[Husker] Rule Changes

[gzimmerman at everestkc.net]

I for one. One of the reasons I like soccer so much is that the games moves along and lasts just under two hours.

Some of the televised football games have approached four hours. I realize commercials pay the bills but unless one of my teams are playing, I find televised football almost unwatchable.

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

----- Original Message -----
From: Matt <matthew.a.phillips at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:14 pm
Subject: Re: [Husker] Rule Changes

> Who exactly was complaining that the games were too long?  I never 
> reallygot that.  Was it the networks?  Athletes?  Fans?
> 
> IMHO, last year's rule changes were a disaster.  Glad they're 
> addressingthose.  But a shorter play clock will probably lead to 
> more delay penalties
> and wasted time outs.   They'll also be less "Peyton-ing" by the 
> QB at the
> line of scrimmage, which may lead to more sacks and ints.  Good stuff!
> 
> GBR,
> ~m
> 
> On 2/15/07, Ken Oliver <ksterling at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net>
> >
> > >Subject: [Husker] Rule Changes
> > >
> > >According to the Denver Post, the NCAA rules committee has proposed
> > >undoing a couple of unpopular rules changes. They recommend 
> going back
> > >to starting the clock at the snap after a change of possession 
> and upon
> > >receipt of the ball on a kickoff. To shorten the length of 
> games they
> > >further propose to have a 15 second play clock (rather than 25) 
> after a
> > >time out, move kickoffs to the 30 (to reduce the number of 
> touchbacks),> >and reduce timeouts to 30 seconds (from 65). That 
> last might not be too
> > >popular with the networks.
> > >--
> > >Dick Karre
> > >dkarre at comcast.net
> >
> > The source I read quoted the last change as going from 85 sec to 
> 55 sec.
> >
> > Ken
> >
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