2009 Big 12 Rule Changes...

[Cy the Cyclone]

Just happened to get a confidential copy of this meeting and thought I would share it:

 

NCAA Football Rules Committee Meeting

November 6, 2008

 

Section One -

 

New Rules To Be Instituted For 2009 NCAA Division I Football

 

Sub-Section A –

 

Big 12 Conference

 

Due to the changing political climate in America that emphasizes equality and hope, we will institute the following proactive rule changes for the 2009 season. We can’t be caught behind the curve this year. People want change!

 

#1 All players currently under scholarship with schools in the South Division will hereby be released from their respective teams and put into a dispersal draft. All teams from the North Division will be eligible, based on their 2008 conference records, to select from this pool of players…the number of players to be selected based on current need of the North school. For instance, Missouri would be eligible to receive 3 players based on their record while Iowa State would be eligible to select 33. All players selected will immediately be part of the North team’s roster. Their scholarships will continue to be paid for by the South team that signed them.

 

#2 All Big 12 teams are hereby restricted from recruiting players from their own states or any states that have a common border with them. For instance, schools located in Texas will no longer be able to sign recruits from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico or Arkansas. Nebraska will no longer be able to sign recruits from Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming or Kansas.

 

#3 Any team that takes a trip to visit a recruit will be required to take a representative from all other Big 12 schools with them so that each and every school will have an equal opportunity to recruit the player to their respective schools.

 

#4 All teams will institute a “no-cut” policy for their football programs. All who come out will make the team. All coaches will be required to play every player for a minimum of 15 plays per game at any position he so chooses. This includes physically and mentally challenged players pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act. All players will receive a full-ride athletic scholarship. Funding for these scholarships will be raised by instituting a stadium wide “seating tax” which will be added to the price of game tickets.

 

#5 All team members will henceforth be referred to as “participants” and not players.

 

#6 There will not longer be a Big 12 Championship game. Instead, the Big 12 will have a gala ceremony at the end of the season where all players will be issued pink “participant” ribbons. The Big 12 will also discontinue the practice of ranking teams within the league by their Won/Lose record. All teams will be ranked according to the number of games they have participated in.

 

#7 When a flag is thrown during a game, the penalty will not be charged against individual players but against George W Bush.

 

 

New Rules Summary –

 

These are just the first seven rules to come from our committee. I am sure there will be more to come. By taking a proactive stance now, we can avoid a lot of problems that I’m sure will pop up when the new administration takes over.

 

NCAA Football Rules Committee Head

 

Stu Pidass

[huskerswrkhavoc]

 

 

cy, didn't you hear? affirmative action is illegal in nebraska

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Careful Cy we just came out of a political cycle where people will believe anything they read!

[macroboy]

So Cy, I'm guessing the election didn't turn out as you'd hoped?

[Cy the Cyclone]

So Cy, I'm guessing the election didn't turn out as you'd hoped?

 

I voted for Vladimir Putin...and he may actually end up being the winner of this election....

[Blackshirt316]

Nebraska would dominate. You said we can't recruit home and border states. you said nothing about walkons. Time to have 10 walkon teams.

[husker B-rent]

 

#2 All Big 12 teams are hereby restricted from recruiting players from their own states or any states that have a common border with them. For instance, schools located in Texas will no longer be able to sign recruits from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico or Arkansas. Nebraska will no longer be able to sign recruits from Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming or Kansas.

 

 

 

 

so wait Cy we are still allowed to recruit from Missouri? hmmm.......strange i have been to this place in southeast nebraska (Rulo, NE) where you can stand on this hill and see 3 states at once.......Nebraska, Kansas, and MISSOURI!

 

[papersun87]

I guess you all are aware that Obama is in favor of a playoff . . .

I voted for Vladimir Putin

[MOD_CHAMPION]

ROFL

 

One of the funniest posts I've seen in quite a long time, on any forum. LOL

[In the Deed the Glory]

....and games will last 100 years whether or not the country wants them to.... Although the technology is out dated and antiquated, we'll make sure that we run all rugby scrums supporting people who are in a different sport than us, rather than free ourselves from "foreign" football......Touchdown signals from referees will no longer be two arms in the air but two thumbs below shoulder high a.k.a. John McCain....

 

Sorry that last part was low, but come on. Its over, if we want to fix this country we need to stop the divide. Not saying you have to agree with him. Just don't dismiss him before he even takes office, "my friends"!!!