Play clock changing from 25 to 40 seconds like in the NFL?

First time I heard of this: "New NCAA rules for 2008 include one that will expand the play clock from 25 seconds to 40 seconds, like the NFL"

Perhaps old news...

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They changed it this spring. They really should just leave the game alone.

 

Sells more beer.

 

This will have a significant effect on College FB.

THE GREAT EQUALIZER = 40 second clock.

Fewer plays (for those who want to slow the game down & play T.O.P. ball) = Lower Scores.

A 13+ minute drive (devouring almost an entire quarter) is not out of the realm of possibility.

Again, per the "Bowden Statistics", this will favor the teams with those great defenses. We'll see a lot of hurry-up offenses out there to combat this strategy. Oklahoma will be one. Some in the SEC may attempt it.

 

40 seconds is ridiculous. I don't see why they feel the game nees that. It will make the game go so much slower with that sort of time btwn plays.

OU is definitely going to no huddle this season. I would like to see LSU do some huddle. Not all the time but some of the time. With the wealth of plays that Crowton and the team speed that could really destroy some defenses.

 

Well, it's not exactly going to be just an extra 15 seconds the offense gets to use EVERY play. Previously, the 25 second clock didn't even start until the ball was spotted. Now, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, the clock will start right after the previous play is blown dead.

 

sup ramah

 

I think its a horrible idea. I liked that the clock stopped after first downs, till they get the ball set. Now theres going to be alot less comebacks= alot less drama. Horrible move

 

I like it in that it takes the human aspect out of it all. Sometimes the referee was slow to spot the ball, sometimes he was fast to spot it, etc... now you know that you have 40 seconds, period.

the NFL has 13-14 minute drives because the clock really never stops in the early going. You can go out of bounds and stuff and it will still start back when the ball is spotted, etc...

In college, it won't be like that yet.

For those discussing whether this speeds up or slows down the game. Miles and Co. studied all the of snaps from last year and found that there was 38-44 seconds between plays with most games being in the 41-42 second range, so the truth is that it really doesn't do a whole lot either way.