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[Randolph Freelander]

But GAF has mass group-think for pretty much everything Some are just more massive than others.

And it's infuriating. But I tend to avoid the most annoying aspects of it (console fandom, those idiotic smartphone wars).

 

[Purple Cheeto]

So apparently Greg Schiano has been attending Alabama practices. Really not sure how I feel about that.

Nick Saban must be really bored if he's hiring Schiano and Kiffin. He's just trying to create challenges for him self.

 

[Lonestar]

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which met via conference call Wednesday, approved a new football rule to better protect passers from low contact at or below the knee.

The rule specifically covers a scenario in which a quarterback is in a passing posture with one or both feet on the ground. In that situation, no defensive player rushing unabated can hit him forcibly at or below the knee. The defensive player also may not initiate a roll or lunge and forcibly hit the quarterback in the knee area or below.

Exceptions for these types of hits occur when:

the passer becomes a runner, either inside or outside the tackle box;
the defender grabs or wraps the passer in an attempt to make a conventional tackle;
the defender is not rushing unabated or is blocked or fouled into the passer.
A violation of this rule applies when defenders are rushing unabated to the quarterback, and it will result in a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty.

That is now the only place you can hit a QB. Note, you can't lead with your helmet here either.

I would go lower, but you know that on hits at the waist, the refs will believe that's at the knee.

 

[bucknuticus]

So the majority of college QBs wont get the benefit of this new rule then?

 

[andycapps]

That is now the only place you can hit a QB. Note, you can't lead with your helmet here either.

I would go lower, but you know that on hits at the waist, the refs will believe that's at the knee.

So we can call this the Nick Fairley rule.

 

[pxleyes]

FSU has decided that they weren't in quite a deep enough hole, so they decided to dig a little deeper. http://fsunytimes.fsu.edu/

 

[Schmitty]

FSU has decided that they weren't in quite a deep enough hole, so they decided to dig a little deeper. http://fsunytimes.fsu.edu/

Really? After reading the full article, the NYT did definitely try to paint FSU as not caring so I think from FSU's point of view, this was needed.

 

[Draxal]

Nick Saban must be really bored if he's hiring Schiano and Kiffin. He's just trying to create challenges for him self.

I have a feeling Schiano is going to OSU, he and Meyer are best pals for life.

 

[bucknuticus]

I have a feeling Schiano is going to OSU, he and Meyer are best pals for life.

Dunno what position he'll take. Defensive side of the coaching staff is full

 

[bucknuticus]

So Illinois is Indiana now?

 

[zyxwvu4321]

That does look way more red than orange.

 

[Elfforkusu]

So Illinois is Indiana now?

It's ok, we're going to suck for another dozen years anyway. Then, after the sucking is over, we bring back the Chief logo!

Spoiler

Yeah right

The white helmets look pretty neat, hopefully they just stick with those. The good news is that they took this opportunity to un-fuck the basketball uniforms back to something semi-normal. Hurray!

 

[bucknuticus]

It's ok, we're going to suck for another dozen years anyway. Then, after the sucking is over, we bring back the Chief logo!

Spoiler

Yeah right

The white helmets look pretty neat, hopefully they just stick with those. The good news is that they took this opportunity to un-fuck the basketball uniforms back to something semi-normal. Hurray!

Look more orange there.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Yeah, they tweaked the shade of orange a little (but the football orange never really looked that good anyway), but it's still orange. Just some weird color correction on that top photo I think.

 

[Affeinvasion]

True story: I have an Illinois football player in one of my classes. I'll ask him about the new uniforms.

 

[bucknuticus]

True story: I have an Illinois football player in one of my classes. I'll ask him about the new uniforms.

Wait...

You got to Illinois but like Notre Dame?

 

[Affeinvasion]

Wait...

You got to Illinois but like Notre Dame?

I teach at Illinois, my degree is from Notre Dame.

There's actually a lot of kids at Illinois who wear ND stuff because they grew up rooting for them in Chicago.

 

[Draxal]

Dunno what position he'll take. Defensive side of the coaching staff is full

Special assistant to the head coach. It's the SEC way.

 

[zyxwvu4321]

Tulane gets new helmets, too. I like 'em. Better than Illinois'.

 

[bucknuticus]

Those are pretty slick. May be the first redesign ive ever liked.

 

[Talon]

Yeah, they tweaked the shade of orange a little (but the football orange never really looked that good anyway), but it's still orange. Just some weird color correction on that top photo I think.

Yeah, it's a more metallic orange that looks red because a) the camera that took it sucked and b) we all use shitty monitors.

 

[Meier]

Posted?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWp_EVK0A-8&feature=youtu.be

Hah.

 

[andycapps]

Tulane gets new helmets, too. I like 'em. Better than Illinois'.

Better than the Elvis redesign.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Posted?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWp_EVK0A-8&feature=youtu.be

Hah.

Dammit! I was just about to post this.

 

[andycapps]

So that Taiwanese company that makes college football news videos made one about the Bag Men article.

#dead

http://youtu.be/689O-Txd-jU

 

[Purple Cheeto]

So that Taiwanese company that makes college football news videos made one about the Bag Men article.

#dead

http://youtu.be/689O-Txd-jU

Curse you! I just came to post this.

 

[mre]

So that Taiwanese company that makes college football news videos made one about the Bag Men article.

#dead

http://youtu.be/689O-Txd-jU

I had to look close to be sure that was UGA in the pic and not Bama.

 

[andycapps]

Curse you! I just came to post this.

ESSEEESEE SPEED, BABY

I had to look close to be sure that was UGA in the pic and not Bama.

Right, I assumed Bama would be in this, but when I saw us in there that made it even better. And then seeing what was supposed to be Richt and then the booster next to him making it rain on the sideline, wow.

 

[Lonestar]

I had to look close to be sure that was UGA in the pic and not Bama.

Because we're the ones making the rest of the conference money ;P

 

[andycapps]

Whatever you do, don't watch this Florida fan video "Seminoles."

I made it about a min and then started to reevaluate my life choices and how I got to the point that I wasted a minute of my life watching this.

http://youtu.be/JWp_EVK0A-8

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Whatever you do, don't watch this Florida fan video "Seminoles."

I made it about a min and then started to reevaluate my life choices and how I got to the point that I wasted a minute of my life watching this.

http://youtu.be/JWp_EVK0A-8

Meier posted that earlier, and I also made it only a minute into it.

 

[andycapps]

Meier posted that earlier, and I also made it only a minute into it.

Oh okay, may have missed it at work earlier. Didn't miss much.

 

[Mac the KNife]

Connor Cook unlocked Audible!

"We like to create problems for our opponents,'' Warner said, allowing himself a rare smile.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Tulane gets new helmets, too. I like 'em. Better than Illinois'.

AAC AAC AAC

 

[Lonestar]

THE PEACH BOWL IS BACK, BABY

Well, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, but since the other playoff games are all "singular" named (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton, and Fiesta), they changed to fit in.

 

[andycapps]

THE PEACH BOWL IS BACK, BABY

Well, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, but since the other playoff games are all "singular" named (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton, and Fiesta), they changed to fit in.

Awesome. As it should be.

 

[Subitai]

Any of you going to weigh in on Mumei's thread about the NYT piece on Winston's investigation?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=804261

 

[bucknuticus]

Any of you going to weigh in on Mumei's thread about the NYT piece on Winston's investigation?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=804261

I tend to stay out of College athletics threads outside of threads like these. Get tons of people in there with no clue what theyre talking about.

 

[Draxal]

I tend to stay out of College athletics threads outside of threads like these. Get tons of people in there with no clue what theyre talking about.

Yeah, that NLRB debate was kinda sad to read.

 

[andycapps]

Any of you going to weigh in on Mumei's thread about the NYT piece on Winston's investigation?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=804261

Usually avoid them because of shitstains like this.

 

[pxleyes]

Usually avoid them because of shitstains like this.

Posts like that are why I find Florida threads so offensive.

 

[timetokill]

Aw shit, no metacommentary in here? What are we supposed to talk about, the absurd food rules brouhaha?

 

[Tamanon]

I found the food rule thing weird. I mean my school has unlimited meals at certain mess halls if you're on the food program. Not sure how that couldn't easily translate to athlete coverage.

 

[Draxal]

Aw shit, no metacommentary in here? What are we supposed to talk about, the absurd food rules brouhaha?

We need stupid expansion rumors now and a coach doing something incredibly stupid. I'll go find the WVU poster for the first one.

 

[andycapps]

It's fine to not post in that thread if you don't feel like it's worth your while, but let's not go metacommentary on it in here, please.

Point taken.

Hey, Washington has new uniforms! Please be excited.

 

[pxleyes]

The helmets have a 'texture' to them. It looks like the stickers are going to fall off like the glow-in-the-dark stars you put on the ceiling.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Not a fan of the shoulders being a different color than the rest of the jersey.

Meh, whatever. Win games.

I will burn this motherfucker down if they get rid of the gold chrome helmets, though.

 

[Lonestar]

It's fine to not post in that thread if you don't feel like it's worth your while, but let's not go metacommentary on it in here, please.

 

[andycapps]

:jnc

 

[andycapps]

117 fans showed up for GA Tech's spring game tonight. It was raining, but still, 117.