NCAA (trying) to Take Away TDs for Taunting

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http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/ncaa-proposes-rules-changes-for-taunting-and-concussions
The NCAA wants to get tough on taunting and make it more difficult for football players with concussions to try to tough it out.

Both proposals were announced Thursday by the Football Rules Committee and must now be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.

If passed, players who draw flags for taunting gestures on their way to a touchdown would have the penalty assessed from the spot of the foul, taking away the score. Penalties that occur in the end zone would continue to be assessed on the extra-point attempt, 2-point conversion try or ensuing kickoff.

The change would take effect in 2011 and on the NCAA's web site, a release said the proposal received near-unanimous support.

``Taunting and prolonged individual acts have no place in our game, and our officials have generally handled these rules well,'' said former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, the committee chair. ``This is just another step in maintaining our game's image and reflecting the ideals of the NCAA overall.''

The taunting rules seem to become a topic of debate among college football players, coaches and fans every season. Last season's big controversy stemmed from Georgia receiver A.J. Green receiving a 15-year personal foul penalty after he caught a go-ahead touchdown pass late in a game against LSU. The yardage from the penalty was assessed on the ensuing kickoff and helped LSU get into position to drive for the winning score.

The Southeastern Conference would later say there was no video evidence to support the flag on Green.

Concussion prevention and treatment has also been a hot topic in recent years.

With that in mind, committee members also supported more stringent standards to keep players healthy.

If approved, injured players - including those with concussion symptoms - would have to be cleared by a doctor before returning to competition.

The action comes a month after the playing rules panel instructed the rules committee to review policies about stopping play for injuries and consider new rules to help prevent head injuries.

In previous seasons, there have been rules changes created to reduce ``dangerous contact'' during games.

Other topics discussed at the meeting include:

- Television monitors will be allowed in the press box coaches' booths beginning in 2011. The home team has responsibility for insuring that coaches' booths for both teams have identical television capability.

- Requiring players who wear ``eye black'' to use solid black with no words, logos, numbers or other symbols. That will be effective next season.

- Ending the requirement that players' pants always cover the knees.

- Eliminating the intentional ``wedge'' on kickoffs and punts, a rule the NFL adopted last season.

- Recommending conferences that do not have a pregame warm-up policy use a 10-yard, no-player zone between the 45-yard lines beginning 60 minutes before kickoff.

Cliffs notes:
-Proposed rule change to penalize players from spot of "taunting" foul en route to endzone (Take away the TD)
-Other rule changes discussed to reduce concussions (similar to those in the NFL)
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Stupid.

You have old dudes (refs) determining their view of whether they think something is taunting or not. Then based on their opinion an actual touchdown (i.e. something that was an accomplished play) would be taken away from the scoreboard.

Ah the NCAA.
 
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So more issues like the LSU/UGA game and the Washington/BYU debacles.

Sounds good.
 
- Requiring players who wear ``eye black'' to use solid black with no words, logos, numbers or other symbols. That will be effective next season.


Anyone want to guess why this rule is being proposed now instead of doing it in previous years?
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Anyone want to guess why this rule is being proposed now instead of doing it in previous years?
Why it can't be a coincidence it is the first year after Timothy Tebow has moved on can it?
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college football is whack anyway. i'll care when theres a playoff system and teams stop getting that home cooking in the SEC.
 
Just what the world needs, more rules over non issues. 
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Let the friggin kids play.  Only people who get their damn feelings hurt are losing anyways, deal with it. 

Buncha @#$%^& babies. 
 
I really dont have a problem with this. I clicked this thread expecting to read to read TD would be taken away for celebrations after they scored
 
Sports are really turning for the worst with all these stupid rules that are taking away from the game
 
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