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Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

gatorhippy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:16:37 -0000

Bleacher + Shorter games = My @$$ not hurting as bad...

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Zac — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:52:27 -0000

When did they begin the 30 Second Time-Out thing? Given each T.O. is supposed to be for 1 minute, why not allow one of the regular T.O.'s to be taken as two separate 30 Second T.O.'s?

As for the new clock rule, the only one it benefits is the team in the lead toward the end, and of course the fans routing for it. It may make come-backs a little tougher, especially if a given coach hasn't learned the fine art of clock management.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Zac — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:43:07 -0000

Sadly, that's what pays for all too many of these games, AND, given the big money making business college football has become (and has been for a long, long time)...

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

muthu — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:20:51 -0000

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Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

SCBuck — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:58:03 -0000

Can we find a way to make the games last from Mid January to early September

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

SCBuck — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:56:04 -0000

Can we find a way to make the games last from Mid January to early September

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Tommy_Trojan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:25 -0000

Bettin' man that I am - this is what I've been wondering about and playing pretty close attention to. I have suspected that any rules made by the NCAA are to benefit the "underdog". Now, we're all used to "certain numbers" as the betting line. But, with less plays per game, those point spreads are gonna be affected. So, we'll have to be a little more careful with those large point spreads. Evenly matched games won't be affected as much - but big blowout wins might be. What we might think should have been a 36 point win might only be 30 this year. Lost one with Kansas just this last weekend. Kansas was favored by -36 and only beat Florida International by thirty. Usually, in any year, Kansas is blowin' teams out big-time early. Maybe the clock had some impact on that game.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Ben Prather — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:40:38 -0000

The drop in week one can be expected due to the reduced competitiveness and TV coverage this week.

Less TV coverage equals less commercial timeouts. How many games did ESPN show? How many do they usually show? They are the worst for commercials.

Also with the lopsided leads many teams were running to get the game over with. This reduces the number of plays. How may shoot outs did we see this week? How many do we get in a normal week?

Week one statistics of game time and plays are not a representative sample of the season game population.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Ramblin' Gator — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:42:11 -0000

Alternatively, "it wasn't broke and they ain't fixed it".

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Ramblin' Gator — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:41:28 -0000

Amen, brother!

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

myad9446 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:28:53 -0000

Hardly. Corporate (i.e. hawking something) America has complete control of everything including college football games. 60 minutes of playing time and usually 210 minutes from start to finish. Continuity, flow of the game are anachronistic concepts. Day's coming when there'll be a commercial timeout after each play. Can't wait for those bitter cold days in late November and early December when we poor masochistic fans are forced to just sit there and freeze while everything on the field comes to a complete stop every five minutes.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

Porcine — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:18:50 -0000

Classic "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" scenario.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:32:53 -0000

We don't really need shorter games now. My DVR now prompts me on all sporting events to record that program for an additional amount of time, where before, I had to manually record a program or two after the game to make sure I caught it all. And if the game went to overtime, you might still be screwed...

Boy I was pissed the first time it cut off my game. I figured that a DVR was so smart, it knew when the game was over. Man, was I ever wrong...

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

NMLSooner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:12:56 -0000

I'm glad they shortened the games. I know when I get to the stadium or sit down to watch the game on tv, I'm thinking: "Can we get this over with?"

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

NMLSooner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:10:48 -0000

I'm glad they shortened the games. I know whether I've just gotten to the stadium or I'm sitting down to watch the game I'm thinking "I wish they'd hurry up and get this thing over.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

aVoiceInSC — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:59:43 -0000

Agreed. It seemed like the Clemson/Alabama game was 70% commercials and 30% game.

Re: New clock rules contributing to shorter games?

PittsburghTiger — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:19:17 -0000

Maybe there should be fewer commercials....just a thought