I agree with Deron.  The NCAA should concentrate more on the dangerous aspect of
the game, not the border line rediculous.  Change the rule to a two minute
minor.  Keep the game moving.
 
Deron Treadwell wrote:
 
> Personally, I have a problem with the whole rule change anyway.  I
> understand it's intent (to stop players from diving), but to pull someone
> off the ice for 10 minutes for diving seems to me to be too severe a
> penalty for (in essence) the crime.
>
> I also think it hurts the team more too.  I'd rather see a 2-minute,
> man-down situation for diving than a misconduct.  Case in point Saturday
> night with Maine down by a few goals and Heisten gets called off for
> diving.  Was it any coincidence that when Hesiten came back Maine really
> put on an assault?  It was a tough call.
>
> On every play you have clutching and grabbing in college hockey and there
> are dangerous hits from behind.  When was the last time you saw a 5-minute
> major or a misconduct for a hit from behind?  But how many times have we
> seen this diving misconduct, just halfway through this year?  I think the
> NCAA is wrong and are focusing on the wrong types of play to punish the
> players (severely) for.  I'd much rather see everyone diving and NO hits
> from behind and boarding.
>
> ~Deron
>
> At 04:47 PM 1/9/00 , you wrote:
> >who was there and saw the dive????
> >does anyone know whether the misconduct was called because the refs were
> >sick of someone's whining, or did Barrett really dive with 5 min left in the
> >2econd period?
> >I was watching on TV, but the camera did not pick up the dive... it was even
> >aaway fromteh play which makes me think even more that it was a case of
> >officials sick of whining...
> >
> >jim