CBS: College football games pushing 3:20 on average in 2013

[BleedGopher]

per CBS:

Your viewing experience on Saturdays has stretched nearly 10 minutes per game in the last five years, a study shows.

The average Football Bowl Subdivision televised game duration in 2013 was 3:18, up one minute from last year and five minutes since 2011, according to the “Summary of Game Duration Reported to NCAA for FBS Conferences,” as obtained from SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw.

In 2009, the last time the length decreased from the previous year, televised games were 3:09.

Television extended games about 12 minutes on average compared to games that were not televised, the study shows. Eleven of the 507 games played among the BCS automatic qualifying conferences and Notre Dame were not on TV.

The Big 12 had the longest games at 3:25, followed by the SEC and Notre Dame at 3:20, ACC and American at 3:19, Pac-12 at 3:17 and Big Ten at 3:14.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...football-games-pushing-320-on-average-in-2013

Go Gophers!!

 

[ruppertflywheel]

Still makes baseball the equivalent of the Bataan Death March in regards too length of time.

 

[kellyleeks]

Still makes baseball the equivalent of the Bataan Death March in regards too length of time.

My great grandfather was a victim of the Bataan Death March. I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't have equated his experience to watching a baseball game.

 

[maroonedinCA]

My great grandfather was a victim of the Bataan Death March. I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't have equated his experience to watching a baseball game.

I wonder, did he lack a sense of humor as well?

 

[GopherinPhilly]

My great grandfather was a victim of the Bataan Death March. I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't have equated his experience to watching a baseball game.

I thought you died.

 

[kellyleeks]

I thought you died.

I thought you put me on your ignore list.

 

[station19]

Interesting thread.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

per CBS:

Your viewing experience on Saturdays has stretched nearly 10 minutes per game in the last five years, a study shows.

The average Football Bowl Subdivision televised game duration in 2013 was 3:18, up one minute from last year and five minutes since 2011, according to the “Summary of Game Duration Reported to NCAA for FBS Conferences,” as obtained from SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw.

In 2009, the last time the length decreased from the previous year, televised games were 3:09.

Television extended games about 12 minutes on average compared to games that were not televised, the study shows. Eleven of the 507 games played among the BCS automatic qualifying conferences and Notre Dame were not on TV.

The Big 12 had the longest games at 3:25, followed by the SEC and Notre Dame at 3:20, ACC and American at 3:19, Pac-12 at 3:17 and Big Ten at 3:14.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...football-games-pushing-320-on-average-in-2013

Go Gophers!!

Well there's one good thing about being primarily a run the ball down your throat conference.

 

[Dr. Lloyd Christmas]

They don't mention that there are only about 12 minutes of actual football played in those 3+ hours. What an incredible waste of time.