ToyfareMark
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Post by ToyfareMark on May 6, 2014 4:43:18 GMT -5
If I had the power, I'd get rid of the whole eastern/western conference thing in the NBA, and NHL. I'd have 2 conferences in each with geographic divisions the same. Both have east, west, etc. It would make the playoffs in each more exciting IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 4:55:51 GMT -5
In the English Premier League:
1. Salary Cap - Kept to a point where 2nd Division teams can afford to pay their wages. 2. Draft - Share all promising juniors with weaker teams. 3. 5 English player minimum per team. The National team is a joke and has no depth.
Football is in desperate need of a salary cap anyway. Wages are already out of control.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 5:07:04 GMT -5
Officially change the name of soccer to 'Football', and rename American Football to 'Handegg'.
(I'M KIDDING PLEASE DON'T START A FLAMEWAR ABOUT THIS THANKS BYE)
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Post by Bravo Echo November on May 6, 2014 6:42:00 GMT -5
You have to play two years of college basketball in order to be eligible for the NBA draft. Most players would benefit from this because they get to hone their abilities for another year and they'll have (close to) half of their college credits so they'll have something to fall back on if their NBA career does not work out.
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on May 6, 2014 6:49:29 GMT -5
If you are a 7 Foot Starting Center and play a game with 0 points and 0 rebounds you forfeit all rights to being called an Athlete and your paycheck goes to a local soup kitchen.
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Post by willywonka666 on May 6, 2014 6:52:03 GMT -5
I don't like sports, but I would like to give more of a break between seasons-a few weeks of no one playing shit or talking about it-it's endless.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 7:12:09 GMT -5
1. Hard salary cap in baseball. 2. More playoff teams in baseball.
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Post by Tiffany Stratton's Daddy on May 6, 2014 7:16:43 GMT -5
You have to play two years of college basketball in order to be eligible for the NBA draft. Most players would benefit from this because they get to hone their abilities for another year and they'll have (close to) half of their college credits so they'll have something to fall back on if their NBA career does not work out. I agree.. Imagine what they can do. Some people work out in the NBA after one year, like Kyrie Irving for Duke (I'm a Duke fan). Others don't, like Austin Rivers, who's averaging single-digit minutes a game after being the 10th overall selection two years ago.
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Post by RI Richmark on May 6, 2014 7:25:36 GMT -5
Pitch clock in baseball. Pitchers have 20 seconds from the end of the last play to throw another pitch. If they don't it's an automatic ball. And batters cannot leave the batter's box until the at bat is completed.
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Post by Red Impact on May 6, 2014 8:32:52 GMT -5
College football - All official games must be between a team of the same subdivision. A team in the FBS can not play a team in the FCS unless it is a scrimmage. Stats and wins do not count in these games, and they can not take the place of an official game.
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Post by MasonK565 on May 6, 2014 8:43:39 GMT -5
College football - All official games must be between a team of the same subdivision. A team in the FBS can not play a team in the FCS unless it is a scrimmage. Stats and wins do not count in these games, and they can not take the place of an official game. Came in this thread just for this.
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The Sam
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Post by The Sam on May 6, 2014 8:48:28 GMT -5
Baseball should be changed to Blurnsball, in name and rules.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on May 6, 2014 9:27:39 GMT -5
Give one guy in every NFL team a gun that can only be used to shoot a member of the opposing team if their own team scores more than 20 points.
I think this will make teams fight harder to prevent the others from scoring
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Post by StuntGranny® on May 6, 2014 9:36:59 GMT -5
I guess I'm old fashioned when it comes to baseball, but if I somehow came into complete control, I would kill instant reply as fast as I could. I f***ing loathe it so much.
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Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 6, 2014 9:52:04 GMT -5
I would make the infield fly rule more restrictive so that balls hit well into the outfield cannot qualify. The word 'infield' is right in the name of the rule.
For football, I would look at allowing more things to be challenged in football as it seems every time I watch there is a blatant wrong-call or non-call that cannot be challenged due to limitations to what the league/NCAA allows to be challenged.
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Post by ZombieElvis on May 6, 2014 10:02:09 GMT -5
I'd end interleague play in baseball. Salery cap in MLB as well.
Get rid of the no fun rules and fines in NFL, like wearing the wrong color shoes, players not talking to reporters and other stupid things.
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Post by Reflecto on May 6, 2014 11:32:54 GMT -5
Pitch clock in baseball. Pitchers have 20 seconds from the end of the last play to throw another pitch. If they don't it's an automatic ball. And batters cannot leave the batter's box until the at bat is completed. I'd agree with the Pitch clock, but I'd change the "batters cannot leave the batter's box until the at bat is completed" to this: There's both a Pitchers' Clock and a Batters' clock. -Pitchers have 20 seconds from the moment that the batter enters the batter's box to throw a pitch or it's an automatic ball. However, batters have 30 seconds from the end of the last play, or 10 seconds from the last pitch/automatic ball thrown to get back into the batter's box during their at bat, or it's an automatic strike. Same basic idea, but it also eliminates the biggest loophole there (any good manager would get around it by merely telling their players to take all the time in the world- pose for the fans, listen to their at-bat music to a crescendo, and blow as much time as possible to get a 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, or even an automatic walk because they took 80 seconds to get to the batter's box.) You have to play two years of college basketball in order to be eligible for the NBA draft. Most players would benefit from this because they get to hone their abilities for another year and they'll have (close to) half of their college credits so they'll have something to fall back on if their NBA career does not work out. Personally, I'd go the opposite direction and change the rules a little bit for it to fix both: College AND Pro Basketball: The draft is ONLY for international players, high schoolers, or players who are leaving college early without earning their Bachelor's Degree. All seniors and players who do successfully graduate become free agents. The big problem right now is the "we give you a college education for free, you shouldn't demand payment, or anything more than a bowl of gruel [but not warm gruel- that's an NCAA violation]" going through the college ranks. If the colleges claim it's a college scholarship in exchange for playing for them for four years...well, that means by definition the scholarship is effectively the player signing a four-year contract with that college team, and thus any player who enters the draft early is allowing themselves to be posted to the professional ranks (much like how Japanese players can jump to the major leagues.) With that thought in mind: If we accept that rule, then by definition- any four-year player, whether a redshirt junior or graduating senior, or players who receive their Bachelor's in three years and graduate from the school they sign their letter of intent from, have officially fulfilled their end of the contract and gotten their payment from the school- thus, their contract has ended. With that in mind, players who've had their contract end should therefore get a big benefit for them of getting taken out of the draft, allowing them to sign with whatever team they want (and in the process, making senior players more of a premium again since you don't have to waste a draft pick on them and can add a rookie-[riced player to lower your cap hit.) It also eliminates a big reason to leave college early for your money windfall if the prices go higher- with rookie scale contracts giving a first-round pick free agency after their third year in the league, a player who leaves college after their freshman season can stand to become a free agent when they "should" have just graduated college- so it's equal in timing there as well.
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Post by Cyno on May 6, 2014 11:46:34 GMT -5
I'd form a true minor league system for the NFL and turn the NBA's D-league into less of a joke. I'd also get rid of the "X years of college" rule in order to play and do something similar to how the MLB and NHL handle their prospects. The kids who genuinely want to go to college and pursue an education will still get to do so
Basically anything I could do to completely shatter the stranglehold the NCAA and Division I schools have over young athletes who want to become professionals but also have no interest in college.
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Toxik916
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Post by Toxik916 on May 6, 2014 11:53:34 GMT -5
Hard salary cap in the NBA would do wonders to create the parity that is desperately needed. I'm sick of seeing the same damn teams contend each and every year because they go well into the luxury tax to stack their rosters. With a hard cap we would see the premium talent dispersed more evenly throughout the league.
I've posted about this in the NBA thread before, but I really think Vivek Ranadive might have something with the "V Plan".
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 6, 2014 13:11:59 GMT -5
Full contact Bowling.
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