Clock Rule Question

[Husker_x]

I just read somewhere that a new rule in college football is that if a guy goes out of bounds, the game clock will start once the ball is placed (with the exception of the last two minutes of each half). I don't quite understand this change. Besides shortening the game (which NOBODY wants), what does it accomplish?

 

Any opinions?

[tattooedhusker]

more time for advertising...rat bastards

[I See Red People]

[huskernumerouno]

That is B.S. there should be a way for the teams to stop the clock when trying to make a comeback and utilizing the sidelines is another part of the game that can assist in game managment not just in the last 2 minutes of each half.

[HuskerJosh]

They didn't learn from the debacle that was starting the time at the time of the kickoff instead of the return last year (or 2 years ago, I can't remember).

[cornhuskers4ever]

So the only time the clock stops is if there is a ball thrown incomplete, or if the ball is spiked before 2 minutes remain before the half? I guess they want people to use time outs more often. They stop the clock between punts and kickoffs for TV time outs, shouldn't the 2 teams playing have more control of the clock than the refs?

The overall time clock shouldn't be a factor, but how much will this effect the 24 second play clock?

[hastingshusker]

Remember that the play clock is 45 seconds from the end of the previous play. In theory that should give you enough time, even if you get out of bounds, to get a play in from the sidelines. It almost encourages the no huddle offense, which always seems to stump teams.

[dustinl15]

If it ain't broke why fix it?!?!?!?!

[Cy the Cyclone]

We never enforce any of the new stupid rules anyway....

 

Get around it by "fumbling" the ball as far away from the sidelines as you can when you go out of bounds...the extra time it takes the fat, lazy officials to retrieve it or get a new ball inbounds and set should be more than enough of a time gap to make up for any time that would be lost otherwise...

[Micheal]

why fix it if it aint broke???? the clock has always stopped when the ball gets out of bounds, the NCAA is screwin it up now