Other Sports What is the worst rule in all of sports, in your opinion? - Page 10

**Buck** · 05-30-2013, 10:15 PM

Let's hear em?

I'll post mine in my next post as to not sway this thread one way or another in the OP.

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

and they'll call a draw play.

to mccluster no less

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Handballs and fouls inside the box in soccer that are not called for PK's drive me batty. In general the officials that don't make correct calls because they want the "players to decide the game" make me batty. Call the game correct or make the rules state "In the event of a close fought game a ref shall not get involved the game even if there are rules violations".

Yeah, that's the same argument that I have with basketball. WTF?! A foul is a foul!

Mr. Laz · 05-31-2013, 11:01 AM

the offside in soccer and hockey

Discuss Thrower · 05-31-2013, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

the offside in soccer and hockey

Hockey's offsides makes total sense.

WhawhaWhat · 05-31-2013, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Hockey's offsides makes total sense.

Glad they got rid of the 2 line pass rule though.

milkman · 06-02-2013, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Speed up baseball games. A Shot clock (pitch clock) for pitchers. I hate that relievers have warm up tosses when they come to the mound they should have the warmed up in the pen and be ready to go when they come in.

I don't know about the most stupid rules, but I agree with this.

Which brings me to another couple of rules that need to be addressed.

Intentional walks.

Just tell the ump you intend to walk the batter and let the ump simply award him the base rather than waste the time to toss the 4 pitches.

And don't give me the old, "Well the pitcher might throw a wild pitch" argument.
How many times has anyone ever seen that?

In football, defensive holding should not be an automatic first down.

-King- · 06-02-2013, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZORChiefFan

I hate when the offense is backed up to its goal line. 1st and 10 at the 2. First play offense is called for holding so they get backed up 1 yard (holding happened outside end zone) so now it's 2nd and 11. Why not move the First down marker out 10 yards to the 22 yard line? Thus penalizing the offense as if the penalty happened in th middle of the field.

Well damn. That's actually a pretty good idea.
Posted via Mobile Device

Mr. Laz · 06-02-2013, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Hockey's offsides makes total sense.

i'm not a big hockey fan so i can't really argue the point.

just seems like defense is defense, why the rule?

should the NFL have a rule that says the WR's can't run past the DB until the ball is in the air?

cardken2 · 06-02-2013, 10:37 AM

Being able to "knee" out the clock in football, you should have to put the ball in play. Make it a game, "kneeing" is a cop out.

-King- · 06-02-2013, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardken2

Being able to "knee" out the clock in football, you should have to put the ball in play. Make it a game, "kneeing" is a cop out.

The ball is in play.
Posted via Mobile Device

Discuss Thrower · 06-02-2013, 11:09 AM

The point is to prevent cherry picking. Also, nhl's offside rule is pretty inflexible: don't have anything more than a skate on the oooosing sides blue line before the puck crosses first.

**TrebMaxx** · 06-02-2013, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZORChiefFan

I hate when the offense is backed up to its goal line. 1st and 10 at the 2. First play offense is called for holding so they get backed up 1 yard (holding happened outside end zone) so now it's 2nd and 11. Why not move the First down marker out 10 yards to the 22 yard line? Thus penalizing the offense as if the penalty happened in th middle of the field.

I was about post on the same rule. My thought was make it that if the ofense is backed up against the the goal line and would get half the distance from the goal then if the defense committed a penalty in the same area it would be half the distance from the goal. I like your idea more.

Prison Bitch · 06-02-2013, 11:11 AM

Stopped clock after first downs in college. So damn stupid, these games shouldn't take 4 hours. If you really have 4 hours to kill watching college football than you should contemplate suicide.

The passing games are too good now to stop clocks. When teams ran the wishbone , diff story.

05-30-2013, 10:15 PM
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $6170295	What is the worst rule in all of sports, in your opinion? Let's hear em? I'll post mine in my next post as to not sway this thread one way or another in the OP.
Posts: 44,604

05-31-2013, 11:01 AM	#138
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	the offside in soccer and hockey __________________
Posts: 95,626

06-02-2013, 10:37 AM	#144
cardken2 Starter Join Date: Aug 2012 Casino cash: $10004900	Being able to "knee" out the clock in football, you should have to put the ball in play. Make it a game, "kneeing" is a cop out. __________________ Louisville Cardinals "Throw Your "L's" up!
Posts: 137

06-02-2013, 11:09 AM	#146
Discuss Thrower "You like to drink?" Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "I like to drink." Casino cash: $-190000	The point is to prevent cherry picking. Also, nhl's offside rule is pretty inflexible: don't have anything more than a skate on the oooosing sides blue line before the puck crosses first. __________________ Chiefs 2016 Opponents: Home: JAX, TEN, NO, TB, NYJ. Away: HOU, IND, ATL, CAR, PIT Chiefs 2017 Opponents: Home: BUF, MIA, PHI, WSH, AFC North. Away: NE, NYJ, NYG, DAL, AFC South
Posts: 45,213

06-02-2013, 11:11 AM	#148
Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	Stopped clock after first downs in college. So damn stupid, these games shouldn't take 4 hours. If you really have 4 hours to kill watching college football than you should contemplate suicide. The passing games are too good now to stop clocks. When teams ran the wishbone , diff story.
Posts: 87,025