Sports Rules You Would Like To See Changed (1 Viewer)

[ChiefD]

For me:

College Football:

1. The rule where a guy is automatically down if his knee/elbow/whatever if he touches the ground

2. The clock stopping after every first down. Enough with the 4 hour games already.

3. Two feet in bounds after every catch. You wanna be a pro - catch like a pro

Soccer

1. Keep the clock on the scoreboard and get rid of the ridiculous extra time bull crap. The referee can stop the clock during injuries and reviews and such. Get the BS clock shenanigans out of the game once and for all. If high school and college soccer can do it so can pro soccer.

 

[Capella]

Instant replay incinerated from the earth for all sports, but particularly football. 

 

[The General]

NFL: the ineligible lineman down field seems dumb, the ball fumbled out the endzone is a turnover at the 20 is crazy, of course this taunting rule, and the grazing a QB’s head is a personal foul.

I get protecting the QB and they settled on this zero touching thing but there has to be a better way.

MLB: hate to say it but I have come around time to drop the pitcher from hitting - install the DH. No getting out of the batter box every pitch. Pitch clock.

 

[zoobird]

Keep the clock on the scoreboard and get rid of the ridiculous extra time bull crap. 

This X1000.  The arguments against are all so ridiculous that people should be embarrassed even thinking about them.

 

[Zegras11]

the ball fumbled out the endzone is a turnover at the 20 is crazy, 

Like they should get it at the 40 instead?

How is it crazy?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

NFL- The rule where if any part of a player besides their hand or feet touch they are down when they dive or fall forward. 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

NFL: the ineligible lineman down field seems dumb, the ball fumbled out the endzone is a turnover at the 20 is crazy, of course this taunting rule, and the grazing a QB’s head is a personal foul.

I get protecting the QB and they settled on this zero touching thing but there has to be a better way.

MLB: hate to say it but I have come around time to drop the pitcher from hitting - install the DH. No getting out of the batter box every pitch. Pitch clock.

I would love to hear why you think ineligible linemen downfield is a bad rule. 

ETA- The touchback out of the end zone is perfect and a staple of the rules of the game. Hate when people complain about this. 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Taunting rule is a sportsmanship issue that needed to be cleaned up. It’s an emotional game and people can celebrate, they just can’t (and shouldn’t) do it in the face of the opponent. 
 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Instant replay incinerated from the earth for all sports, but particularly football. 

Im totally ok with this but only if they don’t show replays on TV.

Even if we got our wish, people would do it on their own and it would be all over YouTube. 

 

[The General]

Like they should get it at the 40 instead?

How is it crazy?

Too egregious. Get the ball at the spot of the fumble.

 

[Zeppelin]

College basketball...I hate that a team can score and then take a time out right after.

 

[The General]

I would love to hear why you think ineligible linemen downfield is a bad rule. 

ETA- The touchback out of the end zone is perfect and a staple of the rules of the game. Hate when people complain about this. 

Who cares if the lineman is 2 yards down field?

For the fumble endzone place it at the spot of the fumble. 

 

[Zegras11]

Too egregious. Get the ball at the spot of the fumble.

There would be way too many at the 5 inch line on those pylon fumbles. Penalize the fumbling team. I like the 20 yd line.

 

[The General]

There would be way too many at the 5 inch line on those pylon fumbles. Penalize the fumbling team. I like the 20 yd line.

5 inch line works for me. I like that the players are selling out to hit the pylon. 

 

[Capella]

Im totally ok with this but only if they don’t show replays on TV.

Even if we got our wish, people would do it on their own and it would be all over YouTube. 

I hate it so much. Ruins the stadium experience. You can’t even celebrate now. Oh was that a touchdown?! No wait I think he had a butt cheek land out of bounds. You need two cheeks in. 
 

Some jets wideout made a extraordinary catch two weeks ago that every sane person would have said was a catch, but after 15 minutes of thorough review he had half a centimeter out of bounds. It SUCKS. 

 

[Da Guru]

NFL: the ineligible lineman down field seems dumb, the ball fumbled out the endzone is a turnover at the 20 is crazy, of course this taunting rule, and the grazing a QB’s head is a personal foul.

I get protecting the QB and they settled on this zero touching thing but there has to be a better way.

MLB: hate to say it but I have come around time to drop the pitcher from hitting - install the DH. No getting out of the batter box every pitch. Pitch clock.

DH in both leagues for sure.   Starting pitchers who get 2-3 hits a season and pull muscles running the bases are not fun to watch.

It is also insane the play a World series with 2 sets of rules.

It would be like the East-West in baskeball where one division does not have a 3 point line and the other does. That would never happen.

 

[rockaction]

I hate it so much. Ruins the stadium experience. You can’t even celebrate now. Oh was that a touchdown?! No wait I think he had a butt cheek land out of bounds. You need two cheeks in. 
 

Some jets wideout made a extraordinary catch two weeks ago that every sane person would have said was a catch, but after 15 minutes of thorough review he had half a centimeter out of bounds. It SUCKS. 

That's interesting. Totally with you on this aspect of it (the Keelan Cole/Jets-type aspect) but I like that they take the egregious mess-ups (and there are a TON, officiating is so bad) and correct them. Replay isn't going away, and I'd cry bloody foul and murder if it did.

But I take your point. Nobody wants to spend ten minutes figuring out whether the blade of the skate had totally established position on the blue line and nobody wants to watch a stolen base overturned because somebody came up an inch off the bag.

 

[The General]

DH in both leagues for sure.   Starting pitchers who get 2-3 hits a season and pull muscles running the bases are not fun to watch.

It is also insane the play a World series with 2 sets of rules.

It would be like the East-West in baskeball where one division does not have a 3 point line and the other does. That would never happen.

Yep. I have held out for a long time in the name of tradition but it’s gotten too silly to have this complete dead spot in the lineup. 

 

[rockaction]

DH in both leagues for sure.   Starting pitchers who get 2-3 hits a season and pull muscles running the bases are not fun to watch.

It is also insane the play a World series with 2 sets of rules.

It would be like the East-West in baskeball where one division does not have a 3 point line and the other does. That would never happen.

This always incensed me. You build a ballclub over the span of 162 games, then you just lose a player or add one? The AL best hitters occupy the DH and the NL often can't field an appropriate one because that isn't how their roster is constructed.

That's always been, as you say, insane.

 

[The Z Machine]

12 foot rims in basketball.  4 point arc from 45 feet.  

 

[Ghost Rider]

Limit the number of timeouts teams can take in basketball at the end of games.   The end of many basketball games are unwatchable because of the non-stop timeouts.  If the last 60 seconds of play takes 15 minutes in real time, that is a problem. 

 

[The General]

Limit the number of timeouts teams can take in basketball at the end of games.   The end of many basketball games are unwatchable because of the non-stop timeouts.  If the last 60 seconds of play takes 15 minutes in real time, that is a problem. 

Yep. The end of college basketball is pretty insane with these timeouts and the auto-instant replay on everything. 

 

[The Z Machine]

Volleyball 10 foot nets in men, 9 foot for women. 

 

[Ghost Rider]

Yep. The end of college basketball is pretty insane with these timeouts and the auto-instant replay on everything. 

 I cannot remember which NBA playoff game it was last postseason (Suns/Clippers, I think), but between the timeouts and the reviews, I remember the last 9.2 seconds of the game taking almost 20 minutes of real time to complete. 

 

[Da Guru]

Limit the number of timeouts teams can take in basketball at the end of games.   The end of many basketball games are unwatchable because of the non-stop timeouts.  If the last 60 seconds of play takes 15 minutes in real time, that is a problem. 

This for sure!!   I have timed it before and it has been 25-30 minutes for the last 3 minutes of a BB game.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Too egregious. Get the ball at the spot of the fumble.

You can keep the ball as long as you don’t make the ball vulnerable by reaching out with it. That’s the risk/reward. It’s a great rule and I hope it never changes. It’s part of the game. 
 

Some rules are fundamental parts of the game and should never be touched. 

 

[NutterButter]

Soccer

1. Keep the clock on the scoreboard and get rid of the ridiculous extra time bull crap. The referee can stop the clock during injuries and reviews and such. Get the BS clock shenanigans out of the game once and for all. If high school and college soccer can do it so can pro soccer.

That's a great one.   I don't understand how this is still a thing.   Maybe its exciting to soccer fans the suspense of when the ref reveals how much extra time will be added.   

 

[NutterButter]

Taking a timeout to ice the kicker right before the snap.   Maybe make it that you can't take the timeout under 10 seconds on the play clock unless the offense changes their formation.  

This one will please Dickie V; jump ball automatically goes to the defense.  

 

[jhib]

Stiff arms to the face of a defender by ball carriers in football.  This isn't a big deal or anything (they can actually be pretty cool) but the apparent inconsistency with other rules bothers me whenever I see it.

Like at 0:45 in the video rulebook.  The previously talked about rules don't apply, but I'm not sure why not.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Stiff arms to the face of a defender by ball carriers in football.  This isn't a big deal or anything (they can actually be pretty cool) but the apparent inconsistency with other rules bothers me whenever I see it.

Like at 0:45 in the video rulebook.  The previously talked about rules don't apply, but I'm not sure why not.

Emmitt Smith used to take advantage of this rule quite a bit. (He was also great a hitting defenders arms away).

I think the logic is that a offensive player with the ball is essentially one handed. 

 

[JaxBill]

2. The clock stopping after every first down. Enough with the 4 hour games already.

3. Two feet in bounds after every catch. You wanna be a pro - catch like a pro

Disagree with both of these.

Clock only stops long enough to set ball in the last 2 minutes of a half. Rule might add 2 minutes tops to a game length but adds a lot more excitement.  College games are 4 hours because of all of the commercials and extended halftime. You want to speed up game,  set 90 second or maybe 2 minute replay length. Also if player stops clock for "injury", must miss at least 2 plays.

I like the college one foot rule infinitely better. Watching the NFL,  it's always "what the hell is a catch again?". College gives more credit to the receiver and makes viewing at home much better.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Robot Umps to call balls and strikes. More accurate calls plus no hissy fits from pitchers and batters delaying the already slow game even more. Home ump still calls hit batters, plays at the plate and hands out the balls.

 

[Todem]

Instant replay incinerated from the earth for all sports, but particularly football. 

100000%

It has destroyed sports on TV and live.....it is the plague. I can’t take it anymore. 

 

[Todem]

Robot Umps to call balls and strikes. More accurate calls plus no hissy fits from pitchers and batters delaying the already slow game even more. Home ump still calls hit batters, plays at the plate and hands out the balls.

Probably the worst idea in baseball I ever heard. Sorry. Dehumanize the game? Blasphemy. Get rid of that stupid strike zone box on tv......and if batters or pitchers complain too much you freaking toss them and move on.

I am so over this whole idea of taking the human element away from baseball with Robo umps....which by the way were tried in the minor leagues and had all kinds of problems and issues. 

It does not work.

 

[Todem]

 I cannot remember which NBA playoff game it was last postseason (Suns/Clippers, I think), but between the timeouts and the reviews, I remember the last 9.2 seconds of the game taking almost 20 minutes of real time to complete. 

I am done with NBA.....years ago. Unwatchable today. 

 

[Todem]

Im totally ok with this but only if they don’t show replays on TV.

Even if we got our wish, people would do it on their own and it would be all over YouTube. 

That is why I don’t watch Youtube, tick tock or twitter......cess pool of complete ****ery.

Ignorance of social media is absolute bliss. 

 

[NutterButter]

Robot Umps to call balls and strikes. More accurate calls plus no hissy fits from pitchers and batters delaying the already slow game even more. Home ump still calls hit batters, plays at the plate and hands out the balls.

Love it.  Hasn't tennis already gone this route?  

 

[ChiefD]

 Get rid of that stupid strike zone box on tv

Oh God Yes. Been screaming about this one for years.

Complaints about the strike zone would go down 99.8% if you took this stupid thing away. Hate it.

 

[Navin Johnson]

Get rid of that stupid strike zone box on tv..

Angel Hernandez, Laz Diaz and Joe West agree

 

[jabarony]

Soccer - the penalty box is too big.  Nothing more annoying than a PK (essentially a free goal) due to a trip near the corner when the goal-scoring threat was minimal.

Or at least make more fouls = indirect than direct.

 

[NutterButter]

While we're at, let's just get rid of all tv replays.  Just let the call happen and we can all just be left wondering whether it was a good call or not.   In all seriousness, we'd probably all be a lot happier that way.    Ignorance is bliss.   

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

While we're at, let's just get rid of all tv replays.  Just let the call happen and we can all just be left wondering whether it was a good call or not.   In all seriousness, we'd probably all be a lot happier that way.    Ignorance is bliss.   

I have concluded that the NFL secretly likes the controversy. It’s like the old adage that any publicity, even bad publicity, is good publicity.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Probably the worst idea in baseball I ever heard. Sorry. Dehumanize the game? Blasphemy. Get rid of that stupid strike zone box on tv......and if batters or pitchers complain too much you freaking toss them and move on.

I am so over this whole idea of taking the human element away from baseball with Robo umps....which by the way were tried in the minor leagues and had all kinds of problems and issues. 

It does not work.

 balls & strikes can and should be facts. ump still calls swings and such, an electric eye calls pitch location

 

[Sea Duck]

NBA traveling.

 

[wikkidpissah]

I have concluded that the NFL secretly likes the controversy. It’s like the old adage that any publicity, even bad publicity, is good publicity.

why would a league with the biggest TV contract in the history of money want to increase the length of and # of breaks in games?!

 

[NutterButter]

How about 2 types of pass interference?   Only if its egregious do you get the spot of the foul; otherwise, 15 yards like college.   

 

[Navin Johnson]

NBA traveling.

I'd say north of 90% of people who complain about traveling in the NBA have no clue what the actual rule is or how good those guys are manipulating it.

 

[El Floppo]

Curling should be barefoot in speedos

 

[ChiefD]

Curling should be barefoot in speedos

Have you seen some of those.....um.....”athletes”......?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Soccer

1. Keep the clock on the scoreboard and get rid of the ridiculous extra time bull crap. The referee can stop the clock during injuries and reviews and such. Get the BS clock shenanigans out of the game once and for all. If high school and college soccer can do it so can pro soccer.

Came here just to post this.  I freaking love soccer but this is by far the worst part of it.  It would be one thing if they actually tracked extra time properly and added the correct amount of time for all the shenanigans.  But they never get it even CLOSE to adding enough time.  It completely rewards all the shenanigans so of course people are going to do it.

It would be like not having a playclock in football and just expecting everyone to act in good faith and snap the ball in a reasonable amount of time when they have a lead in the 4th quarter.