[Husker] 2008 rule changes

[Mike Jaixen]

Simple.  Because of additional TV commercial requirements, it's getting tougher to fit sporting events into traditional timeslots.  College football games are now regularly hitting four hours in length.  The NFL got their games down to just over 3 hours.

Remember the Missouri/Nebraska game?  I believe Nebraska viewers on regular ESPN got the kickoff, but people outside the state (and likely the folks watching on ESPN-HD) were watching the Virginia Tech game to it's conclusion, and by the time that game ended, Mizzou was already up 14-0...

Mike Jaixen
Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com


--- On Thu, 8/21/08, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> Subject: RE: [Husker] 2008 rule changes
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 9:24 AM
> I'd love to have someone explain to me why the NCAA and
> the NFL are so bent
> on shortening games.  I don't know many fans that are
> excited to see games
> shortened.
> 
> I know it's probably all driven by T.V. $$ because they
> want to squeeze more
> games in a day, but...
> 
> No Horse-collar is a good rule and I'm glad they put
> that in.
> 
> --
> Skylar
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Joe Janecek
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:18 AM
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: [Husker] 2008 rule changes
> 
> looks like some rule changes are in place for 2008.
> 
> no more horse-collar tackles.
> 
> Also, a 40 second play clock will be implemented much of
> the time, except
> for most 'administrative' stoppages, and additional
> clock tweaks...
> 
> here's a video that explains it.
> http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/football/2008ACCGameClock.html
> 
>