sidebar to the gundy/flopping thread :: how many tv timeouts?

[Hagbard Celine 11226]

Who has the stats on number of TV commercial breaks, and why, i.e. change of possession, team timeout, end of quarter/half, injury, bags of dicks on the field, et.c

[Jkwellborn 7035]

Seems like it’s every stoppage of play sometimes

[HtownHorn 15230]

Don't forget the asinine reviews that are "mandated" to sell more shit.

[KYHorn 17614]

One thing the NFL has done well is having the split screen for shorter commercials. It makes it feel like you're spending less of your time watching commercials. I think it's a great move.

[Zavala 1384]

Infinity

 

-Dr. Pepper / big12

[Phoenix 65]

All I know is it's too fucking much. It makes me not even want to watch football sometimes.

1. Cut down on the unnecessary TV timeouts.

2. Don't stop the clock after every first down.

3. Cut the play clock down to 30 from 40.

All of that would make the game much more enjoyable to watch.

[hornian 5292]

The games that are on LHN have noticeably fewer TV timeouts. 

The games on FOX are the worst. It is impossible for a game on FOX to be under 4 hours. 

[TrashMaster G 18082]

1 minute ago, Phoenix said:

All I know is it's too fucking much. It makes me not even want to watch football sometimes.

1. Cut down on the unnecessary TV timeouts.

2. Don't stop the clock after every first down.

3. Cut the play clock down to 30 from 40.

All of that would make the game much more enjoyable to watch.

1 - Yes.  But TV pays the bills, so this is an uphill battle. 

2 - Fuck that.  The answer is NOT less football and less ability for teams to make comebacks (i.e. exciting football)

3 - The play clock that starts right away is doing the job.  

[Dewey 3330]

The bigger the matchup, the more commercials. That said, I think NBC and Fox do a better job than ESPN/ABC. Disney is fucking terrible.

As for the OP question, would like to see the stats myself.

[Jkwellborn 7035]

The games that are on LHN have noticeably fewer TV timeouts. 
The games on FOX are the worst. It is impossible for a game on FOX to be under 4 hours. 

Did you miss the Baylor game earlier this year? That game was on ESPN and was fucking unwatchable because of the commercials.

[Ignatius 4141]

1 hour ago, KYHorn said:

One thing the NFL has done well is having the split screen for shorter commercials. It makes it feel like you're spending less of your time watching commercials. I think it's a great move.

For all the bitching about the NFL they do a masterful job keeping their game time right at 3 hours, even with the increase in passing every year....

 

[Phoenix 65]

Part of that is not stopping the damn clock after every first down for no apparent reason, except to make the game last 4 hours or more.

[Zavala 1384]

Get officials that don't have to meet for 2 minutes on every call and 10 minutes on a million reviews

[TrashMaster G 18082]

45 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

For all the bitching about the NFL they do a masterful job keeping their game time right at 3 hours, even with the increase in passing every year....

 

Let's compare the average number of snaps in an NFL game vs college.  

I don't give a shit about the NFL, and I sure as hell don't want less college football.

[Machinator 32103]

2 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Let's compare the average number of snaps in an NFL game vs college.  

I don't give a shit about the NFL, and I sure as hell don't want less college football.

Shorter games doesn't mean less college football if the amount of action shown on the field is the same.

[JustBecause 112]

5 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

Who has the stats on number of TV commercial breaks, and why, i.e. change of possession, team timeout, end of quarter/half, injury, bags of dicks on the field, et.c

Kinda like I thought with the ISU game—-it felt like a NFL game with all the TV time outs/commercials