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[Grisismyhero]

Those bastards just don't get it. They suggest shortening games by all sorts of ways EXCEPT keeping that little man in the red hat on the sidelines. I absolutely loathe when he walks out on the field and controls when the game returns to play. Please cut the number of times he stops play. Or shorten the number of commercial during the times he stops play. Oh wait, that's what all sports has become, All about the frigging MONEY.

My suggestions if they don't do anything with the red cap man;
Go back to no replays, no substitutions, just put 11 guys on field for 7-1/2 minutes and then replace those 11 with new guys (sorta like hockey). Go to flag football without pads or helmets. Or make each stadium have a tractor that just scoops up hurt players and whisked to sidelines.

 

[tatedog]

The number of reviews and the time taken for reviews are both out of control, plain and simple. It shouldn't take 5 minutes to figure out something that is supposedly "incontrovertible."

 

[msudawg200]

I'd propose going more to an NFL model by:
1. Automatically reviewing plays only if it's a scoring play, turnover, or in the last two minutes. Otherwise each coach gets 3 challenges.
2. Only stop the clock after a first down in the last two minutes of a half or not at all.

In addition, I'd look into less commercial breaks with more commercials in each break. There's a decent bit of time wasted just going to and from break, so having fewer breaks could save some time.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I'd vote for fewer commercials

I'd propose going more to an NFL model by:
1. Automatically reviewing plays only if it's a scoring play, turnover, or in the last two minutes. Otherwise each coach gets 3 challenges.
2. Only stop the clock after a first down in the last two minutes of a half or not at all.

In addition, I'd look into less commercial breaks with more commercials in each break. There's a decent bit of time wasted just going to and from break, so having fewer breaks could save some time.

But charge more for each commercial. Make the game more watchable, therefore more attractive to advertisers.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Don't stop the clock after first downs. That would cut a lot of that time.

 

[philduckworth]

Don't stop the clock after first downs. That would cut a lot of that time.

BOO! That means less plays. There are plenty of ways to speed up the game without reducing the number of plays.

 

[EurekaDog]

1. Commerical breaks only between quarters (Ads can be displayed

in an inset frame during game play... like they used to do for soccer games.)

2. Run the clock on the ref's whistle indicating the ball is in play on kickoffs, kicks after safeties, and other free kicks.

3. Run the clock on PATs.