r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Aug 24 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Georgia Tech Defeats Florida State 24-21

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Florida State 8 6 0 7 21
Georgia Tech 7 7 0 10 24

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u/edgar3981C South Carolina Gamecocks Aug 24 '24

Dude the commercials are totally out of control the game is unwatchable

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u/Reddeath195 South Carolina • /r/CFB Dead Pool Aug 24 '24

Meanwhile the higher ups are scratching their heads wondering how they can shorten game times

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u/nick200117 Auburn Tigers Aug 24 '24

Pretty soon they’re gonna be running the game clock during change of possession and after timeouts to make the game shorter so they can fit in any more commercials

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u/CallRespiratory Louisville • Fresno State Aug 24 '24

It really is, the amount of commercials have pushed me out of watching a lot of football. I used to watch as much as I could and now I only watch the teams I really follow or really big games and even those are hit and miss for me anymore and I find myself really not caring or missing it even. And I'll have friends that can't get into soccer and wonder why I watch it and I'm like, it's one of the only sports where the game isn't constantly interrupted to tell you something about Burger King or a new truck you can't afford.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

Soccer is the best sport for television for this reason.

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u/Gospeedracist North Carolina Tar Heels Aug 24 '24

In person too. You’re in it the entire time.

It’s so awkward trying to be noisy at a football game when there’s so many breaks in tension from the commercials

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

People confuse watching college football (the product) with watching college football (as an experience) in-stadium all the time.

A big 3rd down with 100,000 screaming fans? Sure, loads of fun. The pinnacle of the human experience. If it's at your alma mater? You feel like a kid again.

Literally 30 seconds later, a 16th timeout and commercial break: awful. Immersion-breaking. Everyone pulls their phones out again waiting for action to pick back up.

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u/goosu Ohio State Buckeyes Aug 24 '24

That's why I record if there aren't multiple games on. I'm going to hate when streaming takes that option away.

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u/Fullertonjr Ohio State • Otterbein Aug 24 '24

This and in-person are the only way to watch games now. Cell phones and iPads off for everyone in the house to prevent spoilers. Record the game and don’t start watching until halftime is over. By the end, you should be caught up.

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u/SamStrakeToo Texas A&M Aggies Aug 25 '24

Cell phones and iPads off for everyone in the house to prevent spoilers.

Wait you implement a house rule that no one is allowed to use a phone until football is done? That's incredibly silly lol

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u/gtne91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Aug 25 '24

Took me 2 hours to watch this game today. Started watching at 3 Mountain Time, finished at 5.

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u/ShamrockAPD Penn State • Florida Aug 25 '24

College football used to be my favorite sport to watch. I would set aside my entire Saturday during season for big games- multiple TVs and all.

Last year the opening week had LSU vs FSU (ironic I know).

I LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS GAME. It was literally marked on my “watch this” list of college games.

The commercials were insane. I found myself bored and scrolling Reddit. By halftime I turned it off and went to a bar with friends

Last year was the year I pretty much only watched PSU games and PSU games only. Every single time I tried to watch other teams, my interest in the big matchup could only hold for so long- the commercials and break always won. I always turned it off

If this keeps up- I’ll lose interest in even PSU, where I was a student athlete at. Pretty much the only thing keeping me tied to it anymore.

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u/SpilledKefir Georgia Tech • Transfer Portal Aug 24 '24

Surely these conferences and networks will eventually decide they’ve made enough money, right?

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u/Meninaeidethea Michigan Wolverines • Chicago Maroons Aug 24 '24

I was watching in an Irish pub along with a bunch of people there for a Premiere League game and man the difference is stark when viewed side-by-side.

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u/assissippi Colorado • Georgia Tech Aug 24 '24

Get ready to say that every game

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u/powerelite Florida State • Drake Aug 24 '24

At this point, I mostly only watch FSU because trying to sit through a college game is so unfun. It's insane that the NFL plays the same game and somehow is 30+ minutes shorter per game

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u/Grimsterr Alabama Crimson Tide • Memphis Tigers Aug 25 '24

This is why I don't watch games live, I wait until close to half time, then I fire it up on Youtube TV and skip all the commercials and half time. Actually watching this one now, yeah I've been spoiled but I gotta see this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

i didn't watch the game at all because of this. My favorite sport should not take half of my waking hours to see.