A Few Thoughts on the New Clock Rules

[cotton]

They have been explained during every single game I've watched this year, so I won't repeat them, but I did want to add my two cents on the latest attempt to shorten the game:

1. The general consensus seems to be that games are shortened by about 10 plays. With a smaller sampling of plays, we should see a few more upsets, as better teams have less chance to overcome short-term anomalies.

2. It isn't just any 10 plays that are removed from the games; it is the last 10. Stronger, deeper, better conditioned teams have less opportunity to mount that late game, push the worn-down defense down the field drive.

3. The "problem" these rules are designed to fix is that the games often stretch beyond TV's 3 or 3.5 hour time window. If they really want to fix that "problem," there is a much better way: shorten commercials. Nobody seems to have an issue with non-televised games being too long.

If you haven't figured it out yet, I don't like the rules, but I would like to hear other thoughts.

 

[GAVol]

I don't see why they don't just do away with the clock stopping after first downs except maybe in the final 2 minutes. That would eliminate about 20-30 clock stoppages per game.

 

[cotton]

I don't see why they don't just do away with the clock stopping after first downs except maybe in the final 2 minutes. That would eliminate about 20-30 clock stoppages per game.

I've heard that suggested as well, but I still wonder, why does the in-game time need to be shortened? The system has worked very well for a lot of years. It is not the "game" that needs to be shortened. It is the television time the game takes.

 

[checkerboard_charly]

The NCAA is trying so hard to be like the NFL and that is stupid. College football is totally different from the pros, yet they make rules to mimic it every year. Keep some tradition and dont let the NFL drag you around by you Boys.

 

[checkerboard_charly]

And instead of changing all the crap they changed, just quit stopping the clock after every first down. That alone would free up the couple of minutes they are trying to get rid of.

 

[kptvol]

I like the clock stop after 1st downs. It makes last minute drives more likely.

 

[GAVol]

I like the clock stop after 1st downs. It makes last minute drives more likely.

That's why I favor doing like (gasp) Arena Football. Run the clock on first downs until the final 2 minutes.

 

[kptvol]

That's why I favor doing like (gasp) Arena Football. Run the clock on first downs until the final 2 minutes.

I don't like that. The clock should be run the same way the entire game.

 

[GAVol]

I don't like that. The clock should be run the same way the entire game.

Why?