Big 12 to limit contact to two days a week

[ricepig]

This includes game day, although most have thought it was optional on those days anyways.

@BruceFeldmanCFB: Interesting safety move: Big12 now restricting limit of 2 days per WK for contact (live tackling to ground/full-speed blocking) incl gameday

[Hogs run wild]

They'll be playing touch football before long.

[Theolesnort]

They'll be playing touch football before long.

Nawh, they are already playing sissy flag football.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

This includes game day, although most have thought it was optional on those days anyways.

@BruceFeldmanCFB: Interesting safety move: Big12 now restricting limit of 2 days per WK for contact (live tackling to ground/full-speed blocking) incl gameday

In other news, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced today the intent of the conference to drop their P-5 affiliation and move the conference into a 7 on 7 passing league.

[31to6]

They'll be playing touch football before long.

Big12 has been touch football for a while now.

The only teams that tackle are TCU and K-State. (OU's 5* army sometimes tackles, but only in #SportsCenter #ESPN #NFL moments.)

[onebadrubi]

In other news, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced today the intent of the conference to drop their P-5 affiliation and move the conference into a 7 on 7 passing league.

That's all they want anyways.  Just more ammo for that leagues defense to suffer, Texas to go independent and OU to bolt. 

[Hawgphish]

tickle fight!

[rljjr]

Will be interesting to watch the offensive turnover statistics not only in fumbles, but in ints due to poor O line play. Will also be interesting to see those stats against non-patsy OOC opponents as well as other Big12 opponents.

[WilsonHog]

A similar rule was passed in Arkansas high schools last year, limiting the number of padded events per week in high school football. That's a big reason why "B games" have pretty much been eliminated in smaller classifications.

[ricepig]

A similar rule was passed in Arkansas high schools last year, limiting the number of padded events per week in high school football. That's a big reason why "B games" have pretty much been eliminated in smaller classifications.

Yeah, it's 3 days a week in high school, so a little different.

[redeye]

I actually like this move, although it's shocking to see a P5 conference adopt it.

[robs4516]

I assume it goes into effect for this season? If so, it'll be interesting to see how it affects our game with TT.

[ricepig]

I assume it goes into effect for this season? If so, it'll be interesting to see how it affects our game with TT.

@BenKercheval: Kingsbury on Arkansas: I don't think we were prepared mentally for how physical they were last year. #borderlineerotic