Other Sports What is the worst rule in all of sports, in your opinion? - Page 8

**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.

**ptlyon** · 05-31-2013, 08:43 AM

I personally hate the unwritten rules that the chiefs can't draft a QB in the 1 st round or be allowed to go to the super bowl ever again.

**ptlyon** · 05-31-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

This one is easy!

It HAS to be the idiotic offsides rule in soccer. If they eliminated that rule, you would see 10-7 games instead of 0-0. Americans would embrace soccer.

We're talking about sports here

WhawhaWhat · 05-31-2013, 08:44 AM

The Lions and Cowboys playing every Thanksgiving. Although I guess the alternative is the Patriots and Giants every year if the networks get to choose.

**ptlyon** · 05-31-2013, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

The Lions and Cowboys playing every Thanksgiving. Although I guess the alternative is the Patriots and Giants every year if the networks get to choose.

I think it would be an Eli in the morning, Peyton in the afternoon format myself

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

This one is easy!

It HAS to be the idiotic offsides rule in soccer. If they eliminated that rule, you would see 10-7 games instead of 0-0. Americans would embrace soccer.

It's not idiotic at all. It's the reason the game has a flow and pace. Without it, it would be a game of longball kickball.

**MahiMike** · 05-31-2013, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

It's not idiotic at all. It's the reason the game has a flow and pace. Without it, it would be a game of longball kickball.

I don't think so. Without offsides, it'd me more like basketball. More fast breaks and exciting plays. As it is, soccer is a jumbled, unorganized mess.

lcarus · 05-31-2013, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Inmem58

Still bummed about the lowering the head rule.

If this one gets enforced enough, this will probably shoot up to #1 for me. Just mindlessly stupid.

lcarus · 05-31-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

1.) The stupid new kickoff rules in the NFL suck the fun out of a potentially exciting event

2.) I really hate the "changing" rules in the NBA depending on player or what time of the game it is. Why is something a foul in the first quarter not a foul in the last seconds. That makes no sense. A foul is a foul.

The refs don't want to potentially have a team lose due to a questionable ticky tack call. I suggest they just STOP CALLIGN TICKY TACK FOULS THE WHOLE ****ING GAME. Let the ****ers play.

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

I don't think so. Without offsides, it'd me more like basketball. More fast breaks and exciting plays. As it is, soccer is a jumbled, unorganized mess.

It's VERY organized. I think you don't realize this because of the way TV shows the field - it only shows a small portion. It's kind of like how in football they don't show everything and you really lose a lot of the nuts and bolts of the game by just ball watching.

Besides, the rule will NEVER change because the offsides rule is central to the way the full sized outdoor game is played.

They have fast exciting soccer that scores lots of goals - it's called indoor and it's not really very popular.

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

The refs don't want to potentially have a team lose due to a questionable ticky tack call. I suggest they just STOP CALLIGN TICKY TACK FOULS THE WHOLE ****ING GAME. Let the ****ers play.

Whatever way - just go with one way and be consistent.

**morphius** · 05-31-2013, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

I don't think so. Without offsides, it'd me more like basketball. More fast breaks and exciting plays. As it is, soccer is a jumbled, unorganized mess.

I'd be much happier with a hockey type of offsides than the current system, especially when the ball is in the box.

lcarus · 05-31-2013, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

Whatever way - just go with one way and be consistent.

Agreed. They need to go one way - the "let them play way".

WhawhaWhat · 05-31-2013, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

It's VERY organized. I think you don't realize this because of the way TV shows the field - it only shows a small portion. It's kind of like how in football they don't show everything and you really lose a lot of the nuts and bolts of the game by just ball watching.

Besides, the rule will NEVER change because the offsides rule is central to the way the full sized outdoor game is played.

They have fast exciting soccer that scores lots of goals - it's called indoor and it's not really very popular.

While we're at it, let's get rid of the offsides rule in football. Why can't the defenders line up wherever they want?

**loochy** · 05-31-2013, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

While we're at it, let's get rid of the offsides rule in football. Why can't the defenders line up wherever they want?

it would make the game faster and we'd see more sacks

**MahiMike** · 05-31-2013, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

It's VERY organized. I think you don't realize this because of the way TV shows the field - it only shows a small portion. It's kind of like how in football they don't show everything and you really lose a lot of the nuts and bolts of the game by just ball watching.

Besides, the rule will NEVER change because the offsides rule is central to the way the full sized outdoor game is played.

They have fast exciting soccer that scores lots of goals - it's called indoor and it's not really very popular.

I hear ya and understand your opinion. I know quite a bit about soccer. My son plays travel soccer, my in-laws play in Europe, etc. But to call it organized is just incorrect. Have you ever seen a player hold up 2 fingers as if to call a play in soccer? No, because there are no set plays. Thus, unorganized.

Now, you take away the off-sides and things change. Now you can deep kick to a 3 on 1 break and see some scoring.

The whole idea is moot because they will never change it. Just saying this rule is THE reason why soccer isn't popular in America.

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