On February 08 2010 03:57 Neivler wrote: How long will the Super Bowl last? Or approximately. It is aired around midnight and I have school tomorrow. I hate to be super tired the entire day
On February 08 2010 02:52 Scorch wrote: I went to a live football game once, and it sucked ass. Basically, nothing much happens. A play lasts a few seconds, then the game clock is paused and the players plan their next move for minutes. It takes an eternity for anything to happen. I understand that there's probably some strategic dimension to be found in football, but it just isn't exciting to watch at all for me.
you obviously were not drunk enough. .
no, the clock runs all the time unless a failed pass goes out of bounds, a player gets injured, a receiver with the ball runs out of bounds, and other similar things.
So basically when the game is close in the last quarter, they try as hard as they can to do these things in order to save clock time without using time outs. So like 2 minutes of game time could last 15 in real time due to planning and things.
PS- once the clock runs out, the play isn't over. If clock = 0 and the play is still going, then the quarter, or game will end when the play ends. Which is good if a team has 1 last play to make a touchdown with 3 sec to go but say they are on their own 10 yard line, they cannot physically run all the way down the field in 3 seconds and that would really suck since breaks like that are not only hard to get/take advantage of but highly entertaining and arguably the thing that all football players strive for.
On February 08 2010 03:57 Neivler wrote: How long will the Super Bowl last? It is aired around midnight and I have school tomorrow. I hate to be super tired the entire day
It's going to be a good four or five hours including the half time show and all of the formalities. You might want to tape it or something because thats going to go on really late for you lol.
On February 08 2010 03:57 Neivler wrote: How long will the Super Bowl last? Or approximately. It is aired around midnight and I have school tomorrow. I hate to be super tired the entire day
On February 08 2010 03:57 Neivler wrote: How long will the Super Bowl last? Or approximately. It is aired around midnight and I have school tomorrow. I hate to be super tired the entire day
Probably close to 4 hours.
when does it start pacific time, I'm at work til 7 I might leave early
If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
On February 08 2010 04:04 BlackJack wrote: If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
yea it would be interesting to watch prerecorded sports where they have edited out all the bullshit.
On February 08 2010 04:04 BlackJack wrote: If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
In baseball the pace really adds to the drama. There's this duel between the pitcher and batter going on every few seconds. That part is about as exciting as when there is a hit. In football the pace just bores me. The plays aren't much more exciting than the setup though. I won't be watching it.
On February 08 2010 04:04 BlackJack wrote: If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
i've seen this stat cited a lot recently - it is ridiculous on the surface but, commercials aside, its not too bad. presnap is perfectly exciting and watching replays is rewarding because there is so much going on on field.
On February 08 2010 04:04 BlackJack wrote: If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
In baseball the pace really adds to the drama. There's this duel between the pitcher and batter going on every few seconds. That part is about as exciting as when there is a hit. In football the pace just bores me. The plays aren't much more exciting than the setup though. I won't be watching it.
I find it to be just the opposite. There's a lot more strategy in football playcalling than there is in a pitcher deciding which pitch to throw. There's also the needed time to rest between plays. Every play in football is an explosion of force that requires a lot of energy. There's no way they could do that non-stop.
On February 08 2010 04:04 BlackJack wrote: If you add up all the actual time that is being played in a game of football, it only lasts for 11 minutes or so. The rest of the time the clock is running while they decide what play to run. However if you look at baseball the actual play time is even less, with most pitches being only a fraction of a second.
yea it would be interesting to watch prerecorded sports where they have edited out all the bullshit.
If you join a football torrent site, you can get games like this.