[Husker] These new clock rules are absolutely dreadful

[Steve Stone]

Pat Gaule wrote:

>This is probably the most disgusting rule change the NCAA has ever 
>implemented.  For those of you who haven't heard:
>
>"The first change means the clock starts on a kickoff when the ball 
>is kicked, not when the receiving team touches it. The other change 
>means the clock starts on a change of possession when the ball is 
>marked ready for play, not when it is snapped." 
>(http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-08-clock_x.htm)

Coach Callahan addressed the second change a week or so ago by 
saying, in effect, that the Husker offense will not need to huddle 
before the first snap following a change of possession because the 
play will have been called on the sidelines before players run onto 
the field.

Steve Stone

>
>This has the potential to absolutely ruin the end of close football 
>games.  There's about 30-35 extra seconds that a team with the lead 
>can just sit on the ball.  Not to mention you'll probably see teams 
>that are trailing sprint on to the field to spike the ball on 
>*first* down after a kickoff late in the game.  I imagine this crap 
>will chop off about 5-7 minutes worth of actual play.
>
>What's really frustrating is that the NCAA is too dumb to realize 
>the reasons why the length of games have increased over the past few 
>years:
>
>1.)  There's a ridiculous amount of media timeouts, even for games 
>that aren't on TV
>2.)  There's so much more passing than there was 15 or 20 years ago
>
>I really like having actual game time decreased as ticket prices and 
>gas continue to go up.  Whoever voted on these rules needs to be 
>removed from such a position of power.
>
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