =
26%. ·
In regard
to the Top 12 Championship tournament bracket, on a rotating basis, each of four
sites will host a different round within a 4-year period where each particular
site would host either the final four or the championship game every other year.
[For example, the Fiesta Bowl could host round 3 in 2001, round 1 in
2002, round 4 in 2003, and host round 2 in 2004, etc.] ·
INSTANT
REPLAY is a must! It’s this
simple: If the fans can see (on
jumbotrons or home television sets) that a particular call was blatantly wrong;
if the coaches can see this; if the players can see this; or if the
administrators or any other person of significance can see this, then how is it
that some of the most important decision makers on the field (or court, etc.)
… namely the referees … are not allowed to see it. It is not a difficult task to incorporate instant replay into
today’s football in such a manner whereby the game’s flow is not
interrupted. If a predetermined impartial observer deems it
necessary to review a call/play which is pertinent to a game (as opposed to an
irrelevant off-sides penalty), then the play may be reviewed for a maximum of 90
seconds, if there are no technical difficulties. If a decision to switch the call in question cannot be made
in the above time, then the play stands as it was originally called on the
field. If there are technical
difficulties, then a referee’s timeout is accessed and a decision must be made
by the end of this timeout. Any
equipment sabotage is cause for game disqualification; and there are no
ramifications per participating teams if the impartial observer initiates this
process, regardless of the outcome. Each coach may call a maximum of two disputes per
half with a maximum of three per game, which shall include any necessary
overtimes in postseason. During a dispute,
the play clock (and time clock if appropriate) will be temporarily suspended
until there is a final decision, upon whence the clock(s) may need to be
adjusted. A head coach will need a timeout available in order to
declare a dispute, which shall be signaled by the head coach throwing a specific
red flag onto the field in a timely manner.
It is not possible for a head coach to dispute a call that has already
been reversed; and if a dispute is upheld as originally called, then that head
coach loses one timeout. There are
no team ramifications if a disputed call is reversed. ·
College
football Thursday night games should be one of the best match-ups of that
particular week. Monday will no
longer be the only popular weeknight for football. ·
Rules
change: Players shall no longer be
considered down (and subsequent dead play) if their knee or body touches the
ground without the opponent having touched the offensive player.
Field conditions, inclement weather, or the occasional stumble should not
stop a player from a potentially exciting play – his adversary should! · To instill local team pride and loyalty, campus courts and fields should periodically be accessible to high school athletics. Football, for instance, could easily accommodate high school varsity games during weeks where home teams either have a bye or are playing away. |
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