College Football Offseason Thread

[Tracer Bullet]

Yeah but Bells would have lost that case in court probably.

[Derwood]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

[Ding Dong Johnson]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

They already have a rule to make it fair. Iowa had a touchdown called back against LSU for not giving the defense enough time to substitute even though we made none of our own.

[OleMissCub]

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

 

Correctamundo. A no-huddle offense is the one thing that gives him fits at times.

[SouthSideRyan]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

 

So they want to kill end of game comebacks?

[Guest]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

 

So they want to kill end of game comebacks?

 

Hilariously, the proposal, which is submitted out of concern for "player safety", has an exception for the last two minutes of a half.

 

It's wildly stupid, but given the current substitution rules, in practice it would only be a very minor annoyance for all but the most extreme tempo teams. For example, Matt Hinton tweeted that Oregon took 20.4 seconds per snap this year.

[NewUserName]

So powerful programs already circumvent scholarship limits by over-signing and axing the unwanted...now they want to create a rule would limit well coached offensive teams from finding a niche to help them compete against more talented bigger schools. I understand that this is probably small potatoes, but it does reek of helping bigger more talented teams.

[Old Style]

It's our trademark so we have to defend it or we will lose it. The Seahawks pay us for their limited usage rights and that deal was done only to establish us as the rightful owners of the name.

 

it's arguably TA&Ms trademark and they have to enforce against uses that could create confusion. They absolutely don't have to enforce it against a small brewery.

 

Not only that, but the deal with Seattle is what we call a naked license. A well-funded recipient of one of these over-reaching demand letters, or this brewery a few miles from my office if they call me, could have a lot of fun with your alma mater.

Well you sound like you're a lawyer so I'm not going argue against you as I am not one. I will trust A&M's lawyers to do what they need to do to protect our trademark.

[Tracer Bullet]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

 

So they want to kill end of game comebacks?

 

Hilariously, the proposal, which is submitted out of concern for "player safety", has an exception for the last two minutes of a half.

 

It's wildly stupid, but given the current substitution rules, in practice it would only be a very minor annoyance for all but the most extreme tempo teams. For example, Matt Hinton tweeted that Oregon took 20.4 seconds per snap this year.

 

Freeze or someone said that even at max speed, they rarely get a play off in under 10 seconds.

 

Of course, if the rules prohibits something that never happens, why have the rule?

[Tracer Bullet]

It's our trademark so we have to defend it or we will lose it. The Seahawks pay us for their limited usage rights and that deal was done only to establish us as the rightful owners of the name.

 

it's arguably TA&Ms trademark and they have to enforce against uses that could create confusion. They absolutely don't have to enforce it against a small brewery.

 

Not only that, but the deal with Seattle is what we call a naked license. A well-funded recipient of one of these over-reaching demand letters, or this brewery a few miles from my office if they call me, could have a lot of fun with your alma mater.

Well you sound like you're a lawyer so I'm not going argue against you as I am not one. I will trust A&M's lawyers to do what they need to do to protect our trademark.

 

This is what I've done for the last decade, so yeah. A&Ms lawyers are doing what a lot of big companies do to small companies. This is a relatively extreme case b/c there's 0 chance of harm to A&M, esp since they already "license" it to a team a few miles from this brewery. If anyone is harmed, it's the Seahawks (and they don't care).

 

Wrigley, on the other hand, would be perfectly within their rights to send a letter about the use of Skittles in the name of the beer.

 

I actually just thought it sounded like a disgusting beer. Should have posted it in the beer thread.

[Guest]

It's our trademark so we have to defend it or we will lose it. The Seahawks pay us for their limited usage rights and that deal was done only to establish us as the rightful owners of the name.

 

it's arguably TA&Ms trademark and they have to enforce against uses that could create confusion. They absolutely don't have to enforce it against a small brewery.

 

Not only that, but the deal with Seattle is what we call a naked license. A well-funded recipient of one of these over-reaching demand letters, or this brewery a few miles from my office if they call me, could have a lot of fun with your alma mater.

Well you sound like you're a lawyer so I'm not going argue against you as I am not one. I will trust A&M's lawyers to do what they need to do to protect our trademark.

 

This is what I've done for the last decade, so yeah. A&Ms lawyers are doing what a lot of big companies do to small companies. This is a relatively extreme case b/c there's 0 chance of harm to A&M, esp since they already "license" it to a team a few miles from this brewery. If anyone is harmed, it's the Seahawks (and they don't care).

 

Wrigley, on the other hand, would be perfectly within their rights to send a letter about the use of Skittles in the name of the beer.

 

I actually just thought it sounded like a disgusting beer. Should have posted it in the beer thread.

 

The Simpsons should totally sue them for stealing Skittlebräu.

 

[SouthSideRyan]

Turns out dumping a bag of skittles into a high life just makes the beer fizz over. #thingsilearnedincollege

[NewUserName]

In non-beer news, apparently the NCAA is considering a rule that would make it illegal to snap the ball for 10 seconds after it's spotted and the play clock starts. This is to make it "fair" for defenses to have time to substitute players.

 

In other words, Nick Saban bitches loudly about no-huddle offenses and the NCAA bows down to it

 

So they want to kill end of game comebacks?

 

Hilariously, the proposal, which is submitted out of concern for "player safety", has an exception for the last two minutes of a half.

 

It's wildly stupid, but given the current substitution rules, in practice it would only be a very minor annoyance for all but the most extreme tempo teams. For example, Matt Hinton tweeted that Oregon took 20.4 seconds per snap this year.

 

Freeze or someone said that even at max speed, they rarely get a play off in under 10 seconds.

 

Of course, if the rules prohibits something that never happens, why have the rule?

As a small time D-coordinator(jr hi:)) it is not that the team snaps in 10 secs or 20 or whatever, it is that they can. It is very hard to sub against no huddle period, subs and player coming out need to know before previous play.

[Guest]

Wow:

 

@GentryEstes247: Breaking: #UGA announces that Josh Harvey-Clemons has been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules.

 

One of Georgia's better defensive players, former 5-star recruit.

[shnsajax]

Turns out dumping a bag of skittles into a high life just makes the beer fizz over. #thingsilearnedincollege

 

Also ruins the bag of skittles.

[Cubswin11]

The NCAA, ladies and gentlemen....

 

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-gabe-ikard-austin-woods-ate-the-pasta/article/3935246/?page=1

[Guest]

5-star QB Josh Rosen committed to UCLA. It was such an unsurprising selection that he picked from 3 UCLA hats on the table.

[sneakypower]

it would've been great if he'd pulled a 4th hat out from under the table

[shnsajax]

5-star QB Josh Rosen committed to UCLA. It was such an unsurprising selection that he picked from 3 UCLA hats on the table.

 

I like it. Ignore the drama and be solid. Unfortunately Texas was in his final list, but I never expected him.

[Banedon]

@USWPolitical #CAPA wins at NLRB! Athletes will have their union! More details to come

[Banedon]

@bstrauss1

 

Just talked to USW political director Tim Waters: "The athletes won on every question. It was a complete victory."

 

@bstrauss1

 

More Waters: "They ordered an election. They said the athletes are employees, they said Northwestern is an employer."

[ConstableRabbit]

Very interesting. There are going to be a ton of appeals -- I can imagine this making it to SCOTUS.

 

Speaking of which, anyone here know how the outcome of National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning would affect this, if at all?

 

ETA: also, the NLRB hasn't even weighed in yet. This was the regional decision.

[Banedon]

Very interesting. There are going to be a ton of appeals -- I can imagine this making it to SCOTUS.

 

Speaking of which, anyone here know how the outcome of National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning would affect this, if at all?

 

ETA: also, the NLRB hasn't even weighed in yet. This was the regional decision.

 

It was a regional NLRB director. Not sure how an appeals process works...if it goes to a higher director at the NLRB, or if they have to go to the court system now?

[Derwood]

Northwestern will surely appeal. This ruling only affects NU, and possibly lays groundwork for other private schools. State schools will only get into the conversation if athletes at a state school try the same thing

[Andy]

If they rule that Northwestern athletes aren't students, that means that they think pretty much no college athletes are students.