New NCAA seeding rule tabled.

I believe you are mistaken

Did you get some sort of confirmation about this? I have not heard about it.

most definitely incorrect.

It has been voted by the ncaa rules committee to be tabled. Another group must vote and decide but are leaning toward tabling the rule. Official word will come tomorrow.

grass roots effort paid off wrote:

After almost all DIII and DII conferences along with most DI conferences called the NCAA about the new NCAA seeding rule the NCAA rules committee has tabled the process until more study is done. While this is a positive step for everyone, the real issue remains - a CEO of the coaches association that went behind peoples back to work with the former chair of the NCAA rules committee. Its just unethical what these two guys did.

For those of us who don't run in coaching circles (no pun intended), who are those 2 people you refer to?

Sam Seemes, CEO of coaches association and John McNichols of Indiana State would be those two. And for those detractors, yes, I got an e-mail yesterday about this.

grass roots effort paid off wrote:

After almost all DIII and DII conferences along with most DI conferences called the NCAA about the new NCAA seeding rule the NCAA rules committee has tabled the process until more study is done. While this is a positive step for everyone, the real issue remains - a CEO of the coaches association that went behind peoples back to work with the former chair of the NCAA rules committee. Its just unethical what these two guys did.

Good to hear it is being reversed.

Can you talk a little bit more about the process of how it got passed in the first place? I assume it can't be unilaterally implemented but you make it sound like it was. If easier email me

Can you please post that email here?

A Division I coach wrote:

Sam Seemes, CEO of coaches association and John McNichols of Indiana State would be those two. And for those detractors, yes, I got an e-mail yesterday about this.

The two of them wrote the rule themselves and submitted directly to the NCAA Rules Committee. The did not propose or present it to the USTFCCCA general body for discussion and voting. Since Seemes was one of the two who submitted the rule to the NCAA, it was assumed that the general body had seen, discussed, and approved the rule.

It was a shady move done behind the backs of the coaches general body and people are quite fired up about it. I would not be surprised to see a lot of discussion on the future of Sam Seemes at the USTFCCCA.

pelicans wrote:

I would not be surprised to see a lot of discussion on the future of Sam Seemes at the USTFCCCA.

What's the process for taking action? How does the USTFCCA CEO get hired and fired? For Seemes to pull a move like this he has to feel very comfortable in his position.

And when people talk about the NCAA Rules Committee, is that an NCAA-wide committee of some sort? This same Rule Committee also has jurisdiction for some other sports?

The rules comittee roster is here and it is sport specific:

http://web1.ncaa.org/committees/committees_roster.jsp?CommitteeName=TRACKRULES

How can a rule that has already be passed get tabled?

If someone got an email saying the rule is to be tabled... can someone post it here please?

A couple things:

1)I have not heard that this rule was tabled except for on these board. Is there proof?

2) Sam Seemes is a very good man and a great asset to our sport. This was not a shady backroom deal done by Sam. This was the work of two prominent SEC sprint coaches among others. The TF Executive Committee passed this rule through to NCAA committee. Many people involved not just Seemes and McNichols (another good guy).

The rule has been tabled, as confirmed with USTFCCCA's Seemes.

It was pushed through by McNichols.

If someone was at the convention last year, they know this seeding item was NEVER openly discussed by the coaches group, thus the coaching masses feel like it was a shady backroom deal : [

table time wrote:

The rule has been tabled, as confirmed with USTFCCCA's Seemes.

It was pushed through by McNichols.

Just got an email from the playing rules and officiating office confirming the rule has been delayed until 2017

I hope this works...

Thanks.

Can we please try to get this rule removed?

Coaches across all divisions unite!