NCAA Looking to Shorten Games

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superdave1984 said:
I think if they eliminate fake injuries it would help a lot. If a guy goes down injured, he is out for at least 5 game minutes. Maybe 10. No more down for one play so the clock stops then back in. Of course, they would just throw some scrub in there to be the flopper.
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Like your idea. However I go back to the proposal of staying out for the whole series. (if a definsive player, until his unit leaves the field - same for offensive unit players, even the QB)
 
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Pump Guy said:
From the first line in the article: "We all know how long college football games can be, even without the lengthy television commercials and injury timeouts."

No, I don't know how long it can be even without the lengthy television commercials and injury timeouts.

I began watching football in the 70's. Just like now, the game was 60 minutes long with 4, 15 minute quarters. Back then, the clock stopped on an incomplete forward pass, just like today. On average, teams were getting more passing yards than rushing yards for the first time in 1982. So teams passing a lot is not a new aspect of the game.

So what has changed? I would speculate that "questionable" injuries could slow the game down, but the NCAA decided against addressing that. There are the timeouts for replays, but on average, there are only two of those per game. What is left? TV timeouts.

There are a minimum of four commercial timeout per quarter, then end of first and third quarters, that is at least 18 commercials per game. 18, three minute commercials, is 54 minutes.

I am at a loss on how anyone could argue that the most popular sports in the United States needs to change the rules of the game to save time.
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This says it all!!!!
 
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ClockworkOrange said:
Dump instant replay. They still get it wrong too often, or they ignore their own rules ("indisputable video evidence," anyone?).
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Nope. Bad idea. Take the fear of getting caught off the table and bias would rear it’s ugly head. To get it better the shot or clip used should be required to be published post game. Only real rule change I want to see is only taking away a challenge when confirmed. If stands it should be a wash.
 
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I remember in 2006 when they were trying to make games shorter, so they decided to start the clock when the kicker kicked the ball off the tee instead of when the returner touched the ball. The whole time, I was thinking how dumb it was that they decided to do that instead of just keep the clock running after 1st downs. I have always hated the way the clock stops after first downs. I would love it if they changed that rule to make it like the NFL, which has it right. However, that's the only rule change I would want. I don't want a running clock after an incomplete pass.
 
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I wish they would leave it alone. The college game has so much late game drama because of how the clock works . its foolish to change something that is already making money hand over fist. Especially shortening the gameday experience for fans. For what? We won't save enough time to show another football game, so what are we speeding up for?
Shorten replays if anything.
 
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wmcovol said:
Idk, there’s a lot of questions on the 2nd foot in NFL b
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Much easier to see two down vs did he get one foot down before the second foot touched out of bounds.
Additionally as a fan I see no reason to have different rules in NCAA and NFL.
Just my opinion.
 
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They need to do something. It's getting ridiculous. Some games approach the 5 hour mark. Pretty sure the Bama game did. The NFL can get in an OT game in less than 4.
 
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Zues1 said:
Much easier to see two down vs did he get one foot down before the second foot touched out of bounds.
Additionally as a fan I see no reason to have different rules in NCAA and NFL.
Just my opinion.
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We’ll agree to disagree on this. Much easier for one foot IMO
 
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In fairness... we aren't the viewers the game is losing. I'd bet the numbers are pretty bad for younger viewers, especially outside the South.

The problem is decreasing attention span. With hours spent on YouTube and Tik-Tok... their attention spans have gotten so limited, I once lost a kid in the first line of a knock-knock joke.

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sami said:
The first two proposals would do next to nothing, and running the clock after incomplete passes is ridiculous, but running it after first downs is the one good idea.

Short of eliminating commercials, the two best ways to shorten games would be to eliminate instant replay, which is a joke anyway, and crack down on fake injuries. Neither will ever happen.

Have automatic replay on turnovers and scoring plays, but otherwise just let them play - sadly, they are wedded to instant replay, and the only changes would be to expand it And if a player is injured he can't return during the same possession - that would eliminate most of the fake injury nonsense. They'll never do this because of "safety" concerns.
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Set a time limit on replay if it takes longer than a full 60 seconds of replay then leave it alone. Some of these 5-6 minute instant replays are just silly and uncalled for. Put a time limit on replays. At least some type of time limit and enforce it.
 
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Most of the longer game times are due to replay and tv. Limit replays number and time. As far as tv, the play click should start the second they come back from commercials, doesn’t matter if team is in the field or not. Don’t allow tv to come back from commercial and talk for 1-2 minutes before play clock starts. Shorten half time. Either go back to the 15 minutes it was for years it go to 12 NFL rule. I could shave 20-30 minutes off a game without changing any of the things that make college football special. The running clocks after 1st downs and incomplete passes does mean less football. Their would be less plays which is less football.
 
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Agree on a time limit on reviews...Us fans can see in 15 seconds of a replay what the correct call should be....why does it take the replay nuts 5 minutes!! The TV folks replay the play in question 25 times so the announcers can dissect the the play 25 times....Bullcrap put a limit on it of 30-45 seconds....And stop having a 60 year old ref running 70 yards to look in a flipping 4 inch monitor.

With the huge TV contracts paying universities millions the commercials pay the freight....We will not see commercials limited IMO.
 
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Hmm. Agree with most all comments. Seems to me, the NCAA discussion isn’t really about the live environment on campus as much as about for those who watch. Although I liked the new Avatar movie, sitting in theater for nearly 3hrs without halftime was hard. If I drove all the way to Knoxville to take in a glorious day of VOL football, I really could care less if it went on 4+hrs (as long as we won!).

So… perhaps they should just start broadcasting after the first 15-20 minutes of game time… they could more easily cut out the wasted time of ole miss players playing possum or clock stopping on 1st down or incomplete pass. Heck, they could probably squeeze in some more infomercials or silly talk by the commentators 😎. For those watching game live, you’ll know winners and losers before ESPN reveals that to everyone else. Seems a fair compromise to me if goal is to package game better for tv audiences
 
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IndianaVol said:
YES - I can't count how many times this year Tennessee was rolling in the fast tempo offense only to be throttled back by an instant replay review...frustrating.
Like you stated too...most times they still get it wrong.
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I wouldn’t want to get rid of it entirely but I’d rather it be a a challenge based system with the exception of turnovers and scoring plays.
 
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but you can bet there'll be more commercials......they aren't interested in shortening anything, just the action on the field.
 
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