Comments on: Shorter games = worse stats http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/ An Ohio Sports Blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Men of the Scarlet and Gray » Blog Archive » MotSaG featured on CSTV’s WebWatch http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Men of the Scarlet and Gray » Blog Archive » MotSaG featured on CSTV’s WebWatch Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:49:18 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/#comment-181 [...] CSTV’s Crystal Ball featured one of our recent posts that discussed the issue of fewer stats due to the new time rules. [...] [...] CSTV’s Crystal Ball featured one of our recent posts that discussed the issue of fewer stats due to the new time rules. [...]

]]> By: sportsMonkey http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-95 sportsMonkey Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:33:09 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/#comment-95 scraper - Yeah - I thought about that. I wonder if it will have as much of an impact as some think, though... most schools have averaged 12 games per season for the past five years anyway. OSU played 13 regular season games in 2002. Plus, there's about 35 bowl games now, so a lot more players have been extending stats into the postseason, also. I'll bet if you ask any NCAA player, "would you rather have 15 more plays per game, or one extra game each season," they'd prefer the longer games. Maybe after the sample gets larger, we'll be able to make more definitive statements. After a month or two of college football, trends should become a bit more clear. scraper –

Yeah – I thought about that. I wonder if it will have as much of an impact as some think, though… most schools have averaged 12 games per season for the past five years anyway. OSU played 13 regular season games in 2002.

Plus, there’s about 35 bowl games now, so a lot more players have been extending stats into the postseason, also.

I’ll bet if you ask any NCAA player, “would you rather have 15 more plays per game, or one extra game each season,” they’d prefer the longer games.

Maybe after the sample gets larger, we’ll be able to make more definitive statements. After a month or two of college football, trends should become a bit more clear.

]]> By: Scraper http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Scraper Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:22:30 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/09/05/shorter-games-worse-stats/#comment-92 But having a 12th game in the schedule will help bring the stats back up. But having a 12th game in the schedule will help bring the stats back up.

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