College Football 2025’s New Rules Review – Stop Lanning!

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In 2024 Oregon head coach Dan Lanning seemed to have broken football. He found ways to exploit rules to his advantage, and the result was not one but two B1G blue bloods going down to the new blood Ducks. While one of these exploits got the most media attention as it resulted in a one-point win over the eventual National ...

 

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In 2024 Oregon head coach Dan Lanning seemed to have broken football. He found ways to exploit rules to his advantage, and the result was not one but two B1G…

 

[spartan2785]

I don't really have a problem with the rules changes, I get that you can make an argument that it rewards clever thinking, but there are plenty of rules where the spirt of the game is being violated (violated might not be the best word) stretched might be better.  I think it's a decent rule.  I don't think tOSU people should have complained as much as they did last year, but again if that had happened against the Ducks in a high stakes game I probably would have been bent out of shape as well.

 

I don't think it's Buckeyes fans who caused the change, it was simply because it was such a high profile game.

[David Marsh]

On 6/4/2025 at 9:17 AM, spartan2785 said:

I don't think tOSU people should have complained as much as they did last year, but again if that had happened against the Ducks in a high stakes game I probably would have been bent out of shape as well.

Looking at some of the softball and baseball rules complaints I've seen from Ducks fans in both of those tournaments we as a fanbase would have absolutely been pissed off if the tables were turned. 

 

Though this is one of the mose instances with fringe rule in a fringe context that was so brilliant that every single coach int eh country studied what Lanning did to either use it or counter it after the game. I don't think it would have been a problem in the future. 

 

However, I guess I was more bent out of shape how the rule was initially changed mid season because a blue blood complained enough. It should have waited for the off season for a rule change. 

 

But I also love how Lanning has had an impact on the game already. 

[Jon Joseph]

 

Thank you, David, for another insightful take on the 2025 CFB rule changes and OBD's 'Mad Genius' coach, Dan Lanning. (I'm surprised Cristobal didn't come up with advanced strategies, right? )

 

The rub was in the Roses? Dan is a master motivator, but Ryan Day had superior incentive-making ammunition on January 1, 2025.

 

'We lost to these B1G newbies because of a technicality. Time doesn't run out, and Howie leads us to the walk-off winning field goal with a terrific end-game drive in their band-box stadium! And never forget those flag-planting sons of female dogs from Up North!' Let's get out there and pluck some Ducks! (Feel free to insert your favorite expletives deleted. ) 

 

I don't think Eagles from Philadelphia, let alone Ducks, take down Brutus on New Year's Day.

 

Great explanations coupled with great illustrations in both articles on the new rules. If your students aren't 'getting it,' it's on them! 

 

One thing I am certain of: Devious minds will always find new holes to be looped. 

[Charles Fischer]

I agree with you David, that a rule change in the middle of the season is not only odd--but I don't know if I've noticed that before. Thanks so much for all this research for our benefit!