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Some items of issue for football this year (from Hornet Hype):

July 21, 2008

Here are a few thoughts from the opening 24 hours of the Big Sky Kickoff in Park City, Utah…

Surprisingly, defense is the focus with the player representatives, as five of the nine play on that side of the ball. The heavy emphasis in on linebacker with Cyrus Mulitalo, Bobby Daly (Montana State), Andy Schantz (Portland State) and Joe Kenney (Northern Colorado). Montana safety Colt Anderson rounds out the defensive players.

The offensive representatives are Alexis Anderson (FB, Eastern Washington), Northern Arizona tight end Shaun Fitzpatrick, Idaho State receiver Eddie Thompson and Bryant Eteuati (KR/WR, Weber State).

Mulitalo claimed the prize for most impressive meal at Sunday night’s player and media dinner. The senior took down an order of Buffalo wings, a combo plate of sirloin and prawns, a “side” of lobster tail and an order of desert.

Monday morning address from Big Sky Commissioner Doug Fullerton featured the announcement that NCAA will expand the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs to 20 teams in 2010. Automatic berths will also be awarded to the Big South Conference and the Northeast Conference. The format will see eight teams play the opening weekend with the top 12 teams having byes.

Big Sky Officials Coordinator Doug Toole spoke on upcoming rule changes and rules of emphasis for the 2008 season. The biggest change will be an NFL style play clock which will set at 40 seconds for most plays immediately after the previous play ends. Following a timeout, penalty and a handful of other situations the play clock will start at 25 seconds. This rule will not be in play in the final two minutes of each half.

Other changes include:
• Chop blocks will be called anywhere on the field when two players perform a high-low block with the low block coming below the thigh. In the past, there were exceptions to this rule that have now been removed.
• A kickoff out of bounds will result in the receiving team getting the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick. From a normal kickoff at the 30-yard line, the receiving team will now have the option to take the ball at its own 40 which is five yards further that last season.
• Horsecollar tackles will now be called in the college game. However, you can still tackle inside the shoulder pads on runners that are between the tackles and quarterbacks in the pocket.
• The 5-yard face mask penalty has been removed. All face masks will be 15 yards. The penalty will only be called when the safety of the ball carrier is at risk.
• Spearing will be a rule of emphasis.
• There will be no more sideline warnings. Penalties will be called against a team when players or coaches are outside of the box during play. The first two infractions will cost 5 yards and anything after that will be a 15-yard penalty.

 

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I'm not sure I like the elimination of the sideline warning. At least not the way they're doing it. Two 5-yarders, and then straight to a personal foul?!? In the heat of the game, do they actually expect the officials to remember how many have sideline penalties have been issued? In theory, one could get shafted with the big one before getting a little one (or vice versa). I don't like this at all....