I just posted my comment at about the same time you did. Is it "OK"? No. Is it necessary? Yes. North Carolina did the same thing in the game today. Do you want to concede an advantage to them over us? I say get the rule changed so that nobody can do it. Every single team we play this year will utilize this technique if GT starts to get momentum. Are you OK with them getting an advantage because we have more morals than the rulebook?
Delay of game is against the rules. It’s just too hard to be sure because cramps can come on any time. I think each team should get x number of “injury” breaks then take away actual timeouts. How do you preach toughness then do the very thing that makes soccer players look like little girls?
The way to stop it is to make the player sit for a minimum of 3 plays.
You can't penalize a team for an injured player by taking time outs away or penalty yards. I have seen many games where there have been tons of actual player injuries in one game. It is a physical game and the players safety should be a priority. The only way they may be able to try to stop or limit these fake injuries is make the injured players sit for more than a play (like the rest of the series or even quarter/half). If they are actually injured then that rule would be in favor of ensuring their safety by giving them more time to address the injury before being able to go back in.
The one solution that I have seen proposed is not allowing an injured player to return until the end of the series. If a DL who was going to rotate out fakes an injury, he wouldn't be able to rotate back in a couple of plays later. That would take care of the way it is being exploited now.
Why not do it on every play? Always keep our defense fresh. If its towards the end of the game, have multiple players fall down but space it out so that when the first one gets off the field the second one realizes he is injured and then falls down. Let's even make it look bad by having the player carted off the field. Maybe have a prayer session for him. That takes a while. He could run back out shortly after that. We could eliminate the concept of a tired defense completely.
Why not just spot every team we play a TD before the game begins? We can be the good guys of college football.
I agree, I just don't want to be the reactive ones on this. I think we can exploit it even further and be trailblazers. We can completely change the game in our favor and stay well within the rules. We would be fools not to do it.
Kiffin is already pushing the boundaries. Chains break when GT has a big offensive play, and they have to get the bakup chains. Takes about 5-10 minutes. Then later in the game when GT has another big offensive play, the backup chains break, and they have to go back to the "repaired" original chains. Then after the next big GT offensive play, the original chains break again.
Just noticed this is 4 pages deep because of your complaint post. This has happened to us countless times. Get over it, Nancy. It will be ok.
Disagree with this in so many ways.
That’s your prerogative. Doesn’t mean I’m wrong.
I read your post and was referring to more than just yours.