Comments on: Time rule changes http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/ An Ohio Sports Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:45:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Men of the Scarlet and Gray » Blog Archive » Shorter games = worse stats http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Men of the Scarlet and Gray » Blog Archive » Shorter games = worse stats Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:30:07 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/#comment-87 [...] As I wrote before, I’m no fan of the new time clock rules. But what I realized this weekend was that the shorter games could have a significant impact on total team stats, and those of key players, too. [...] [...] As I wrote before, I’m no fan of the new time clock rules. But what I realized this weekend was that the shorter games could have a significant impact on total team stats, and those of key players, too. [...]

]]> By: Jay http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Jay Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:30:38 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/#comment-35 I have a feeling throughout the whole year we are all gonna be saying " I hate these new rules!" I like the old jerseys, the old rules, and the old style smashmouth football, was do things have to change? I have a feeling throughout the whole year we are all gonna be saying ” I hate these new rules!” I like the old jerseys, the old rules, and the old style smashmouth football, was do things have to change?

]]> By: sportsMonkey http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-32 sportsMonkey Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:14:05 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/#comment-32 Good point. What annoys me about the TV timeouts is that they always seem to come during a crucial point in the game, when one team clearly has momentum. Football would be a great sport to try some soccer-style advertising. You know, have a skinny banner on the bottom or top of the screen that rotates ads during the entire game. Originally, I was against this, but now that we're all so used to things cluttering up the screen (score, time, down/distance, player stats, etc.), it's really not <em>that</em> much more noise. Plus, TVs are getting bigger every year, so the loss of screen real estate isn't that big of a deal. And the game could proceed at a "normal" pace, with occasional breaks for quarters, halves, team-called timeouts, 2-minute warnings, injuries, etc. Good point. What annoys me about the TV timeouts is that they always seem to come during a crucial point in the game, when one team clearly has momentum.

Football would be a great sport to try some soccer-style advertising. You know, have a skinny banner on the bottom or top of the screen that rotates ads during the entire game. Originally, I was against this, but now that we’re all so used to things cluttering up the screen (score, time, down/distance, player stats, etc.), it’s really not that much more noise. Plus, TVs are getting bigger every year, so the loss of screen real estate isn’t that big of a deal.

And the game could proceed at a “normal” pace, with occasional breaks for quarters, halves, team-called timeouts, 2-minute warnings, injuries, etc.

]]> By: Sean http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Sean Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:29:03 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/07/time-rule-changes/#comment-22 It's definitely a bad rule. While I don't generally mind the length of college football games, I can understand the argument from those who do. But if the NCAA really wanted to do something about it, they'd reduce the number of timeouts. When you're at a game, there's not much more annoying than your team coming up with a big stop or turnover, then having to wait several minutes while they take yet another TV timeout. Doing that would mean less money coming in, though, so that will never happen. This rule is just a way for the NCAA to claim they're trying to make games move faster without actually doing anything useful. It’s definitely a bad rule. While I don’t generally mind the length of college football games, I can understand the argument from those who do. But if the NCAA really wanted to do something about it, they’d reduce the number of timeouts. When you’re at a game, there’s not much more annoying than your team coming up with a big stop or turnover, then having to wait several minutes while they take yet another TV timeout. Doing that would mean less money coming in, though, so that will never happen. This rule is just a way for the NCAA to claim they’re trying to make games move faster without actually doing anything useful.

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