Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Crimson coach John Yovicsin said the new conversion rule "will take the routine out of the point after. It will depend upon how the game is going whether coaches will go for the two points or for the kick...
Fritz Crisler, athletic director of Michigan and author of the new rule, said it is "one of the most striking changes that has ever occurred in football. It will add drama to what has been the dullest, most stupid play in the game...
Coach Tommy Mont of Maryland commented that, "the rule should open up the game. The defense won't be able to concentrate on simply trying to block the kick. The rule should also eliminate some tie games...
...speaking of the more liberal substitution rule, Yovicsin said, "I like that very much. It gives the boys a chance to play more football, and I am in favor of that...
Crisler explained that the substitution change "was a move to liberalize the rule to help small colleges." On the other hand, Steve Sinko, coach of Boston University, claimed, "It'll only help those that have. It will hurt a team with a limited number...