since56
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First, any offensive scheme must be devised to take advantage of the list of "gifts" given to
offensive coordinators by the NCAA below. The old adage "Offense sells tickets and defense wins
championships." Might be changed to "Offense gets you in the championship and defense wins it!"
Since 2008, there have been a number of NCAA FBS rule changes that favor the offense over the defense,
including the targeting rule. NCAA also made horse-collar tackle illegal, and allowed the offense
to block the defense below the waist, which further benefits the spread offense attack. Major NCAA
FBS rule changes include:
2008 – Leading with the crown of the helmet (targeting) will be penalized 15 yards. Offense
2008 – All face-mask penalties are 15 yards, eliminating the 5-yard incidental face-mask penalty. Offense
2008 – All horse-collar tackles are now illegal and penalized 15 yards. Offense
2011 – If player commits an unsportsmanlike foul before the ball crosses the goal line, the score will be
nullified and the penalty will be assessed 15 yards from the spot of the foul. Defense
2012 – Touch-backs on kickoffs moved from the 20-yard line to the 25-yard line. Offense
2012 – Blocking below the waist is legal within the tackle box. Offense
2013 – FBS added the “Targeting” of a defenseless receiver as a 15-yard foul and ejection. Offense
2013 – Blocking below the waist from the front is now legal anywhere on the field. Offense
2014 – “Roughing the Passer” foul now includes defenders who hit the quarterback below the knees. Offense
(This list does not include all rules changes just the major rules.)
As you can see, 8 of the 9 major rules changes have added more pressure to the defensive coordinators and made
the offensive coordinators life a lot easier. These changes have had a major effect on all offensive stats and the two
stats that seem to point to more wins and higher rankings are Points Per Game (PPG) and Yards Per Game (YPG).
And when it comes down to which one of these two stats have correlated into more wins and higher rankings every year since 2009.
It's Points Per Game! Seems obvious. But, forgetting about Yards Per Game is to forget about ball control and resting the defense.
Not resting the defense leads to shootouts. Can anybody say Miami vs UCLA 1998.
We, Miami, ranked 62 in scoring offense with 29.2 PPG. While Oregon ranked second at 47.2 PPG and OSU was ranked fifth at 45.0 PPG.
Miami's YPG ranked 47th at 430.3. While Oregon ranked 3rd with 552.9 YPG and OSU was ranked 9th at 509.7 YPG.
The point is, with these rule changes, the college football game of today is all about scoring. The offense's have been told by the powers that be, "go score and go score some more!"
So, it's time for Miami to put the "pedal to the medal" and score and score some more!
No, I haven't forgotten about defense. My thought's on defense will come later.
offensive coordinators by the NCAA below. The old adage "Offense sells tickets and defense wins
championships." Might be changed to "Offense gets you in the championship and defense wins it!"
Since 2008, there have been a number of NCAA FBS rule changes that favor the offense over the defense,
including the targeting rule. NCAA also made horse-collar tackle illegal, and allowed the offense
to block the defense below the waist, which further benefits the spread offense attack. Major NCAA
FBS rule changes include:
2008 – Leading with the crown of the helmet (targeting) will be penalized 15 yards. Offense
2008 – All face-mask penalties are 15 yards, eliminating the 5-yard incidental face-mask penalty. Offense
2008 – All horse-collar tackles are now illegal and penalized 15 yards. Offense
2011 – If player commits an unsportsmanlike foul before the ball crosses the goal line, the score will be
nullified and the penalty will be assessed 15 yards from the spot of the foul. Defense
2012 – Touch-backs on kickoffs moved from the 20-yard line to the 25-yard line. Offense
2012 – Blocking below the waist is legal within the tackle box. Offense
2013 – FBS added the “Targeting” of a defenseless receiver as a 15-yard foul and ejection. Offense
2013 – Blocking below the waist from the front is now legal anywhere on the field. Offense
2014 – “Roughing the Passer” foul now includes defenders who hit the quarterback below the knees. Offense
(This list does not include all rules changes just the major rules.)
As you can see, 8 of the 9 major rules changes have added more pressure to the defensive coordinators and made
the offensive coordinators life a lot easier. These changes have had a major effect on all offensive stats and the two
stats that seem to point to more wins and higher rankings are Points Per Game (PPG) and Yards Per Game (YPG).
And when it comes down to which one of these two stats have correlated into more wins and higher rankings every year since 2009.
It's Points Per Game! Seems obvious. But, forgetting about Yards Per Game is to forget about ball control and resting the defense.
Not resting the defense leads to shootouts. Can anybody say Miami vs UCLA 1998.
We, Miami, ranked 62 in scoring offense with 29.2 PPG. While Oregon ranked second at 47.2 PPG and OSU was ranked fifth at 45.0 PPG.
Miami's YPG ranked 47th at 430.3. While Oregon ranked 3rd with 552.9 YPG and OSU was ranked 9th at 509.7 YPG.
The point is, with these rule changes, the college football game of today is all about scoring. The offense's have been told by the powers that be, "go score and go score some more!"
So, it's time for Miami to put the "pedal to the medal" and score and score some more!
No, I haven't forgotten about defense. My thought's on defense will come later.