The Ten Second Proposal: Could be decided by women's administrators and Shenandoah University

 

 

No, not that Shenendoah, a band that was founded in Muscle Shoals, AL in 1984. As far as I know, Marty Raybon has not been on record about his stance regarding the 10 second substitution proposal by the NCAA.

 

Having said that, the productive fate of offensive minds like Gus Malzahn, Kevin Sumlin, and Mike Leach could be determined by three senior women's administrators and an Athletic Director from Shenandoah University.

 

Are they scheduled to job to an SEC school in 2016? I'm not sure.

 

Maybe I'm getting a little head of myself. Let's slowly review the ladder of approval in regards to this flawed and devolving rule proposal that tries to keep football frozen in time.

 

Here is a rundown of the Football Rules Committee via Jon Solomon of AL.com, and how many plays they run compared to Division average:

 

Football Rules Committee Members and Plays Per Game

Name	School/Conference Plays Per Game	NCAA Division Avg. Plays Per Game	School Record
Alfred White, C-USA assoc. commissioner	71.4	71.8 (FBS)	Not applicable
Todd Berry, Louisiana-Monroe coach	71.7	71.8 (FBS)	6-6
Troy Calhoun, Air Force coach	67.6	71.8 (FBS)	2-10
Ken Beazer, Southern Utah AD	66.5	70.5 (FCS)	8-5
Thomas Yeager, Colonial Athletic Association commissioner	70.4	70.5 (FCS)	Not applicable
Robert Nielson, Western Illinois coach	72.4	70.5 (FCS)	4-8
David Sharp, Ouachita Baptist AD	75.9	71.8 (Division II)	7-3
Keith Allen, Southwest Baptist coach	69.2	71.8 (Division II)	1-10
Peter Rossomando, New Haven coach	62.4	71.8 (Division II)	8-3
Gregory Wallace, Grinnell College AD	68.5	70.6 (Division III)	2-8
Michael Mattia, Johns Hopkins associate AD	81.1	70.6 (Division III)	10-1
Brian Surace, Fairleigh Dickinson coach	69.3	70.6 (Division III)	1-9 

 



Note: Plays per game for committee members who represent conferences were taken from their conference average, not an individual school.

Doesn't look optimistic to the majority of media, fans, and coaches who have spoken out against this proposed rule. That's not the most disturbing and possibly most infuriating part. The rule must be approved by the Rules Oversight panel in March.

Kevin Scarbinsky lists the members of the NCAA Oversight Panel:

Shelley Appelbaum, senior women's administrator, Michigan State.
Derita Ratcliffe, senior women's administrator, UAB.
Jeff Hurd, commissioner, WAC.
Noreen Morris, commissioner, Northeast Conference.
Lisa Sweany, AD, Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Kristy Bayer, senior women's administrator, Arkansas Tech.
Doug Zipp, AD, Shenandoah University.
Lynn Oberbillig, AD, Smith College.
Sue Lauder, AD, Fitchburg State University.

Now we're back to the Shenandoah reference, along with 3 women's administrators who could decide the fate of whether football will evolve, or if it will be put on ice until the next offensive guru can come up with a scheme that loopholes that lazy and petty rule. Let me say that again,  3 women's administrators could decide if Kevin Sumlin, Gus Malzahn, and Mike Leach can continue the evolution of football or give Nick Saban a victory in what seems to be a clash against time and innovation. You want to talk about fairness in the game. What is fair about these people deciding the fate of faster, innovative offenses? Defenses can evolve too, right? I'm waiting for your answer.