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The NCAA 10-second rule proposal: Hurry-up offense vs. 'player safety?'
A group of coaches apparently led by Arkansas' Bret Bielema (who's saying really silly things) are lobbying for a new rule that would limit the pace of college football's fastest offenses ... and is arguing for it in the name of protecting players from injury, of all things.
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March 6, 2014
Slow football, like the kind mom made
The NCAA Rules Committee's proposed speed limit on hurry-up offenses isn't done for. It'll be back on the table next year, but without needing to lie about being a safety rule. So how will slow-down coaches try to sell it in 2015?
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March 5, 2014
NCAA drops 10-second rule
The rule would have especially penalized run-first, no-huddle teams like Oregon and Auburn.
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March 3, 2014
RichRod hits Bielema with 'Speed' spoof
The people now demand the Arkansas head coach spoof himself into 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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February 21, 2014
Bielema conflates Cal player's death with hurry-up
The Arkansas coach referenced the recent death of a Cal defensive lineman as evidence that hurry-up offenses need to be slowed down.
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February 18, 2014
The NCAA hurry-up rule vs. 5 big 2013 games
We looked at five very different 2013 games involving fast offenses to see how the NCAA's 10-second rule idea would've changed things. Also, why college football's television popularity means the rule doesn't stand a chance of passing.
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February 12, 2014
Coaches mad at NCAA hurry-up proposal
Under a proposed new rule, offenses would not be able to snap the ball in the first 10 seconds of the play clock, to allow defenses to make the proper substitutions.