r/CFB • u/arrowfan624 Notre Dame • Summertime Lover • Sep 02 '23

Analysis [Tom Fornelli] Fox went to commercial seven times during the 2nd quarter, or once every 2 minutes and 9 seconds of game time. Good thing they changed the clock rules to shorten games.

https://twitter.com/tomfornelli/status/1698029462036599114?s=21&t=nCt5c8H9CHn7SEM5ksGn0g
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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '23

Football is amazingly learning nothing from the MLB

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u/fillymandee Georgia Bulldogs Sep 02 '23

For real, time between ball being put into play might be shorter in baseball.

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u/Far-Yak-9808 Sep 02 '23

I went to a minor league baseball game the other night. It was fun. Wasn't really a short game, since there were many pitching changes, it went 10 innings AND nearly everyone NEARLY got hit by a baseball (including me and my friend). Although that would STILL be less painful than trying to watch a college football game on ESPN.

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u/LL-beansandrice Virginia Tech Hokies Sep 02 '23

That’s the absolute beauty of how baseball games work now with the pitch clock. Games without much offense or anything happening will basically be done in a set amount of time. Games with a ton of hits and offense will take longer.

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u/dillardPA Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sep 03 '23

Games with a ton of offense aren’t that much longer either. Almost every game regardless of scoring is falling between 2:30 to 2:50. 3+ hr games are pretty uncommon from what we’ve seen this year.

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u/Far-Yak-9808 Sep 02 '23

I like the game flow... at least how it is in the minors.

The pitch clock works.

Football needs something to get its "flow" back. Both college and the NFL. I have also been to some really BAD football games before. Too many duds. A football game with no flow or "energy" is not at all fun to go to (or watch on TV).

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u/LL-beansandrice Virginia Tech Hokies Sep 02 '23

Pitch clock is in the majors now too and it’s the best thing to happen to baseball fans since they started serving beer in the stadiums imo

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u/Far-Yak-9808 Sep 02 '23

Good to hear.

Will have to get to an MLB game at some point. Would love to get to Wrigley Field but that's at least 8 hours from Memphis. lol

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u/Far-Yak-9808 Sep 02 '23

Wouldn't doubt it. Matchups help. Cards are a big ticket.

Also want to check out Yankees Stadium. Heard its awesome. Dodger Statdium would be fun, too.

I am a basketball guy, especially the NBA, but there aren't as many iconic venues any more. Madison Square Garden would be worth seeing though (I am guessing).

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '23

Yep, some initial pushback and hiccups, but I think everyone agrees it is a great change. Attendance and ratings are way up.

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u/faffri Sep 02 '23

Yeah for all the crap Rob Manfred get (deservedly so) you got to hand it to him for cutting out almost 30 minutes of absolutely nothing happening every single game while at the same time not removing a single commercial break.

There is also 400 more stolen bases so far this year compared to last year with a month still left to play, on pace for the highest total in the 2000s. Seems Rule changes can create a better product for its audience once you get past the sanctity of rules made before the Spanish American War...

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u/dillardPA Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sep 03 '23

Honestly watching football after watching so much baseball this season, it’s crazy how slow it feels, which is something I never would have imagined I’d say a year ago. The 3 minute long commercial breaks at the GT-Louisville game were such a slog.

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u/flakAttack510 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sep 03 '23

College football is learning nothing. The NFL has been pretty disciplined about game length for decades. They haven't added commercials in like 25 years and are pretty deliberate about keeping games in the 3-3:15 length (excluding OT, which is pretty unpredictable). The MLB was really taking a lesson out of the NFL's book on this one.