tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post2502872571982548420..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: NCAA Football: It Isn't Broke, But They're Fixing It for the MoneyLarry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-23070703604975160562008-08-04T12:42:00.000-07:002008-08-04T12:42:00.000-07:00Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't Bridgewater a D...Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't Bridgewater a D-III school? Why is this guy on the FBS Rules committee if he coaches at a school that plays in a playoff system?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-88687677888451625582008-08-04T05:48:00.000-07:002008-08-04T05:48:00.000-07:00My beef isn't so much with the 40 second play cloc...My beef isn't so much with the 40 second play clock, because that's about how long it took between plays once the ball was spotted and everything, but the out of bounds rule is just ludicrous. Do they really think that this is a good idea? Please slap the "WRONG" and "dumb ideas" label on this!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916998165596698465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-43143617816527321102008-08-03T20:13:00.000-07:002008-08-03T20:13:00.000-07:00Hear hear, Martin!Hear hear, Martin!dan-bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465285716333091226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-43415085252379570612008-08-03T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-03T20:06:00.000-07:00If one remembers 2005, the game actully slowed dow...If one remembers 2005, the game actully slowed down, evn though it took less time to play. The pace of the game was a lot slower, with far fewer plays happening each game. The only thing that got sped up was the game ended 15 minutes earlier. Who the hell cares about that other then the networks? It's like listening to the networks bitch about baseball games taking too long when 36 minutes of each broadcast are nothing more then commercials. Between that and the overmanaging of bullpens thanks to LaRussa, baseball games are a good 45 minutes longer then they should be.<BR/><BR/>I prefer the college game to the NFL in terms of rules, and the more they make it like the NFL, the less I enjoy it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-50769564714062728222008-08-03T18:47:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:47:00.000-07:00I don't really like the changes they have made nor...I don't really like the changes they have made nor do I like the fact the networks are calling the shots. I guess just as great college basketball games are interrupted on the 16, 12, 8, and 4 minute mark even though a timeout could have been called at 4:05 and I have to deal with it, I am going to have to deal with this as well. I just hope it does not make that big of a difference in the game play.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-28120571421730162882008-08-03T17:40:00.000-07:002008-08-03T17:40:00.000-07:00I hope they leave the "OK in the BCS and Big Fav R...I hope they leave the "OK in the BCS and Big Fav Rule" intact. Goodness gracious money is nice. In all seriousness though, the game will just be played at a quicker tempo. Will it lose some luster? Maybe. This is the golden rule, after all. What did we expect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-7562823391957337312008-08-03T17:11:00.000-07:002008-08-03T17:11:00.000-07:00This is what happens when TV revenue becomes so la...This is what happens when TV revenue becomes so large. The networks pay out millions (billions?) to the NCAA the same way they pay out billions to the major pro sports. What happens when TV is paying out that kind of money to broadcast your sport? They start calling the shots, and you will let them, because that money spends really well.Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.com