What does everyone think of the new clock rules for this..........

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

upcoming season?
Not sure I will like the out of bounds clock. When the play goes out of bounds, the 40 sec. clock will automatically start and the game clock will start when ball is put in play. ......except in the last 2 minutes of each half. I always liked the fact that the game clock stopped until ball was snapped on ensuing play.
Also, it doesnt seem like the 40 sec clock will impact the game too much. Basically officials usually took 12-15 sec.'s anyway to signal the 25 sec. clock to start so I dont see this having much of an impact.
They are trying to speed up the game while not having fewer plays is what it comes down to.

 

[danceswithchicks]

upcoming season?
Not sure I will like the out of bounds clock. When the play goes out of bounds, the 40 sec. clock will automatically start and the game clock will start when ball is put in play. ......except in the last 2 minutes of each half. I always liked the fact that the game clock stopped until ball was snapped on ensuing play.
Also, it doesnt seem like the 40 sec clock will impact the game too much. Basically officials usually took 12-15 sec.'s anyway to signal the 25 sec. clock to start so I dont see this having much of an impact.
They are trying to speed up the game while not having fewer plays is what it comes down to.

</p>I don't understand why the NCAA wants to speed the games up so damn badly. I like a long game. I look forward to them all week, and all year during the offseason. If football is only 3 mos. a year, I want as much as I can get. Even when we suck.

As for the clock rule, I like it because it will add some consistency to the game and hopefully reduce fan bitching about the officiating.

 

[skip dog]

I really don't see where they can speed the game up any

 

[MissStFan87]

It's not like somebody is forcing you to stay at the game. I don't see why any football fan would be anxious for the game to end sooner, unless it's an *** kicking.

 

[Todd4State]

I don't like it. This is just another example of the NCAA trying to turn football into a carbon copy of the NFL.

 

[Hildreth00]

Can I see a show of hands of the pu$$ies that think a football game is too long?

 

[patdog]

which has had both of those rules for over a decade now. You're right that the 40 second clock won't change the tempo of the game that much, but the out of bounds rule will speed it up. Which the college game needs badly. Far too many games are running over 3 and a half hours, sometimes way over. Too much of a good thing isn't a good thing, and I can't count the number of first quarters I've missed because the previous game ran long.

 

[Dawg in a pile]

Missing the first quarter of a game because the previous game ran too long is the fault of the TV network, not college football rules. They aren't giving the previous games time to finish before the next game starts. It's not something that happens every now and then because a game was long, it happens every weekend with the JP game and the 2:30 CBS game because college football games aren't exactly 3 hours long. It happens all basketball season long as well. If they would start the second game at 2:45 or 3:00, then there is no problem. You don't change the rules of the game to speed it up or slow it down. The rules are the rules and the morons that make up the NCAA are the last people that need to be "tweaking" them. And the absolute last thing that most college football fans want is to bring it in line with the NFL. Please keep that awful **** away from college football for as long as possible.

 

[FlabLoser]

They want the game length to be as short and as predictable as possible so they can fit in more commercials. There must be twice as many commercials in NFL games compared to NCAA. Commercials in the NFL are down right painful. I hate seeing NCAA go that way.

 

[Temple of the Dawg]

The last damn thing college football needs to do is to try to emulate the NFL. The 40 second clock isn't a big deal b/c it really won't change things that much, but the out of bounds rule blows ***. I hate watching the NFL for the most part. There are too many damn commercial interruptions. It destroys the flow of the game. TD & PAT, 5 minutes of commercials, kickoff, 5 minutes of commercials, four plays & the LT is slow to get up, 5 minutes of commercials, and so on. It is painful. The NFL has become too clinical and stale for me as a viewer. On the other hand, I love college football because it appears real. It doesn't come off as just a money making production but more as television coverage of a sporting event.

I agree that it can be frustrating to miss half of the 1st quarter due to a game running long, but the simple solution is to schedule the games 3:15 to 3:30 apart instead of exactly 3 hours.

 

[RebelBruiser]

The 40 second clock is a decent idea, because it speeds up the game while actually increasing the opportunity for more plays in the game.

The out of bounds rule, I don't like, especially after adding the 40 second clock. The out of bounds rule is unnecessary with the addition of the 40 second clock, and I think it'll be one of those rules that gets repealed, like the starting the clock after the kickoff rule.

I love Bielema at Wisconsin for exploiting that rule and single-handedly putting an end to that rule.

 

[dogmatic1]

Running the clock differently at the end of the half changes the pace of everything. It's just goofy. Not everything in the world needs to be "made for TV."

 

[Porkchop.sixpack]

leave.

 

[vhdawg]

....because the amount of commercials on each network has been the same for the past three years.

CBS has about 52 minutes per game.
ABC/ESPN(s) have about 37 minutes per game. Close to the same for JPLFSRaycom.

If NFL games seem longer, it's probably because CBS shows so damn many of them and they're straight-up whores for the advertising cash.

/You put enough games on DVD, you learn a thing or two about how the different networks handle commercials.

 

[Eureka Dog]

Set it for 25 minutes per quarter and let it run.

The only times the game clock should stop are as follows:
(1) when there's an injury (no faking) on the field - game clock restarted when ball is whistled ready for play

(2) when a penalty flag is thrown - game clock restarted when ball is whistled ready for play

(3) when a play must be reviewed - game clock restarted when ball is whistled ready for play

(4) when referees must stop the game due to such things as dangerous weather, field intrusion by a spectator, clock malfunction, radio headset malfunction, injury to a member of the refereeing crew, etc. - game clock restarted when ball is whistled ready for play

(5) when a timeout is called - game clock restarted when ball is whistled ready for play

(6) between a score and the ensuing free kick (the clock should continue to run after a TD until the PAT is complete) - game clock restarted when ball is kicked

Other modifications:
(1) The play clock should always be set to 25 seconds.

(2) No clock rule changes during the last 2 minutes of a half with this one exception. If the game clock is stopped for an injured player of the trailing team (while that team is on offense), the leading (defensive) team may elect one of the following options: (a) 20 additional seconds will be run off of the play clock or (b) the offensive team will be penalized 15 yards from the current spot of the ball.

(3) Allow both teams only 4 timeouts for the entire game. Each team will have only 1 TO for each OT period.

(4) 5 minute breaks between quarters.

 

[Liverdawg]

I will stand and be counted as someone who doesn't like four hour football games. Think about it.....we are in MS. The average temperature on gameday is about 120 degrees (give or take). And at the risk of being the typical self-loathing State fan, WE ARE STATE FANS. After a four-hour railing I find it hard to find the strength to drown my sorrows. Gimmee a two hour game that is decided the same way a four hour game would be....and let me get on with my life. If I wanted to be there all day...I would be a cricket fan.

 

[MissStFan87]

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[FlabLoser]

They haven't gotten the game down to the same predictable length as the NFL. I think they're working in that direction so they can at some point jam them with commercials and fit them in an allocated time.

How are you getting games on TV? I have a newer DirecTV HD DVR and an older Tivo-branded DirecTV DVR. Video cap blows chunks. I'd like to find a way to copy video over my network.