Media is making college football unwatchable

[Tin Man]

College games were 4 hours-plus long before Heupel and Co. showed up on The Hill.

OP is right - the commercials plus the endless litigation over nearly every call and add the "fainting goat" time-outs and voila'.

I remember 10-15 years ago going to a UT and a Titans game on the same weekend and being impressed that the NFL got everything done in 3 hours. The game in Neyland the day before took over 4 without OT and with no goats.

“Fainting goats.” I’ll never view them the same, again. You and I need to share whiskey and maybe cigars when next I’m in Knoxville.

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - Oh, Soccer -- you mean the "other Futball" where they run around for 90 minutes, score ZERO points, and then have a goal-kicking contest at the end?

Or college football, where one team blows out the other one, you watch the same AT&T and Geico commercials 30 times, and then all the players transfer when things don’t go their way?

 

[Pappy]

Or college football, where one team blows out the other one, you watch the same AT&T and Geico commercials 30 times, and then all the players transfer when things don’t go their way?

Rugby is my preference over soccer...those folks score some points!

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

Rugby is my preference over soccer...those folks score some points!

Rugby is very entertaining, even if I have no idea what’s going on half the time

 

[SayNoToJorts]

Tennessee games are fun to watch and I wish they were 10 hours

 

[Cartervol]

Every Tennessee game will last 4 plus hours with this style of offense and defenses countering it with belly flops.

 

[SoddyAllVol]

Media has made almost everything unwatchable.

 

[Doberman]

Media has made almost everything unwatchable.

Unless you are a big fan of fictional work.

 

[SoddyAllVol]

Unless you are a big fan of fictional work.

Not quite sure I follow. Care to elaborate. I am a big Harry Potter fan tho

 

[SoddyAllVol]

Unless you are a big fan of fictional work.

Ahh Nm I got ya now brother. Had a moment there

 

[LCVols]

Don't forget Beth (freakin') Mowens.

I turn down the sound when Mowens is doing the broadcast.

 

[OEF VOL]

The flopping isn't going anywhere.

You can't retaliate against an injury. And you can't rightfully judge what is real or not unless you are the player or medical staff.

Regardless if we all have eyes and see it's a flop. Morally it's wrong and potentially dangerous to start questioning the nature of injuries.

Stop whole sell substitutions on injury stoppage, replace only the injured player, and injured player stays out for at least five plays.

 

[volmanjr]

My way around this is to wait till half time to start watching on my DVR so I can speed thru the commercials. I also add an extra 2 hrs to record time to ensure I dont miss if game goes to overtime .