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The Oline
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:15 am
by couch 'em
When did the rules change allowing olinemen to block with their hands/extend their arms in college? I can find when NFL changed but not NCAA
Re: The Oline
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:28 pm
by NTXCoog
Re: The Oline
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:58 pm
by couch 'em
Opinions? Anyone want to go back?
Re: The Oline
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:36 pm
by GRGB
so 28 years later it's become a recruiting necessity to have 6'5+ lineman
Re: The Oline
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:01 pm
by SMU 86
GRGB wrote:so 28 years later it's become a recruiting necessity to have 6'5+ lineman
Well that is the height range that Coach Palcic said he likes in the video interview he did.
Re: The Oline
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:32 pm
by ponyte
The first year one could use their hands to block was in 1980. And it was primarily for pass blocking, not run blocking. And it was a real bear to learn a new way of pass blocking.
Back then holding was a 15 penalty from he spot of the foul. A real killer. The NCAA wanted to create a way to decease the severity of the penalty. ONe could block with their hands as long as the hands didn't get outside the shoulders. If they did, then it was a five yard penalty from the line of scrimmage. Holding was still holding but the number of holding penalties started to decrease. There have been modifications to the rule since then.
Re: The Oline
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:18 pm
by PoconoPony
The theory of 6" 5" is simply "long arms". Long arms allow you to pass protect while keeping the defensive player from getting in close, gaining leverage and turning in or out side the block. LSU and Alabama, among other high profile programs, for years have had an in-place recruiting philosophy that they will not even recruit an O lineman who is not at least 6' 5". I have not checked their rosters, but it is something they strive to maintain. This was all set up mainly by the NCAA change in rules set forth supra. in this thread. I personally think that is an ideal height, but at the expense of some height I would also like to see some athleticism, quick feet, strength, intelligence, football instinct....etc.