Opinion on Clock Rule Changes

CTNelson · 09-05-2006, 12:24 PM

What is everbodys opinion on these new clock rule changes? Here are the choices:

I love them as the games were way too long.
I hate them as there will be a lot less exciting 4th quarters with the changes.
Who cares its just the clock it doesn't have any affect on the outcome.

I absolutely HATE them and they just made it a WHOLE lot easier for a team ahead in the 4th to run out the clock. I predict we see a lot less fantastic finishes then in the past.

Why did they mess with a good thing? They are one of the only (if not the only) competitve sports in the country without a real playoff system and they are worried about tinkering with the clock! What a joke the NCAA is and they really have some messed up priorities.

Here are the new rules changes for 2006:
RULES CHANGES
3-2-5
When the ball is free kicked, the game clock will start

3-2-5-e
When Team B is awarded a first down, the game clock will start on the
ready-for-play signal

swhite1975 · 09-05-2006, 01:35 PM

I'm with you. Why mess with a good thing? It works. They did the same thing in hockey. change up all the rules, confuse the fans, irritate the players -- no one is happy.

inSTAALed · 09-06-2006, 03:56 PM

I put Who Cares because I don't like them and I don't hate them.

rwilson99 · 09-06-2006, 05:54 PM

Clock run on change of possession. Horrible change.

If you get a punt with less than 5 seconds left... no more hail mary unless you have time out.

FourBear · 09-06-2006, 08:53 PM

Ah, I don't like these at all. I also think 4th quarter will be much less exciting. What was the motivation for changing them to begin with?

inSTAALed · 09-06-2006, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourBear

Ah, I don't like these at all. I also think 4th quarter will be much less exciting. What was the motivation for changing them to begin with?

They wanted to shorten the length of games or something dumb like that.

tdixon · 09-12-2006, 09:24 AM

The fans are now charged more for tickets,parking and everything else concerning football. Now the NCAA changes the most exciting part of the game. Greed will ruin the game. Did anyone consider cutting out 2 ads and taking a little less money? Did anyone consider the fans or ask our opinion?

CTNelson · 09-12-2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdixon

The fans are now charged more for tickets,parking and everything else concerning football. Now the NCAA changes the most exciting part of the game. Greed will ruin the game. Did anyone consider cutting out 2 ads and taking a little less money? Did anyone consider the fans or ask our opinion?

good point, I hadn't thought about it like that. If they were so set on shortening games they could have cut 2-3 commercials and achieved the same results but they chose to change the rules, pathetic.

Ghostrider · 09-12-2006, 09:38 PM

why not cut out a few commercials, and I like the replays but not every one. We're missing about 25 to 35 plays a game.

jcurry3rd · 09-21-2006, 06:13 PM

Major Thumbs Down!!!! Cutting back on number of plays effects individual records, and gives 2nd and 3rd string players less an opportunity to get into the game. Cut back on length of halftime and one or 2 commercial time outs and you can shortent the game without effecting the actual game play

JoPa is King · 09-24-2006, 12:51 AM

i'm pretty upset about losing 20 plays or so per game...i understand wanting to shorten the game...but that's too far

markh100 · 09-25-2006, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTNelson

good point, I hadn't thought about it like that. If they were so set on shortening games they could have cut 2-3 commercials and achieved the same results but they chose to change the rules, pathetic.

I'm pretty sure the goal was to increase the number of commercials, not shorten the game time. The Notre Dame/Michigan game featured 80 minutes in TV timeouts, which incensed Lloyd Carr. Unfortunately, money rules the day.

I'm a huge fan of the drawn out 4th quarters in college football, featuring onside kicks. A couple seasons ago, Michigan came back against from 17 points in the 4th quarter, down 27-10 with 8:43 remaining against Michigan State. I'm not sure if you would ever see such an exciting comeback in the NFL, where teams routinely wipe the final two minutes plus out of game by kneeling.

The rules changes haven't completely ruled out the 4th quarter comeback though, as Notre Dame scored 3 touchdowns in the final 8:18 to erase a ninetine point against noneother than Michigan state

View Poll Results: How do you feel about the new rules changes concerning the clock?
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I hate them.	11	78.57%
Who cares.	3	21.43%
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09-05-2006, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
CTNelson Starter Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sunrise, Florida Posts: 106 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Miami Dolphins NCAA Team: Miami Hurricanes	Opinion on Clock Rule Changes What is everbodys opinion on these new clock rule changes? Here are the choices: I love them as the games were way too long. I hate them as there will be a lot less exciting 4th quarters with the changes. Who cares its just the clock it doesn't have any affect on the outcome. I absolutely HATE them and they just made it a WHOLE lot easier for a team ahead in the 4th to run out the clock. I predict we see a lot less fantastic finishes then in the past. Why did they mess with a good thing? They are one of the only (if not the only) competitve sports in the country without a real playoff system and they are worried about tinkering with the clock! What a joke the NCAA is and they really have some messed up priorities. Here are the new rules changes for 2006: RULES CHANGES 3-2-5 When the ball is free kicked, the game clock will start 3-2-5-e When Team B is awarded a first down, the game clock will start on the ready-for-play signal

09-12-2006, 09:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
tdixon Walkon Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 vCash: 2000	Clock rules are awful. The fans are now charged more for tickets,parking and everything else concerning football. Now the NCAA changes the most exciting part of the game. Greed will ruin the game. Did anyone consider cutting out 2 ads and taking a little less money? Did anyone consider the fans or ask our opinion? Last edited by tdixon : 09-12-2006 at 09:37 AM. Reason: left out a word

09-21-2006, 06:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
jcurry3rd Starter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Mt's Age: 46 Posts: 282 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: New York Giants NCAA Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers	Major Thumbs Down!!!! Cutting back on number of plays effects individual records, and gives 2nd and 3rd string players less an opportunity to get into the game. Cut back on length of halftime and one or 2 commercial time outs and you can shortent the game without effecting the actual game play __________________ Cut my finger i bleed Giant blue! UGA VI is so ugly he is Cute!"I was smarter than you when i was there and i am smarter than you now!!!!!" Travis Dayne "Under Siege 2"

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09-05-2006, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
swhite1975 Walkon Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dallas, GA Posts: 28 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Atlanta Falcons NCAA Team: Georgia Bulldogs	I'm with you. Why mess with a good thing? It works. They did the same thing in hockey. change up all the rules, confuse the fans, irritate the players -- no one is happy.

09-06-2006, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
inSTAALed Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Holly Springs, NC Age: 17 Posts: 1 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Carolina Panthers NCAA Team: Ohio State Buckeyes	I put Who Cares because I don't like them and I don't hate them.

09-06-2006, 05:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
rwilson99 Walkon Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13 vCash: 2000	Clock run on change of possession. Horrible change. If you get a punt with less than 5 seconds left... no more hail mary unless you have time out.

09-06-2006, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
FourBear Starter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 119 vCash: 2000	Ah, I don't like these at all. I also think 4th quarter will be much less exciting. What was the motivation for changing them to begin with?

09-12-2006, 09:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ghostrider ROLL TIDE ROLL Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 13 vCash: 2000 NCAA Team: Alabama Crimson Tide	why not cut out a few commercials, and I like the replays but not every one. We're missing about 25 to 35 plays a game.

09-24-2006, 12:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
JoPa is King Posluszny Wins Bednarik!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: York, PA Posts: 150 vCash: 2000 NCAA Team: Penn State Nittany Lions	i'm pretty upset about losing 20 plays or so per game...i understand wanting to shorten the game...but that's too far

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