2019 NCAA Rules Committee Meeting

[TXMike]

https://247sports.com/Article/College-football-targeting-rule-change-129490528/

[ElvisLives]

Doesn’t help Texas high school guys much...until the Championship games.

[TXMike]

First report

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/2019-03-01/football-rules-committee-proposes-modifying-targeting-protocols

[ElvisLives]

The blind-side block needs explanation.  What do they want to be considered forcible contact?  A good block usually is “forcible.”
Too much judgment.

Robert

[TXMike]

“Forcible contact”.  We been ruling on that for years thanks to targeting rule.  :-)

[Kalle]

Why not just ban all blindside blocks (I would not mind that)? If there is a distinction between a block with forcible contact and one without, it just creates a headache, as like Elvis said, all blocks have an intentional contact element.

[TXMike]

I don’t have a clue about intent yet as we have not heard from Shaw or Redding but I suspect they want to allow “screen” type blocks as you see in basketball all the time. But they want to outlaw blocks like these.   https://youtu.be/tggk0tvRhYI 


****Upon further review******  There was an audio link to a press conference where Shaw did speak.  He said "attack and make forcible contact" and made it clear that "screen" blocks, blocks with extended hands, etc would be legal.     Also said they have a lot of video they will be sending out to help clarify.  https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fncaa.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fweb_video%2FpublicRelations%2F2019%2F20190301-football-rules-committee.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2SvcRNx7wQyx6lB_fAljwKSS3WYo3A93bo4HiDOiIVsRKWYfK3qpWDtBY&h=AT0B0US_r7hKpxak5ybo3xwk7wwvz1v0x2lP00or3Sddw7hNaDWyyZoZ21cbIDUz4KmQi8F4f_z_-gbvHKT213y5rt_l5JHnxii_gZ3rLaxTHMZc1NgQGXSJUBLvJgO6aM_UpQ

[bama_stripes]

We’ve had a blindside blocking foul in NFHS for a couple of years.  It’s not hard to distinguish an illegal blindside block from a legal “unseen” block, although it does require officials to be vigilant, especially on kick and COP returns, and reverses.  The criteria for the foul includes “forceful contact”, and we also have an exception for extended hands.

I’d say my crew has averaged 3 BSB fouls per year over the past two seasons.

[NVFOA_Ump]

The difference between the legal vs illegal was described as full speed "blowup" shoulder to the chest vs.  open hands / extended arms to the chest blocks.  We're told the intent is to eliminate the head whiplash type motion and the possible chest injuries resulting from high speed shoulder to chest contact.  No more "de-cleaters".  IMHO they're pretty obvious when you see it.

[Magician]

This is over generalizing but the intent of a legal BSB is to take the opponent out of the play. The intent of an illegal BSB is to take the opponent out of the game. It doesn't take much contact to knock a running player to the ground if he doesn't see the contact coming. Plus the blocker likely remains on his feet as well and can continue to block someone else.