Article about speeding up the game

[phatcat]

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/se...no-stopping-clock-first-downs/#comment-266668

The writer says they should get rid of the stoppage after 1st downs. Commenters emphasize less commercials (impossible)

The real solution is GET RID OF REPLAYS

 

[elgatoloco]

1) Fewer commercials, of course--get rid of the extra point/commercial/kickoff/commercial sequence and the gutbuster sequence that always occurs after a long drive.
2) I'd love the NFL-length halftime, but it would definitely cut into the marching band, so nothing to be done there.
3) I'm probably in the minority in hating stoppage after first downs. I know people love it because it effectively provides a bunch of extra time outs to a game and creates a lot of excitement, but IMO it distorts the game.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Our national obsession with regulated fairness is causing this. Get rid of replay officials, and create a national education campaign to help people understand that subjectivity is part of the game and part of life. Officials are humans and humans make mistakes, just like players and coaches.

Also shorten the :40 play clock to :35, keeping the :25 as is.

 

[pawildcat]

Our national obsession with regulated fairness is causing this. Get rid of replay officials, and create a national education campaign to help people understand that subjectivity is part of the game and part of life. Officials are humans and humans make mistakes, just like players and coaches.

Also shorten the :40 play clock to :35, keeping the :25 as is.

Or as an alternative, give each team a could of challenges per game with the exception that any TD play can be reviewed. I've grown to love my local Division II football team because the games are never on television.

 

[phatcat]

Our national obsession with regulated fairness is causing this. Get rid of replay officials, and create a national education campaign to help people understand that subjectivity is part of the game and part of life. Officials are humans and humans make mistakes, just like players and coaches.

Also shorten the :40 play clock to :35, keeping the :25 as is.

Same thing in baseball, as there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth about the strike zone.

Just live with the result. I'm still chapped about the Mich field goal 3-4 years ago but I'm over it.

To quote the Holy Grail, GET ON WITH IT!

 

[Alvious]

How about only stopping the clock on 1st down in the last 5 minutes of each half? Also, treat an incompletion the same as an out of bounds; wind the clock when the ball is set for play.

 

[StreamCat]

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/se...no-stopping-clock-first-downs/#comment-266668

The writer says they should get rid of the stoppage after 1st downs. Commenters emphasize less commercials (impossible)

The real solution is GET RID OF REPLAYS

There is a good reason for stopping the clock after a first down. Sometimes a first down is achieved with a very long gain. It gives the crew time to set the chains.

 

[GlideCat]

Also shorten the :40 play clock to :35, keeping the :25 as is.

How about :40 after a first down and :35 all other downs and no clock stoppage after first downs.

 

[NUCat320]

Same thing in baseball, as there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth about the strike zone.

Just live with the result. I'm still chapped about the Mich field goal 3-4 years ago but I'm over it.

To quote the Holy Grail, GET ON WITH IT!

I hate replays in football, but I find replays in basketball the most infuriating. (Is it 3.8, or 4.2 seconds?)

 

[FeralFelidae]

The refs already just go ahead and call it a first down if the ball is within a yard of the marker. (When did they start doing this? Seems for at least ten years.) This saves time because they don't have to measure it anymore, but I have concerns about fairness.

 

[Deeringfish]

The refs already just go ahead and call it a first down if the ball is within a yard of the marker. (When did they start doing this? Seems for at least ten years.) This saves time because they don't have to measure it anymore, but I have concerns about fairness.

yeah, I noticed that too. Didn't realize it was to speed up the game.

 

[FeralFelidae]

yeah, I noticed that too. Didn't realize it was to speed up the game.

If not then why?

 

[Deeringfish]

If not then why?

I thought they could see the yellow stripe more clearly