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College halftimes are way too long….need to drop to 15 min max
Posted on 8/28/25 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 8/28/25 at 10:00 pm
Feels like forever waiting on Nebraska and CINCY to start back.
Ain’t nobody’s attention span nowadays got time for a 20 minute plus break.
Ain’t nobody’s attention span nowadays got time for a 20 minute plus break.
12
Posted on 8/28/25 at 10:04 pm to GreyReb
12 minutes would be ideal
Posted on 8/28/25 at 10:06 pm to Mr Roboto
Agree 12 is perfecto like the NFL
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:14 am to GreyReb
15 minutes..let the kids rest some but not a crazy amount....
Posted on 8/29/25 at 5:09 am to GreyReb
Sounds like none of you guys have ever suffered the wrath of a "band parent." 
Posted on 8/29/25 at 6:23 am to GreyReb
I'm just glad the college football season is here.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 6:50 am to junkyarddawg3
Everything about the college game is too long.
I love the sport but games are pushing to be 3.5-4hrs...too long.
I love the sport but games are pushing to be 3.5-4hrs...too long.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 6:58 am to GreyReb
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:11 am to GreyReb
If they decided to show the bands performing rather than commercials, you wouldn’t mind 1/2 time.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:17 am to Gunga Din
quote:So few schools allow a visiting band to march at halftime that I'm not sure it would make a noticeable difference. LSU once barred the Aggie band from marching in favor of a halftime showing featuring Three Doors Down. That halftime could have been five minutes shorter without hurting anyone's feelings (they had plenty of time to spare).
Sounds like none of you guys have ever suffered the wrath of a "band parent."
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:18 am to GreyReb
never happen, the ad revenue is too good to pass up
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:22 am to GreyReb
I’d be cool with 20 minutes. It’s enough time to make a beer run, hit the bathroom, shoot the shite with family/friends and settle into your seat again, whether at the game or watching at home.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:25 am to twk
Here in Ga., both bands perform during 1/2 time @ hs fb games.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:26 am to trackem
Is 15 min long enough to get your PB&J sammiches and get screamed at by your coach?
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:28 am to southernboisb
quote:Same for Texas high schools, but with even longer halftimes. But, at college games, it's usually only one game a year, at most, when the visitors bring a full band. I think you could still have both bands march with 15 minutes, they'd just have to cut out all the donor recognition and other BS.
Here in Ga., both bands perform during 1/2 time @ hs fb games.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:38 am to southernboisb
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Here in Ga., both bands perform during 1/2 time @ hs fb games.
Isn't that the norm in every state for HS Football?
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:41 am to twk
I think the OP was complaining about tv commercials instead of anything school related.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:46 am to madmaxvol
I don’t know. If you check those out of state hs games on Friday nights/Saturdays on tv, some locations don’t even have a band in the stands.
*or they have a choreographed dance group performance.
*or they have a choreographed dance group performance.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:09 pm to GreyReb
Commercial timeout length, nothing more.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:29 pm to bamaphan13
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I love the sport but games are pushing to be 3.5-4hrs...too long.
Too many commericials.
I hate that they keep tinkering with ways to "shorten the game" except for the commercials.
The shortest commercial break is 3 minutes 20 seconds and the longest is 3 minutes 55 seconds.
The TD...commercial, come back for the kick off, then go back commercial is the worst and makes game longer.
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