SEC Coordinator of Officials says Fake Injuries cannot be addressed.

[OldDevilDawg]

How the SEC plans to stop fake injuries in college football (msn.com)

In recent years, faking injuries in order to slow down games has been the subject of significant debate around college football.

“We’ve spent at least four consecutive offseasons collectively thinking about how can the playing rules be modified to combat the feigning of injuries,” McDaid said at SEC Media Days.
“And I’ve convinced myself now that if there’s an equitable way and a way that doesn’t overly detract from the game, we would have come up with it by now.
“That’s another way of saying that I’ve convinced myself that this is not an issue that can be addressed through the playing rules. It will have to be addressed a different way.
“I’ll also say this, officials are not trained medical professionals. I don’t ask my officials in any way shape or form to evaluate, ‘Is this a legitimate injury or not?’
“If we have a player down, not ready to participate in the next play, we need to stop the game for an official’s injury timeout and stop the game going forward.”

Fuck Tennessee.

 

[NoleKing]

Make the player sit out 4 plays, or the rest of the drive if it ends before 4 plays.

 

[tinp]

Here's the way Kentucky officials plan to get play started more quickly:

 

[RTR...USN (ret)]

Make the player sit out 4 plays, or the rest of the drive if it ends before 4 plays.

I say take it a step further. Make them sit out that series, until the change of possession. That gives plenty of time for a thorough medical evaluation, and makes taking a dive hurt the team.

 

[NoleKing]

I say take it a step further. Make them sit out that series, until the change of possession. That gives plenty of time for a thorough medical evaluation, and makes taking a dive hurt the team.

I used to suggest that but then after further thought, I just think that’s a tad harsh. A kid who just gets the wind knocked out of him or gets a stinger that can be worked out (had a lot of them as a player and was ready to go back in after just a couple of plays) shouldn’t be held out an entire drive.

I also don’t like the idea of an actual injured kid forcefully trying to get up to stay in the drive cause it’s a critical possession in the 4th quarter.

I think 4 plays (or a time out) strikes the right balance of letting actual kids recover from an injury and will deter enough coaches from using the fake injury method.

I also think they need to go with the proposed “hockey substitution” where once a kid is our ode the runners running off the field he’s no longer “eligible on the field” and not subject to an illegal substitution penalty. I think this goes a long way to help DC’s Sub and not resort to the fake injury.

 

[RTR...USN (ret)]

I used to suggest that but then after further thought, I just think that’s a tad harsh. A kid who just gets the wind knocked out of him or gets a stinger that can be worked out (had a lot of them as a player and was ready to go back in after just a couple of plays) shouldn’t be held out an entire drive.

I also don’t like the idea of an actual injured kid forcefully trying to get up to stay in the drive cause it’s a critical possession in the 4th quarter.

I think 4 plays (or a time out) strikes the right balance of letting actual kids recover from an injury and will deter enough coaches from using the fake injury method.

I also think they need to go with the proposed “hockey substitution” where once a kid is our ode the runners running off the field he’s no longer “eligible on the field” and not subject to an illegal substitution penalty. I think this goes a long way to help DC’s Sub and not resort to the fake injury.

I could support that.

 

[pooods]

Fuck Tennessee.

Best thing I have read in months. SEC should implement immediately.

 

[Toadman005]

Best thing I have read in months. SEC should implement immediately.

Second the motion.