Speeding up Football

[bmr528]

An hour to drink a $12 beer? Gotta be warm.........:mrgreen:

At 12$ a bottle,, you tend to drink them slow...

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[Sampson Simpson]

Football players rarely rest in the modern game. With the exception of the goalie and maybe the 2 central defenders.. when a team attacks the everyone is in motion to get into a better position. Sure it is not balls to the wall but it is a constant jog for most. Some stars like Messi and Ronaldo walk around without a care in the world and then suddenly explode in pace.. when a team defends the it is constantly moving around.

American football is a bit meh. Sure when there is play going on there is a burst of speed/action but remember over half the team are on the bench resting and the pause between plays can be considerable.

On average a 3 hour Gridiron game is active for 11 minutes... on average a 90 minute football game is active 50 to 70 minutes.

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The great thing about soccer is you know exactly how long the game is going to be. You know the game will last 2 hours, maybe slightly more if its a game that requires extra time.

 

[Higgins86]

I played American football all through grade school and into college and rugby in college into men’s leagues so I would say I’ve got a good frame of reference on the differences between the two sports. The collisions in football cannot be compared to rugby, if rugby players got hit the way football players did there wouldn’t be the ability for continuous play or even multiple games in the same day as the way rugby tournaments are done

Only multiple tournaments in Rugby is 7's, could never do multiple 15's. Also I don't think anyone think continuous play would work in the NFL but I think they could handle speeding it up. Especially when you see the amount of teams now running a hurry up for long periods of the game.

 

[Crovax]

Only multiple tournaments in Rugby is 7's, could never do multiple 15's. Also I don't think anyone think continuous play would work in the NFL but I think they could handle speeding it up. Especially when you see the amount of teams now running a hurry up for long periods of the game.

I have done multiple 15s (only 2), there are a few college tournaments in Texas that do them. And of course playing 1st and 2nd side games if the 2nd side doesn’t have enough players.

 

[TobyOne]

Shorten commercial time outs. Simple. If you ever attend a game in person you realized that there's a lot of time standing around waiting for TV.

 

[SenorXm/Sirius]

15-20 years ago football was getting so popular there was a lot of talk about all the televised games be put on pay per view. IIRC there would be only commercials before, during halftime and after the game.

That'll speed it up.

Of course how many people are willing to 'buy' games. And to be honest today because of the Internet pay per view wouldn't work nowadays.

 

[Crovax]

15-20 years ago football was getting so popular there was a lot of talk about all the televised games be put on pay per view. IIRC there would be only commercials before, during halftime and after the game.

That'll speed it up.

Of course how many people are willing to 'buy' games. And to be honest today because of the Internet pay per view wouldn't work nowadays.

Sure it would, you could by them on an app youtube, amazon, ect. Just like how the NFL streams some games now

 

[SenorXm/Sirius]

Sure it would, you could by them on an app youtube, amazon, ect. Just like how the NFL streams some games now

Yeah, but because there's a dozens ways to stream the games WITHOUT paying for them. No, it wouldn't work.

Nowadays anyone who buys Sunday Ticket or MLBTV is quite nuts. I'll leave it at that.

 

[Crovax]

Yeah, but because there's a dozens ways to stream the games WITHOUT paying for them. No, it wouldn't work.

Nowadays anyone who buys Sunday Ticket or MLBTV is quite nuts. I'll leave it at that.

thats like saying anyone who buys dvds/digital moves are nuts. there is a way around buying them but it much easier and convenient to pay.

Mlb tv is like $100 for a whole year its definitely worth it, NFL redzone is junk unless you live out of market

 

[SenorXm/Sirius]

thats like saying anyone who buys dvds/digital moves are nuts. there is a way around buying them but it much easier and convenient to pay.

Mlb tv is like $100 for a whole year its definitely worth it, NFL redzone is junk unless you live out of market

I hear what you are saying. But the original point was how to speed up the game, and an idea proposed was shortening and having less Ads. My point was pay per view was a big talking point years ago, with almost no commercials. That would have definitely sped up the game, but NFL pay per view has no chance anymore.

Even if they came out with a APP we had to pay for to stream out of market TV games, there would still be Ads.

MLBTV has black-out rules too. Which is weird because most baseball fans are fans of their local team. I was kind of surprised MLB didn't work something out this year to ease the black-out rules for the MLBTV App. Maybe next year.

I love the MLB At Bat audio App though. I've had it for YEARS. Very much worth the $20.

 

[roughdraft274]

If I watch a football game, I usually watch online and click over to other screens after each play. Over time, I developed a nice pattern and noticed that for each play I spent about 8 seconds watching the game and at least 30 seconds on another screen. And, when there was a commercial break, that surfing time would grow to two or three minutes.

Then, something happened. I watched an Auburn game. Suddenly, I had almost no time to flip screens when the Tigers had the ball. Why? "No huddle" offense. That helped, but, of course, it did nothing for all the other stupid long breaks in the games; ungodly long breaks after touchdowns, turnovers, change of possession, field goals, kick-offs, injuries, etc.

How about we speed this puppy up? Here are some of my ideas:

1. 10 second play clock instead of 45 between plays.
2. No commercial break after a TD/Extra point; go straight to the Kick-off.
3. Fewer commercials (someone suggested doubling the price of each commercial and cutting the number of them in half. I say jack up the price 10-fold and cut the number of them by 90%)
4. Motorcycle ambulances to cart the injured off the field---like in "Rollerball."
5. No timeouts to "freeze" the kicker before field goals.
6. Fewer timeouts: one per half per team
7. Automatic play review in real time, do away with challenges--what a farce those are anyway.
8. Do away with nickel defenses, signaling, substitutions, etc--the 10-sec play clock should help with that.
9. No break after fumble recoveries or interceptions. The Defense has to play offense and vice versa.
10. Do away with halftime. Give them a water break, 10-minute breather tops.

Record the game on DVR. Fast forward through all timeouts, long breaks and call reviews and commercials etc. Basically, unless the offense is going no huddle, I fast forward about 30 seconds between each play along with everything else. Not to mention half time etc.