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SIAP - I wasn’t even aware of this rule, sorry if I missed it if there was a thread, but this is going to be a nightmare. No more decleaters.
There’s just too much margin of error for a ref.
“Most blindside blocks will be personal fouls.
The N.C.A.A. has come up with a formal definition of a blindside block — “an open field block against an opponent that is initiated from outside the opponent’s field of vision, or otherwise in such a manner that the opponent cannot reasonably defend himself against the block” — and mostly banned the play.
“It’s easy to keep a player from getting to the ball carrier when they are running at those speeds, a shove, a push,” Greg Burks, the Big 12’s coordinator of officials. “But we want to eliminate that de-cleater where we see somebody leveled and they don’t see the play coming at all.”
With certain exceptions, those blocks will be called as personal fouls, which carry a 15-yard penalty.”
www.nytimes.com
The ref has to determine if the blocker was in the field of vision of the person being blocked. Ref basically has to make a determination whether he could see or not see the blocker coming.
I don’t see how this doesn’t turn into a another disaster, with some hard blocks getting flagged, purely based on a judgment of whether the person being blocked could see the person coming on .
This game is being legislated to death.
There’s just too much margin of error for a ref.
“Most blindside blocks will be personal fouls.
The N.C.A.A. has come up with a formal definition of a blindside block — “an open field block against an opponent that is initiated from outside the opponent’s field of vision, or otherwise in such a manner that the opponent cannot reasonably defend himself against the block” — and mostly banned the play.
“It’s easy to keep a player from getting to the ball carrier when they are running at those speeds, a shove, a push,” Greg Burks, the Big 12’s coordinator of officials. “But we want to eliminate that de-cleater where we see somebody leveled and they don’t see the play coming at all.”
With certain exceptions, those blocks will be called as personal fouls, which carry a 15-yard penalty.”
Rules Changes in College Football: Targeting, Overtime and Blindside Blocks
The N.C.A.A. adjusted some of its football rules for this season. We read the rule book so you don’t have to.
The ref has to determine if the blocker was in the field of vision of the person being blocked. Ref basically has to make a determination whether he could see or not see the blocker coming.
I don’t see how this doesn’t turn into a another disaster, with some hard blocks getting flagged, purely based on a judgment of whether the person being blocked could see the person coming on .
This game is being legislated to death.
