STORY: New clock rules in CFB bring greater importance on holding leads, less comebacks

[Connor_Ferguson]

Everybody wants to start off a football game with a lead, but in 2023's college football, it carries a new meaning of importance.

@cfchangs9 brought in Michael Egle (@deceptivespeed_) to explain why:

FERGUSON: NCAA's new clock rules make playing with a lead more valuable than ever

Sep 2, 2022; Boulder, Colorado, USA; General view of a PAC 12 time out clock during the first half between the TCU Horned Frogs against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports By Connor Ferguson, with data provided by Sports Data Analyst Michael Egle

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[Aclone]

Not impressed with the new clock rules. I get that they’re supposed to reduce reps—and thus injuries—but that’s a WAY roundabout way of doing it.

And if teams just speed up to compensate, it’s useless.

 

[cyphoon]

Can we just stop letting TV networks dictate the rules of the game? They screwed with the rules 10 years ago to shorten games by letting the clock run after punts. I think that lasted one year before they realized it was a dumb rule change.

2023 seems like a repeat of that mistake, but with a different aspect of the game. We should not replace game time with commercial time.

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