Clocks will no longer stop after 1st downs except during final 2 minutes of a half

[whm324]

I think it is great for the game. How will it allow for more commercials? They are not increasing the amount of TO's per team. If the other team wants to walk to the LOS, then let them and it will allow for us to set up the D. However, we won't be walking to the LOS on offense, so no real change there. Stopping the clock with 14 minutes to go in the 1st Qtr. for a first down never made a lot of sense to me.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Kind of. The games are too damn long as it is.

I agree. They are too long.

 

[The Original Fade]

Let’s have less football and more commercials. Just stupid.

They aren’t playing football if the clock stops

 

[Tin Man]

Do not denigrate the therapeutic value of shouting to the sky from time to time.

 

[sjt18]

Kind of. The games are too damn long as it is.

No they aren't. That's ridiculous too. If you don't like football then don't like football. Those of us who love the game do NOT want less of it. If anything, there is already too much opportunity for teams to run the clock out.

If you want to shorten the game then shorten the commercial timeouts. There are about 40 1st downs in an average game. If the clock is stopped for an average of even 10 seconds that reduces the length of the run time by less than 7 minutes. That's pretty big in actual play time... but pretty much nothing to the length of the game including clock stoppages. Worst case, actual play including 1st down stoppages consumes around 70 minutes. Add 20 minutes for half time and a minute each for a timeout... and you're at around an hour and a half. It isn't the "game" that's too long.

 

[sjt18]

They aren’t playing football if the clock stops

Whatever time is "saved" through this move... will be converted to commercial time. That is likely the main motivator to start with.

 

[sjt18]

What? In what universe is this preferable to just running the clock after a first down? No one will notice or care about this rule change in the fall

The clock runs for 60 minutes. The amount of time added by stopping the clock to move the chains is 6-7 minutes. Maybe you won't... but I will notice 10% fewer plays.

 

[Volintheswamp]

I see this helping offenses more, not allowing defenses to catch their breath, which will still favor our style of offense. I’m sure Saban will be pissing blood because of this.

 

[Boston Vol]

People are freaking out about nothing. This will have minimal impact on the game. Now the rule that was floated about keeping the clock running after an incomplete pass, that was legitimately dumb and would have affected the game in a negative manner.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Because they won't actually use it to shorten game times, but to shovel more ********, unfunny, and uninformative ads on us all.

Actually, there should be less TV ads because the clock is still running.

 

[tnburban]

As most others have said, good. Too many 4 hours games.

 

[sjt18]

People are freaking out about nothing. This will have minimal impact on the game. Now the rule that was floated about keeping the clock running after an incomplete pass, that was legitimately dumb and would have affected the game in a negative manner.

Reducing the number of plays by 10% is minimal?

 

[sjt18]

As most others have said, good. Too many 4 hours games.

The games are not too long because of things like this. They're too long because they extend every timeout for more commercials.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Kind of. The games are too damn long as it is.

You can always watch the hallmark channel or Lifetime.

 

[CAVPUT]

Clocks will run after first downs in college football with NCAA set to change half-century old rule Friday

Clocks? Clocks? We don't need no stinking clocks. - Josh Heupel

 

[kayman1]

They need to leave the game alone. It's best sport going now. They are trying to pull a nascar and screw it up!!!

 

[onevol74]

Kind of. The games are too damn long as it is.

I disagree. The commercials are too damn long.

 

[Rememberthelate90s]

Doesn't effect us. Still gonna be going in 15 seconds anyways. If anything our defense will have less time to be on the field. Seems like a win.

 

[Otis1105]

Will be interesting to see what teams do. More teams may. Mix in more tempo to try and get those plays back. Some teams may try to steal an extra possession a game by sitting on the playclock more. Good or bad it will be interesting..

 

[volmoon]

Do not denigrate the therapeutic value of shouting to the sky from time to time.

 

[KriegerVOL]

In Ozempic's defense, it is one of the truly effective prescriptions.

Commercial tell you that?

If I listened to one of those I'd drink Pepsi, and have state farm insurance

 

[GetEmVols]

Why? Other than the typical old man yelling at the sky reason, why is it stupid?

Because the last thing anyone wants is less college football.

 

[SuzyVol]

It's a shame the NCAA wasn't smart enough to figure out a way to leave the amount of football time unchanged but shorten the amount of review time.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Kind of. The games are too damn long as it is.

I'm with you on this one. If the NFL can play a game in 3 hours, a CFB game shouldn't push 4.5 hours.

 

[thehill98]

I don’t think it’ll have much of a positive impact. As others have said they’re not cutting down on the commercials. I think we’ll see a lot more injury time outs also. I think it will help when teams are playing smaller schools just to get it over, but in the important games we’ll wish it was like it used to be. If you remember going to games that weren’t on tv like me, I never remember complaining they were too long. Most of those games it always seemed like they went by so fast.