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Espn article saying cfb game times too long...
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:44 am
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:44 am
It reads that across college football that average game length increased to 3:24 in 2016. It also states that nearly all coaches are in favor of reduced game times, but vary widely on how to get there.
Funny thing is, in 2005 cfb went to a running play clock to speed up game, & 2008 went starting game clock at ball ready for play after play out of bounds, and game times have still increased. These two rule changes probably contributed to the emergence of the hurry-up offenses we see everywhere in cfb now to increase number of plays to pre 2005 numbers.
So clearly, commercial breaks have filled more time. Is there any chance if changes are made to shorten the game that commercial breaks are minimized instead of speeding up clock yet again? One can hope!
Funny thing is, in 2005 cfb went to a running play clock to speed up game, & 2008 went starting game clock at ball ready for play after play out of bounds, and game times have still increased. These two rule changes probably contributed to the emergence of the hurry-up offenses we see everywhere in cfb now to increase number of plays to pre 2005 numbers.
So clearly, commercial breaks have filled more time. Is there any chance if changes are made to shorten the game that commercial breaks are minimized instead of speeding up clock yet again? One can hope!
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Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:50 am to champj3
Link?
At any rate, if anything is too long it's not the games themselves but the spread out schedule that happens during the bowl season (tho I'm all for cutting some commercials). However, I've grown to loathe the current setup that stretches games out across weeks yet still manages to frick up television schedules to the point where 2 SEC teams are often playing at the exact same time.
At any rate, if anything is too long it's not the games themselves but the spread out schedule that happens during the bowl season (tho I'm all for cutting some commercials). However, I've grown to loathe the current setup that stretches games out across weeks yet still manages to frick up television schedules to the point where 2 SEC teams are often playing at the exact same time.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:52 am to Prof
Too many commercials...Looking at you, CBS
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:55 am to silverstreak02
CBS=commercial broadcast system
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:55 am to silverstreak02
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Too many commercials...Looking at you, CBS
CBS is hands down the worst offender. The problem is none of these networks will change. I don't think it matters one bit what rules the NCAA comes up with regarding the clock.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:57 am to silverstreak02
Somehow the NFL manages to get every game in under 3 hours.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:57 am to champj3
Also too many reviews and those take so much time sometimes
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:58 am to champj3
TV money (
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:02 am to coachcrisp
Officiating is awful - too many reviews, too much time spent on reviews.
Targeting takes like 5 minutes each time they call it.
Way too many commercials - CBS completely blows. I've stopped watching weekly SEC games on CBS.
As was said many years ago, TV will ruin the game. It continues its assault.
Targeting takes like 5 minutes each time they call it.
Way too many commercials - CBS completely blows. I've stopped watching weekly SEC games on CBS.
As was said many years ago, TV will ruin the game. It continues its assault.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:02 am to champj3
Cut halftime to 15 mins and cut down on commercials.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:03 am to UF
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UF
Well said
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:04 am to Prof
Bama is always on so they have to slow down the speech on the commercials for the gumps watching at home.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:07 am to champj3
TV money (commercials) trumps everything. Without it we wouldn't even be watching on teams play unless we got off our asses and went to the game. Don't expect the NCAA to do anything other than pay lip-service to the problem as long as they're stacking up those big TV contracts....hell, just get up off the couch and go get another beer while they're running.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:14 am to GreyReb
quote:simple economics. The demand for the NFL is much greater thus advertisers pay more. With networks receiving more money, they can run fewer commercials.
Somehow the NFL manages to get every game in under 3 hours.
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Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:19 am to champj3
They could cut down on time if they moved a chunk of those commercials into the halftime slot and just have left of the halftime report that nobody watches.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:22 am to BranchDawg
Cut halftime to 15 minutes max
Change replay system to NFL-style challenges
Don't stop the clock for first downs
You'd probably save 10 minutes per game with the last two tweaks
Change replay system to NFL-style challenges
Don't stop the clock for first downs
You'd probably save 10 minutes per game with the last two tweaks
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:25 am to champj3
Only problem is that their solution will most likely limit the # of plays instead of the # of commercials which is the biggest problem along with all the challenges.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:27 am to champj3
Maybe ESPN should stop having so many TV timeouts to sell commercials.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:27 am to silverstreak02
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Don't stop the clock for first downs
I dont like the running clock bullshite. Takes any strategy out of crunch time offense. You just have to basically run a blitzkrieg. I have no alternative solution and dont really care to. I'm fine with game length the way it is.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:28 am to champj3
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It reads that across college football that average game length increased to 3:24 in 2016
I don't see how this is true. I would put that mark closer to 3 hours and 45 minutes and many go 4 hours.
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So clearly, commercial breaks have filled more time.
yes. but don't forget the official reviews. the huge amounts of money involved are fricking up college football. and the pass happy offenses of today stop the clock much more than yesteryear.
imo, to shorten the game there is only two solutions; reduce commercial time and (or) do not stop the clock on pass incompletions. too many play stoppages are hindering game attendance and they increase fans leaving early.
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