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Post by purplehaze on Oct 6, 2019 13:30:24 GMT -5
I know they have been trying to shorten the length of college games but unless they change the rules for when the clock stops, not much will change. The pro game is controlled much better and almost always ends at about 3 hours with each team having about 60-65 plays from scrimmage.
The college game almost always in the 3:10 - 3:30 with teams having about 10 more plays from scrimmage. An extreme college example occurred last night with Duke and Pitt (won by Pitt 33-30 n regulation). The game started at 8:05 and ended at midnight ! Pitt had 83 plays and Duke had 89 (that's not including punts, kickoffs and extra points) - I call that crazy !
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Post by gks on Oct 6, 2019 13:45:23 GMT -5
It's getting as bad as baseball. Lot of it has to do with the style of offenses in the college game. Maybe start clock on incompletions after ball is set. But I agree it's getting really bad. Go watch a good D2 or D3 game. They are done in 2:30 to 2:45. No reason why D1 can't be done in 3:00 like the NFL.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 6, 2019 13:59:05 GMT -5
I suppose the easiest solution would be to not stop the clock after first down plays where the ball-carrier is tackled in bounds.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 7, 2019 12:51:40 GMT -5
The networks broadcasting the games. who have paid dearly for the rights, probably do not want to see the games shortened as it would cost them a few TVC's.
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Post by gks on Oct 7, 2019 13:03:51 GMT -5
The networks broadcasting the games. who have paid dearly for the rights, probably do not want to see the games shortened as it would cost them a few TVC's. If the NFL can do three hour games and rake in billions then college football can figure it out. |
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Post by hc87 on Oct 7, 2019 14:34:12 GMT -5
Both pro and college football are becoming increasingly unwatchable imo....the NFL is littered with flags and/or challenges and reviews--and reviews of challenges/pass interference! It's killing the pace/flow of the game.
The 1st H of the Pats-Skins yday was tortuous in that regard. I also thought the 2nd H of the Packahs-Boys was nevah going to end.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 7, 2019 19:10:59 GMT -5
The networks broadcasting the games. who have paid dearly for the rights, probably do not want to see the games shortened as it would cost them a few TVC's. If the NFL can do three hour games and rake in billions then college football can figure it out. Network spots during national NFL broadcasts go for roughly 6x the rate as CFB national games, so as far as ad revenue goes, it's not as simple as they "can figure it out". |
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Post by gks on Oct 8, 2019 6:44:09 GMT -5
If the NFL can do three hour games and rake in billions then college football can figure it out. Network spots during national NFL broadcasts go for roughly 6x the rate as CFB national games, so as far as ad revenue goes, it's not as simple as they "can figure it out". They have to figure it out. College football game should not last more than three hours on norm. I would adopt NFL timing rules where the clock doesn't stop for every first down. I would also start the clock when the ball is placed after an incompletion. I would also get rid of all video reviews. |
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Post by purplehaze on Oct 14, 2019 13:51:40 GMT -5
Wake Forest lost to Louisville Saturday 62-59 in a shootout that took 4 hours and 4 minutes (no ot) - Wake ran 102 plays from scrimmage and amassed 662 yards of total offense in the loss.
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