Um… Yay?

Thanks to the efforts of bloggers everywhere (seriously, where else have you really seen mass-complaining about this?), the stupid clock rule known as Rule 3-2-5e is being scrapped. Normally this would be a reason to celebrate, but it turns out that rather than just scrapping the stupid new rule and going back to the good ole’ days, the NCAA is insisting on being “progressive.” And so, they’re going to introduce some new, slightly less stupid clock rules:

• The clock will start on the snap of the ball. No complaints here!
• Team-called Timeouts will be 30 seconds long rather than 65. Eh. While I appreciate that this means less time just watching guys on a field stand around, my overwhelming appreciation for the “chess game” within football feels a little neglected here. It’s not like the coaches are just standing there, doing nothing, staring at their players. Unless of course that coach is named Ty Willingham.
• The Playclock will be only 15 seconds long after a TV Timeout. Oh, this will be grand. Can’t wait for the almost obligatory delay of game penalty that all non-Charlie Weis coached teams will incur at least once a game.
• Kickoffs will take place from the 30 rather than the 35. …practically guaranteeing that a Notre Dame team will never see the positive side of a touchback this year. [Praying that new kicker recruit, “Lefty,” proves to have bionic leg.]
• The play clock will be 40 seconds rather than 25. God Dammit. “Hey! Let’s make the potential total time between snaps twice as long!” I just can’t wait to see Indiana get themselves in position to upset someone like Ohio State, just to see the next 48 minutes of the game turn into a flashback of a major league baseball game. That’ll be awesome. So glad the rules committee is looking to handicap the better teams. That’s just what the sport needs - soul-sucking parity.

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