Indiana (Sign Stealing)

[davefrat]

Perhaps I don’t really understand what sign stealing entails, because I don’t even get why it’s illegal.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

This reflects poorly on the Staff and especially Wommack.

I mean they knew IU did this but didn’t do anything about it before playing them?

That makes our staff sound like lazy morons and whiners to boot.

Hopefully this is pure gossip and more inaccurate than accurate.

 

[gman4tide]

I mean, unless they did something to listen in on Bama's comms...is it really cheating? If you're gonna huddle anywhere near the los and the signal caller is gonna call the play loud enough for me to hear, you dadgum right imma try to steal it/counter it. If you're gonna use signals for other than formations, don't make them easy for me to translate. As long as I'm not sneaking someone into a coach's meeting or wire tapping...its part of the game. Thats just me tho.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Perhaps I don’t really understand what sign stealing entails, because I don’t even get why it’s illegal.

Defense is read and react. That takes time. If all you have to do is react because you know what’s going to happen, your guys just react. Play action is less effective, all the eye candy motion is meaningless, any advantage the offense may gain by deception is negated.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Sign stealing is a part of any organized sport. Heck, my 12 year old players steal signs on the baseball field without me even saying anything. I've even had several times where my players have come and told me they have figured out the steal sign of the other team's 3rd base coach and I've used it to my advantage.

I have zero problem with it between the white lines. I think the Michigan sign-stealing situation and the Houston Astros fiasco, are situations that go "out of bounds" and should be dealt with.