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Helmet communication, 2-minute warning coming to college football

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Westcoast

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Thanks for linking. Should be interesting to see if teams drop the looking over to the sidelines every play. And I'm thinking a 2 minute timeout at the end of the second half isn't necessary. Lol
 
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now a member of the support staff will be hired for their hacking ability
When you see a staff member looking at a computer during the game, no one will know if he/she is hacking into the opponent QB's helmet and relaying what found to his/her teams D or looking at tom and jerry cartoons 😜
 
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Hrdcorhays

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RUtix4me said:
So an extra 3/4 minutes of commercials. Helmet comms were probably a no brainer after Harbaugh and company’s antics the last few years. Tablets! Welcome to the 21st century.
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It will take the place of an already established commercial break. There are usually 3-4 breaks per quarter (depending on "level" of game coverage - bigger games have 4 breaks per quarter, smaller games have 3 or 4) done after a change of possession. This will just take the place of one of those.

The one in the 4th Quarter of a blowout is a serious kick in the balls though. At that point everyone just wants to go home.
 
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Retired711

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Old-timers will remember that the reason for the two-minute warning in the NFL was that the stadium clock was unofficial. Of course, the two minute warning became obsolete the instant that the field judge became able to control the stadium clock.
 
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Hrdcorhays

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Multiple people assuming incorrect info about an extra TV timeout. Not true. It will take the place of an existing TV timeout that would have occurred after a change of possession.
 
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retired711 said:
Old-timers will remember that the reason for the two-minute warning in the NFL was that the stadium clock was unofficial. Of course, the two minute warning became obsolete the instant that the field judge became able to control the stadium clock.
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Did not know that, thank you.

Not sure why we need it in college football nowadays, but I guess they want to be like their big brothers in the NFL as much as possible...
 
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Retired711

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dconifer said:
Did not know that, thank you.

Not sure why we need it in college football nowadays, but I guess they want to be like their big brothers in the NFL as much as possible...
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There's probably a view that the rules ought to be identical unless when there 's a good reason (such as protecting player safety) to the contrary.
 
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