[personal] Re: [Husker] time problem

[Bob Beach]

Shawn Sherlock <Ssherlock at theprivatebank.com> wrote:

> It is not the length of the individual game but the length of the
> season combined with the speed of the play, granted most football
> plans are pretty quick which leaves a similar amount of down time
> as with baseball, but the fact that everyone on the field is
> involved to some degree with every play creates a since of more
> going on (I know that in baseball different player have different
> assignments that while the ball may not come to them they still are
> required to run and back up other players on the field).
> Conversely, in baseball it is focused on only a few players with
> some having the possibility of never having the play come to them.
> Granted baseball can be exciting especially with close games, the
> end of year pennant runs, but the fact that football has a shorter
> season, leaving the fan with a more immediate win/loss/playoff/bowl
> game return on viewer-ship/satisfaction creates a greater since of
> enjoyment in several fans.  Additionally if I choose to watch every
> Huske!
> rs FB game this year I will watch approximately 46 hours,
> conversely if I have the same enthusiasm for my Royals I will watch
> over 300 hours.



     In a 3 1/2 hour football game one is seeing about 6 minutes worth of action.


Bob Beach