Biggest Change in Rules/Equipment from College to Pro (1 Viewer)

[mr roboto]

What are some of the biggest changes that college athletes experience when they reach the pro level? I don't mean level of competition, income, playing venues, or anything like that. I'm talking specifically about changes in the rules of the game or changes to equipment.

Off the top of my head, in football you only need one foot down inbounds in college but 2 feet in the pros. If I remember correctly, the clock stops more often in college football then in the pros. In baseball, players go from metal bats two wooden bats. In basketball, I think the three-point line is different as well as the shot clock.

In college and amateur golf, the player must carry their own clubs and do not have the use of a caddy. I was wondering, what are some other changes that an athlete needs to make in there playing style or equipment from a college level to a pro level?

 

[MC Gas Money]

2 feet in bounds gets my vote.

I cant believe its still only 1 in college.

 

[dpeease]

Metal Bats.

 

[randall146]

It's the bats

 

[Dan Lambskin]

SEC football players having to take a paycut

 

[avoiding injuries]

Length of schedule

 

[Parrothead]

hotter women

 

[Kal El]

Metal bats. If those were allowed at the big league level, there would probably be fatalities on the field.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Metal bats. If those were allowed at the big league level, there would probably be fatalities on the field.

Agreed.

 

[Ilov80s]

Metal bats. If those were allowed at the big league level, there would probably be fatalities on the field.

Agreed.

Definitely. Can you imagine what Miggy could do to a baseball with a metal bat?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The STDs

 

[Drunken Poster]

2 feet in bounds gets my vote.

I cant believe its still only 1 in college.

Hope it's always like this. Perfect differential between the general talent levels of the two.

 

[Super King]

The STDs

"Umm, Jabari.... I don't know how to tell you this, but you have ProAIDS."

 

[Drunken Poster]

Auto clock stop after a first down in the college game make a big difference. Can't decide if I like it better or not.

 

[Mister CIA]

The STDs

The PEDs

 

[Binky The Doormat]

In college basketball you are only allowed one step over the 1-and-a-half step rule when picking up your dribble.

In the NBA I think steps after the dribble relates to limitations similar to rugby.

 

[Frostillicus]

Length of schedule is a good one. That and the bats get my vote.

 

[James Daulton]

Metal bats not so much any more. They have been "deadened" to replicate the performance of wooden bats.

It's a large reason why there's such a shortage of power in college baseball.

 

[Kal El]

Metal bats. If those were allowed at the big league level, there would probably be fatalities on the field.

Agreed.

Definitely. Can you imagine what Miggy could do to a baseball with a metal bat?

The fans would have to start wearing helmets.

 

[DaVinci]

PGA golf courses don't have windmills.

 

[chet]

Some football players having to take a pay cut upon reaching the NFL.