What are the dumbest rules in sports?

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[shotgunDawg]

Don't confuse this question with, "What are the worst officiated rules in sports?" such as charging in basketball and pass interference. Just, simply, what rules make absolutely no sense?<div>
</div><div>For me, it is in tournament soccer such as the World Cup, Euro Cup, etc., when a player gets 2 yellow cards in group play, then he is suspended for the next match. That would be the same as a player that received two personal foul calls in football or technical fouls in basketball, during the season, would be suspended for the next game. Just seems stupid, unnecessary, and a complete over reaction in a sport where many cards are given out due to flopping.</div><div>
</div><div>What do you think?</div>

 

[moneydawg]

Excessive celebration Hate that ****** *** rule.

 

[CadaverDawg]

If explained in detail to me, they may indeed be necessary....but as a spectator they seem stupid and frustrating

 

[RocketDawg]

m,n,

 

[shotgunDawg]

I agree, excessive celebration is absolutely ridiculous. Make no sense. Are they scared that someone will get their feeling hurt if taunted?

 

[BulldogBasher]

"Their man was too far ahead of everyone else!" Yeah... in America, that would be called a good play.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

If you want to gamble and leave someone to hang down by the goal and be short handed on the defensive side it should be your option.

Golf just fixed what was the worst rule. The one where if a ball moves because of wind after a player addresses the ball, by grounding his putter, it was a stroke penalty and he had to put it back. Now where it ends up is where you play it from with no penalty.

 

[KurtRambis4]

the "alternate possession" in basketball. I wish they would just jump it, like in the NBA.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Had never seen this rule before until last year. Watching a U of Miami game and the U punts, ball hits the receiving teams head, ricochets off and lands in a Miami players hands. Dude scores on the recovery. Refs call it back AFTER he scored and a small discussion about it. Ref said over the on-field PA that the receiving team must have a fair chance to field the punt while it's in the air. The ball never touched the ground so it was down where the U had caught it.

 

[Foronce]

if it hasn't spoken then it hasn't pissed the right person off yet, it isn't a 17ing rule.

 

[maroonmania]

even if you fall over into the stands catching the ball. I hate that. I'm sorry, if you can't come down with the ball in the field of play then you shouldn't be awarded with the out. I would tend to want to treat down in the dugouts the same way but definitely the fan area.

 

[seshomoru]

And for those saying offsides in soccer... it would completely freeze the game up. I know people like to think it create a ton of scoring, but it would more than likely have the exact opposite effect. The offsides rule allows teams to move forward and run an offense.

 

[JxnDawg39211]

is not dumb becauseit keeps teams from just loading up on one end of the field, but it is way too tough to call. It seems 90% of goals scored was either a blown call by the ref that should have been called offsides, or a debatable offsides call that could have gone either way.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

ground" or whatever in football sucks. Like that Chad Johnson TD last year. If you catch it, get two feet down, a knee whatever, that is a TD at that point. Having to keep control after your body hits the ground is stupid.

 

[LiterallyPolice]

The worst is the whole idea of a penalty kick. Most of the time a penalty kick is awarded, there was in reality a very small chance of scoring on the play. And penalty kicks are way to easy. So often you are rewarding the offense with a 90% chance of scoring, when in reality there was about a 5% chance of them scoring. Seems like a harsh penalty on the fouling team, especially considering the rarity of goals in soccer. Also, penalty kicks are a HORRIBLE way to break a tie.

Also, the clock in soccer. Now, I get it.. it is supposed to be a continuous, fluid game. But I hate seeing players/coaches wasting time in the last 5 minutes by delaying free kicks or by taking multiple substitutions. One idea is to have more strict time-keeping in the last 5 minutes of the half... stopping the clock on out-of-bounds, etc. But that will never, ever happen.

Off-sides, in my opinion, is a good rule.

 

[MadDawg.sixpack]

Unless the ball hasn't been snapped, then it's illegal even in macho-man-usa-football. What do they call it, hmmm, oh yeah, it's called offsides.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

Apparently now there's even a machine that can do balls and strikes. I like the human element, but I'm sick of moving strike zones. Supposedly there is a study that shows that umpires can not actually see a fastball the last 5-6 feet, so if there's movement, it's a good chance to be called wrong. Bobby V cited the study, but I haven't seen it. I don't want machines calling balls and strikes, but I admit having actual real, consistent strike zones would be nice.

 

[Foronce]

it is where you last touch... the fielder last left the field of play... you can't jump in the stands, land, and then catch the ball

 

[LiterallyPolice]

It leaves to much room for error, and can be exploited by hitters. It should be a defined region above the plate, and the same for every hitter. Do they lower the basket for shorter NBA players?

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

They can keep the penalty, enforcing the penalty from the spot of the foul and negating any scoring that takes place is just dumb.

 

[Arthur2478]

In college and high school football, I hate when a player is ruled down without contact from a defender because his knee touches the ground. It's called "Tackle Football" for a reason. Make the defenders tackle!

 

[seshomoru]

1. Alternate possession on a tie up as Rambis mentioned.

2. 35 second shot clock

3. Halves instead of quarters (would affect bonus situations which should be changed)

4. No advancement after a time out

College Football getsa nodfor not having pass interference be a spot foul and being down with no contact. Never understood how field goals worked with that last one.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

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[BulldogBasher]

Just because the rules have the same name doesn't mean they're remotely similar. If you want to make an American football comparison, it would be like the offense being in a 4 receiver set, the ball being snapped, and the QB lasering a 50-yard bomb into the arms of a wide open receiver in the endzone. And then that play being called back because the receiver got behind the defensive backs before the pass was thrown.

 

[Sutterkane]

The idea is that if you are getting bombarded on your end of the ice, you should have to do more than get a lucky slapshot on the puck all the way down to the other end. You have to establish possession and move it out of your own zone before doing what you please with it. Icing does multiple things currently in the NHL; it stops play and moves it to the end of the ice where the puck was before the puck dump, and the defending team has to keep the same personnel on the ice.

Icing does not apply to the defending team during power plays because they are already at a disadvantage; however the team on the power play can be called for icing if they ice the puck.

 

[MaroonedNdaRock]

For some reason, I have never liked that a batter can attempt to take an unoccupied 1st base after a swinging strike three. You missed for the third strike? Your out. Be done with it.

Also, the formation penalties in football. Who cares if the offense doesn't have both tackles "covered"!

 

[Repeat Offender]

to the pass being uncatchable, ridiculous judgement call at best. They don't wave off holding, clipping, offsides or any other penalty that occurs during a game regardless of whether or notit affects the play, so why have adifferent set of guidelinesconcerning pass interference?

 

[Repeat Offender]

nm

 

[Pimp Doggy]

no jump ball in college hoops is the absolute worst.

agree wiith<font color="#660000">Sutterkane woya</font>on the icing. Glad Bettman got rid of the lame-***, 2-line pass foul. Much faster now.

Adolf Goodell's new OT rule sucks. If you lose the toss and you want the ball, here's a novel idea. Make a tackle on the kickoff, play D, and force a punt, It's pretty simple.



* I forgot my thoughts on NBA, they aren't rules but should be. David Stalin should add the 4th official like Bettman did in hockey about a decade and a half ago and incorporate a foul plus a a FT shot for the ginobli/clipper flop.</p>

 

[BulldogBlitz]

it is more like playing basketball and you have one fat SOB who doesn't run down to play on defense.... if he were to just stand at the basket, any miss or turnover could result in a rocket pass down to the fat A$$ and have him score before there is defense.

doing that would be legal in basketball, but not very effective.

offsides in soccer give an unfair advantage to the ones advancing the ball. it is more like allowing those WR in your example to leave before the play started and they got down the field behind the defense.

 

[maroonmania]

and then not having to come down in bounds with it for it to be a catch. Of course, in football, if you've already gone out of bounds you aren't allowed to catch the ball anymore anyway (which would be more comparable to jumping in the stands and THEN catching the baseball) but just because you jump from the field of play to catch a ball you should still have to land back in the field of play for it to be a legal catch. And here we are giving the defense the whole foul territory but allowing a guy to flop into the stands with a catch is laughable. I guess in baseball even if you flip over the wall catching a HR ball its still an out which is ridiculous as well.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

nm

 

[goindhoo]

nm

 

[MadDawg.sixpack]

The difference being in football there is a whistle and the play is dead. Before play can begin again, nobody can be offsides. Soccer is a fluid game so there is no whistle to stop and get everyone back in "place". So they have to have an offsides during live-play.

And in the American football example you used, the comparison would be if the receiver was already standing in the endzone as the ball was snapped.

 

[tupelotim]

Allowing football coaches to call a time out the instant before the snap of a game winning field goal is attempted.