College Football “Execs” Want Shorter Games

[BigDanT]

Including making the clock run after an incomplete pass.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/02/20/college-football-shorter-game-rules

 

[Supersize that order mutt]

I don't like that at all.

 

[gambler]

I'm old and don't want change!

 

[vapspwi]

They always want to shorten the game by reducing the amount of football and never by reducing the amount of commercials…

JRjr

 

[Supersize that order mutt]

Isn't spiking the ball considered an incomplete pass? Although that is generally only done towards the end of a game, that could definitely have a negative impact on games.

 

[Supersize that order mutt]

They always want to shorten the game by reducing the amount of football and never by reducing the amount of commercials…

JRjr

I agree, but shortening commercials doesn't really address what they are talking about.

 

[00Burdell]

Including making the clock run after an incomplete pass.

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/02/20/college-football-shorter-game-rules

Great so if I'm ahead and on my own 20, I'll just launch 80 yard bombs that take the referee ten minutes to run down, pick it up and bring it back and spot it. Something, something, unintended consequences, yada, yada....

 

[WracerX]

I thought the clock ran after an incomplete pass in the nfl, except for the last two minutes. I think the play clock is different as well.

 

[JJacket]

I agree with preventing consecutive timeouts. Make a team run a play between them.

Also, reverse the rules hindering run blocking. CPJ knew how to run a clock.

 

[coit]

I know how they can shorten the games. Get rid of the damn 3 minute long TV timeouts.

 

[1982Jacket]

How about fewer commercials?



Naw, I know that's not a serious possibility.

Seriously, eliminating the stopped clock after a first down makes a LOT of sense. Never liked that college rule deviation from the NFL.

 

[coit]

Seriously, eliminating the stopped clock after a first down makes a LOT of sense. Never liked that college rule deviation from the NFL.

Yeah that's a good one. 10 seconds per first down of stoppage x 30 first downs per game would shorten the game by 5 minutes.

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

The BK whopper commercials are my favorite part

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

The remix is pretty sick

 

[coit]

Bring more in game advertising on if you have to. That's the one thing I enjoy about soccer is that they don't take TV breaks.

 

[GT65_UGA89]

10 minute running quarters, 5 minute halftime, 15 minutes for commercials. Games take 1 hour.

New EST TV schedule- noon - 10PM, 10 televised games, early games east coast, late games from the west coast.

 

[donsue]

They always want to shorten the game by reducing the amount of football and never by reducing the amount of commercials…

JRjr

They could start by not throwing a flag for targeting (and initiating a 5 minute long review) every time someone puts a hard hit on the opponent

 

[juraitwaluzka]

Seems like the Execs should care that based on things many of which are mentioned in this thread, other than Tech games, the length of games for me is at zero already. Before that I was making judicious use of the 30 second skip which allowed me to watch a game in a fraction of the time, see most of the action and almost none of the commercials, halftime etc... Then they continued to make the game experience worse and eventually I stopped caring about even doing that.

 

[Liberty]

1. Eliminate the idiotic reviews. Easy 5-10 min savings there.

2. Hire some refs that don't resemble Jabba the Hut. Probably wastes 15 secs a play waiting for the refs to waddle over to the ball, then waddle over to where they're gonna spot it. If it's it's only half that it's 20 mins.