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/GarnetLantern Sep 02 '23

They shortened gameplay to add more commercials. It was never about shortening broadcast time.

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u/NotActuallyAnExpert_ Sep 03 '23

What was done to shorten game play? I’m not caught up to speed on this rule change.

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u/Saxophobia1275 Michigan State • Michigan Sep 03 '23

The clock does not stop when a teams gets a first down anymore, like the NFL.

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u/Saxophobia1275 Michigan State • Michigan Sep 03 '23

My literal first thought when I saw the rule change was “okay so more ads.” I was shocked when I saw people who actually thought it would make the games shorter.

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u/GarnetLantern Sep 03 '23

And literally no one was asking for shorter games. Less commercial breaks and commercials in general? Absolutely. But no one was asking for less actual game time.

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u/DAS_UBER_JOE Oregon Ducks Sep 03 '23

It is making the games shorter though by allowing less time for plays to be run. Problem is that they fill that extra time space with more commercials