(04-22-2021 10:35 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote: College games are too long--- clock stoppage on down change needs to go.
The game clock needs to stop much less often than it does now. Here's what they should (but won't) do:
* Keep the current game clock rules only for the last two minutes of each half.
For all of the rest of the game,
* The game clock doesn't stop for first downs.
* On incomplete passes, the game clock stops when the ball hits the ground and starts again as soon as the official places the ball on the ground at the line of scrimmage.
* On plays where the ball carrier goes out of bounds, the game clock stops when the ball goes out of bounds and starts again as soon as the official places the ball on the ground at the new line of scrimmage.
* When a penalty is called, the game clock stops on the official's signal to mark off the penalty, and starts again as soon as the official places the ball on the ground at the new line of scrimmage.
* When a play is reviewed by replay, the game clock stops on the official's signal that the play is being reviewed, and starts again as soon as the official places the ball on the ground at the line of scrimmage after the replay review.
* When play is stopped because of an injured player on the field, the game clock stops on the official's signal, the injured player leaves the field and cannot return for at least the next 5 minutes of game clock time, and the game clock starts again as soon as the official places the ball on the ground at the line of scrimmage.
Officials will be graded in part on how quickly they put the ball down at the line of scrimmage and start the clock after any of these clock stoppages.
Also, instead of each team getting three timeouts per half, each team gets four timeouts for the entire game.