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if you think having a stopping clock would eliminate time wasting, go watch the fourth quarter of a basketball game. -- nm

Posted by mafaça (aka mafic) Jun 26 '14, 11:06

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they only way you will keep cmercials out of a half is by not having time breaks during a half - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:14 2
- TBF: American broadcasters already know how to handle a "sport" with no breaks. Nascar doesn't even have halftime. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:18 1
  - with the amount of money in Football Ads will fast dominate much more then now - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:23
instant replay has made that even more torturous....nm - x Jun 26, 11:11
And again, if we're playing by Exact. Time. Only., the NFL should stop plays at double zeros. - Reagen Jun 26, 11:09 4
- I don't like how the clock works in the NFL but I'm not about to try and fix it. The fans are happy so leave it be. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:10 3
  - I think there shouldn't be offensive and defensive teams in American football. Make the same bunch of guys play offense and defence. - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:14 1
    - Careers would be even shorter than they are today. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:16
  - same as soccer then! :) -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 11:12
Ultimately, my problem is that in a sport where you can't count on an official to call a hand ball correctly... - Jim Jun 26, 11:08 7
- You raise a good point. We should give them our sports refs who are proven to be perfect -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:11
- It's more than one guy. The match managers in the booth decide the time -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:10 5
  - I thought it was the ref? -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:11 4
    - Stoppage time? The one ref decides and signals the amount back to the fourth official -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:18 3
      - I think they now decide between each other, no? Maybe I'm wrong -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:20 2
        
        Nope -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:24 1
        
        Here (wiki) -- (link) - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:26
This game just took about half the time of the average baseball or football game. - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:07 28
- Strawman. I don't see anyone saying that the matches take too long. The argument is that added time at the end of the match is inexact. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:11 24
  - Eyeballing where to drop the ball and then bringing out the 10 yard chains later is more ridiculous to me. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:12 23
    - I not only agree but have said for years now that they should have RFID chips in the balls to add precision. - David Jun 26, 11:16 20
      - Except that it's not a flaw in soccer, it's consistent with the situation: the ref is the judge and determines what is fair. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:18 15
        
        Exactly. And the studies show they are easily influenced by surrounding events. - David Jun 26, 11:22 14
        
        status quo is not important cous it is a sport with a lot of tradition what is important is - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:32
        
        It *has* been tried. The MLS started that way - Reagen Jun 26, 11:26 3
        
        People hated the 3-point shot at first. They'll get used to it and right is right. - David Jun 26, 11:27 2
        
        "women will like what I tell them to like" - Reagen Jun 26, 11:31 1
        
        It's not about attractng anybody, as I just stated. It's about improving the process. - David Jun 26, 11:32
        
        The human factor in all sports is what makes them great imo. (refs, umps, officials included) -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:24 5
        
        I disagree completely. I resent that I know who Bob Davidson, Ed Hochuli and Joey Crawford are. - David Jun 26, 11:30
        
        no one wants to even know an ump is there. - groiny Jun 26, 11:26 3
        
        It's so cool to talk about years later though. Livan Hernandez's no hitter. I mean, liberal call. hey. See? awesome -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:29 2
        
        That reminds me that sporting inertia combined with Eric Gregg and Livan Hernandez cost the Braves a World Series appearance. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:31 1
        
        Don't worry, they woulda lost. - Hunta Jun 26, 11:33
        
        You'd think we were asking for a huge change to the game. nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:23 1
        
        There have been major changes in soccer (3 pts for a win, backpass to the keeper, etc.) It appears that most of the world does not see it as a problem - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:29
        
        I think it's more important to establish the dominance of the ref in the minds of the players. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:23
      - It's not a flaw. That's where you're mistaken. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:18 2
        
        It is not a flaw. - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:19
        
        If anything, it makes the games more exciting. - CQ Jun 26, 11:19
      - Agreed. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:18
    - Agreed. I don't really have a side in the soccer time argument. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:14
    - 2 different roles for where to even spot the ball drives me nuts. - groiny Jun 26, 11:14
- And featured less scoring than either -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:10
- pssst. people just like to complain -- nm - decline Jun 26, 11:08
- well, to be fair, it probably felt like it was about 4 hours. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:08

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