2008-10-29T18:12:49-04:00 The List: Five sports rules that need to be changed 2008-09-15T16:28:28-04:00 49 2008-09-15T16:25:28-04:00 1 5 10 2008-09-18T13:47:09-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/212/18/thumb/snarl.jpg 294 MN Wytefang Minneapolis 21258 50 As a sidenote, &quot;I am always right&quot;, is ironically &quot;wrong&quot; in his retarded comments about soccer. Get a clue dude or stop wasting all our time posting nonsense. Thanks. I'll let you get back to watching Nascar and Gold now, yee-haw! 2781755 2008-09-18T13:45:07-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/212/18/thumb/snarl.jpg 294 MN Wytefang Minneapolis 21258 49 This one is easy - get rid of the retarded off-sides rule. The reason it was implemented, ostensibly, is to remove cherry-picking. But if someone was cherry-picking, you could just put a defender on them so there's really no reason for this rule anymore. Add to that, the fact that it's consistently, and I'll repeat, &quot;CONSISTENTLY&quot; the most commonly blown referee call in any sport, and it's easy to see why it should be done away with. I wouldn't expect the monolithic leaders of FIFA (or even the soccer masses) to agree with this because it would shake things up too much and (gasp!) might even lead to a bit more scoring, which is never a bad thing for any sport (from the fans' perspectives). And yes, I'm a life-long soccer player, coach, referee and a huge student of the game both here locally (USA) and world-wide. I've played overseas (England, Middle-East) and I'm fully aware of the ramifications such a rule-change would incur. 2781709 2008-09-17T16:49:19-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/894/63/thumb/P7280012.jpg 50 MI wojoman Birmingham 89763 48 The offsides rule in Soccer. It's like Randy Moss not being able to go past the last defender until the ball is thrown. The other rule is the one where if you fair catch a punt in football, you can elect to try a field goal kick without any defenders at the spot of the fair catch. 2772073 2008-09-17T10:23:54-04:00 4 CO cbuck182 Denver 518458 47 I agree with the flop replay. I think it would increase sportsmanship and make the games easier to watch. I can't stand seeing these NBA players flop... aka my Cavs team. I play soccer and it's extremely evident when I play pickup games too. People still flop for whatever reason. Probably because they think it's acceptable now. I think if they started punishing people who dive in the real leagues it would carry over to every aspect of the game, professional or not. 2766332 2008-09-17T08:36:20-04:00 12 XX JMoney1983 No City 135519 46 mnwild18: the reason they do that is because the penalty of hooking is now the act of putting your stick on the other player's body. But then if the guy dives to the ice on purpose, that's diving. It makes perfect sense to me. 2764708 2008-09-15T18:12:44-04:00 695 MA STP43FAN Wakefield 55834 15 You're wrong about restrictor plates. Racing is not about speed, it is about lead changes - passing, sidedrafting, nose-tio-nose combat. It is also about keeping the cars out of the grandstands, and the fact is the restrictor plates have done more than anything to keep cars out of the grandstands - contrast this with the numerous incidents of Indycars, lacking restricted power, flying into fences or sending wheel assemblies over fences into grandstand areas. Slowing the cars was overdue. 2749058 2008-09-16T23:38:17-04:00 1 RI Counterfit Cumberland 538733 You're wrong about restrictor plates. Racing is not about speed, it is about lead changes - passing, sidedrafting, nose-tio-nose combat. It is also about keeping the cars out of the grandstands, and the fact is the restrictor plates have done more than anything to keep cars out of the grandstands - contrast this with the numerous incidents of Indycars, lacking restricted power, flying into fences or sending wheel assemblies over fences into grandstand areas. Slowing the cars was overdue. 45 Racing IS about speed. Whoever finishes the race distance the fastest, is the winner. The only lead change that matters is the last one. Unrestricted power in not what sends open-wheel cars flying. It's the contact between two very sticky tires that are rotating EXTREMELY fast. The tire to the rear will ALWAYS be lifted. The only way to stop it is to cover the wheels or otherwise protect them from front/rear contact. 2762405 2008-09-16T21:21:05-04:00 2 VA I am always right Roanoke 535824 44 How about we just eliminate soccer altogether? I think that would be infinitely simpler than discussing their ridiculous offside rule. Or discussing the sport at all and comparing it to anything else. Get rid of soccer. 2760857 2008-09-16T18:44:16-04:00 20 OH Schlitzkrieg Columbus 457834 43 I hate the DH, because there was already a spot for people who can't field properly baseball - first base. :) I also like the idea of eliminating overtime in the NFL, because they will never adopt the Kansas City NCAA tiebreaker like they should. 2759424 2008-09-16T17:54:26-04:00 18 MN mnwild18 Saint Paul 426683 42 In the NHL, one of the most infuriating calls is when they call a penalty like tripping or holding AND they call a dive on the victim of the first penalty. I HATE when they do that! 2759091 2008-09-16T15:57:11-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/537/012/thumb/tyree.jpg 16 XX G-FAN Waterloo 537452 41 NFL overtime rule is garbage #1 rule Womans beach volleyball should be play topless 2757736 49 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img title="Ed Hochuli" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fannation/hochuli-den.jpg" alt="Ed Hochuli" width="298" height="298" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Hochuli won't be taking summers in San Diego anytime soon. <br /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images</div> </div> <p><strong>By Lang Whitaker, SI.com</strong></p> <p><strong>Ed Hochuli</strong> may have a blown the call at the end of the Broncos-Chargers game, but really, did anyone understand what was happening? Even though I watch football all weekend every fall weekend, the whole tuck rule/fumble/interception thing remains a mystery to me. But it&rsquo;s not just football -- here are five sports rules that need to be changed.<br /><br /><strong>1. The Tuck Rule: </strong>This rule is supposed to make fumbles by NFL quarterbacks easier to rule as a fumble or a interception, but I don&rsquo;t get it. Did <strong>Jay Cutler</strong> fumble? Wasn&rsquo;t he trying to pass the ball? No clue ...<br /><br /><strong>2. Illegal Defense: </strong>This NBA rule has been massaged the last few years to allow zone defenses, but I say ditch the whole thing. If you want to put all five defenders in the lane and let the other team shoot open jumpers from the outside, go for it.<br /><br /><strong>3. The Designated Hitter:</strong> What can I say, I&rsquo;m an NL guy. If you wear an MLB uniform, you should be forced to hit.<br /><br /><strong>4. The College Football Clock Rule: </strong>This summer, the NCAA tweaked their rules in order to shorten games, and in the process they&rsquo;ve managed to make clock management a mostly ineffective skill, at least until there are under two minutes left in a game.<br /><br /><strong>5. Restrictor Plates: </strong>I&rsquo;m not a huge NASCAR fan, but forcing the cars to go slower than they&rsquo;re capable of going just doesn&rsquo;t make sense to me.</p> <p>What rules would you like to see changed? Let us know below ...</p> <p><em>Lang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and writes daily at SLAMonline.com.</em></p> 18 NY The SI Staff New York City 21244 4541 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img title="Ed Hochuli" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fannation/hochuli-den.jpg" alt="Ed Hochuli" width="298" height="298" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Hochuli won't be taking summers in San Diego anytime soon. <br /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: right;">Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images</div> </div> <p><strong>by Lang Whitaker, SI.com</strong></p> <p><strong>Ed Hochuli</strong> may have a blown the call at the end of the Broncos-Chargers game, but really, did anyone understand what was happening? Even though I watch football all weekend every fall weekend, the whole tuck rule/fumble/interception thing remains a mystery to me. But it&rsquo;s not just football -- here are five sports rules that need to be changed.<br /><br /><strong>1. The Tuck Rule: </strong>This rule is supposed to make fumbles by NFL quarterbacks easier to rule as a fumble or a interception, but I don&rsquo;t get it. Did <strong>Jay Cutler</strong> fumble? Wasn&rsquo;t he trying to pass the ball? No clue ...<br /><br /><strong>2. Illegal Defense: </strong>This NBA rules have been massaged the last few years to allow zone defenses, but I say ditch the whole thing. If you want to put all five defenders in the lane and let the other team shoot open jumpers from the outside, go for it.<strong><br /></strong></p>