The Students

[AVeritas]

Its like this at all sporting events. Heck college football is now running the clock on third down to keep interest, MLB had to force a pitch clock. Not everyone is a die hard super fan that will stay to the bitter end some are just wanting to do something on a saturday.

that's a false narrative if ever i read one. you'll learn as b12 play continues. and i don't even know what your running the clock comment means.

 

[jtGoldenKnights]

that's a false narrative if ever i read one. you'll learn as b12 play continues. and i don't even know what your running the clock comment means.

Learn what? they are running the clock after a 1st down to shorten games to keep the viewers attention. It's a problem across the board keep somebody into a game until the end.

 

[AVeritas]

Learn what? they are running the clock after a 1st down to shorten games to keep the viewers attention. It's a problem across the board keep somebody into a game until the end.

you originally wrote running the clock after third down, which has always been the case. the purpose of running the clock after first downs is to shorten the number of plays over a season, not to keep people interested.

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

I hate this topic its so stupid. Every program across America has this issue. They were up 35-7 its on the players to close that out not on the fans. That game was over. It's on coaching to win that. Close game yes, I get it, but 35-7 that game was over. The biggest comeback in Baylor history and its because of UCF students. Darin Hinshaw put his RB at the QB position 3rd and 5 not the students or alumni.

How can you rush the field when you are rushing to your car at halftime?

 

[jtGoldenKnights]

How can you rush the field when you are rushing to your car at halftime?

when is the last time UCF allowed anyone to rush the field? Never said I did but I understand

you originally wrote running the clock after third down, which has always been the case. the purpose of running the clock after first downs is to shorten the number of plays over a season, not to keep people interested.

I meant 1st down. And no way its alllll about TV and numbers its about keeping eyeballs on the TV. MLB didn't change to a pitch clock because they felt sorry for the players.

 

[AVeritas]

when is the last time UCF allowed anyone to rush the field? Never said I did but I understand

I meant 1st down. And no way its alllll about TV and numbers its about keeping eyeballs on the TV. MLB didn't change to a pitch clock because they felt sorry for the players.

mlb has zero to due with college football, nothing. and this sentence makes no sense:

And no way its alllll about TV and numbers its about keeping eyeballs on the TV.

 

[Gwoz]

Its like this at all sporting events. Heck college football is now running the clock on third down to keep interest, MLB had to force a pitch clock. Not everyone is a die hard super fan that will stay to the bitter end some are just wanting to do something on a saturday.

You make it sounds like there is 80 games a year. There is 6 games, odds are most of those fans don't even attend all 6. Baseball has 162 games, they had to do something. College football changes was more about tv schedules and ads then losing people's interest.

Fans can't watch a game for 3 hours because it's too long, but can sit and tailgate for 6 hours.

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

you originally wrote running the clock after third down, which has always been the case. the purpose of running the clock after first downs is to shorten the number of plays over a season, not to keep people interested.

It has nothing to do with less plays in a season as the reason. It’s to shorten the actual game. All of our games were 4 hours when Frost was here. Probably a little over 3 now.

 

[AVeritas]

It has nothing to do with less plays in a season as the reason. It’s to shorten the actual game. All of our games were 4 hours when Frost was here. Probably a little over 3 now.

i'm going to concede the point even though i heard a head coaches' discussion about how this change would save sixty to eighty plays per season, thus allow athletes to be healthier for the 12 team cfp; that was their rationale, not mine. the ncaa itself did say it was to shorten games.

 

[Flstan]

On family weekend?

This observation was made at the game prior to the Baylor game. I met friends halfway who are on the visitors side closer to that end at halftime. Coincidentally, my nephew, who’s a true freshman, and his friends were in the opposite end zone.

 

[Wings0fred]

It’s like this at all sporting events. Heck college football is now running the clock on third down to keep interest, MLB had to force a pitch clock. Not everyone is a die hard super fan that will stay to the bitter end some are just wanting to do something on a saturday.

Funny thing is no one had a problem with the clock stopping during the course of play…now, the constant 2-4 minute timeouts for commercials…

 

[90Knight]

I noticed that too. Why is that!? Is the south end just that much more fun?

I noticed that too. Why is that!? Is the south end just that much more fun?

South end zone also faces the big screen. I’d hate to have the jumbo-screen behind me.

 

[beelit47]

The students didnt lose the game, but man are they a crappy group of students. Spoiled to say the least.