O/T Super Bowl LVI

[CAMiller]

Here, here. A 60 minute game that takes 4 hours to play???????? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Either one of these could play Wycombe, it's right up their Street all this time wasting. Wonder who'd cave in first?

How long do you think a 90 minute game of football would take Brin if the 90 minutes only ticked down when the ball was in play? They are already around 2 hours now the 30s here and there are being added on for substitutions, injuries and goal celebrations. I'm guessing at least 2.5 hours, maybe 3? The average NFL game was 3 this year. The Super Bowl is especially long, not helped by a 30 minute half time show (of talentless rap and hip hop artists this time around) and by commercial breaks as they have to fit in all those paid ads at $6.5M per 30s.

The Wycombe analogy is a poor one as in the NFL it's not the players who do the time wasting, everything play wise is on a strict clock.

[Brin]

How long do you think a 90 minute game of football would take Brin if the 90 minutes only ticked down when the ball was in play? They are already around 2 hours now the 30s here and there are being added on for substitutions, injuries and goal celebrations. I'm guessing at least 2.5 hours, maybe 3? The average NFL game was 3 this year. The Super Bowl is especially long, not helped by a 30 minute half time show (of talentless rap and hip hop artists this time around) and by commercial breaks as they have to fit in all those paid ads at $6.5M per 30s.

The Wycombe analogy is a poor one as in the NFL it's not the players who do the time wasting, everything play wise is on a strict clock.

You've obviously not seen Wycombe play this season then? Also they may well have a 'strict clock' but how long does it take them to get back on with the game in the first place? That's where the time wasting and boring aspect of that particular sport makes you ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[CAMiller]

You've obviously not seen Wycombe play this season then? Also they may well have a 'strict clock' but how long does it take them to get back on with the game in the first place? That's where the time wasting and boring aspect of that particular sport makes you ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Without the extraneous stoppages for injuries, TV commercials, time outs and VAR type reviews they get 35s between plays (and they sometimes make 4 or 5 substitutions in that time). The 60m game clock generally only stops for the reasons just mentioned or when the ball is dead (dropped or a player steps out of bounds with it in hand).

[great_fire]

Boomer Esiason, he was going to be the next big thing but wasn't, only thing I know about the Cincinnati Bengals.

John was from there, the only thing I know about Cincinnati.

[caytonmiller]

Bring on speed American football and it may be worth watching.
If they can make a 5 day sport (cricket) into a 4 hour game them I'm sure they can turn a 60 minute game (AF) into a 2 hour game..

[John2]

John was from there, the only thing I know about Cincinnati.

Impressive memory great fire. It was my closest city for a few years but I actually lived about a 30 min drive away. Though I did have many good nights out there and at one point a girlfriend who lived there.

It's an interesting city to me as its river is the border between Kentucky and Ohio, and on a night out we'd sometimes cross the river and it was incredible to me that the accents seemed to suddenly pick up a southern drawl, you also were struck by the indoor smoking that wasn't allowed in Ohio.

Clar who used to post on here was living in Cincinnati and at the University if I recall. I wonder how he's doing these days, hope he's well.

Bengals are "my" NFL team I suppose, but I never actually went to a game, and I don't think I can be bothered staying up to watch it. Many friends support them though, I really hope they win. It's such a big thing in the US.

I did go to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game which was like watching paint dry.

I much preferred the "College Football" experience which is unlike anything else. Ohio State University, the amateur university American football team fills their over 100,000 seat stadium every single game. It's one of the biggest in the world. The rest of the city everyone is tailgating (paying to go to a car park and drink beer), or at the bars. The atmosphere is incredible.

I also went to a few Columbus Crew MLS games which I enjoyed.

[flourbasher]

The cheerleaders are worth watching
Dallas Cowboys seem to be the elite

[jakethemiller]

The cheerleaders are worth watching
Dallas Cowboys seem to be the elite

Well Debbie was

[great_fire]

Impressive memory great fire. It was my closest city for a few years but I actually lived about a 30 min drive away. Though I did have many good nights out there and at one point a girlfriend who lived there.

It's an interesting city to me as its river is the border between Kentucky and Ohio, and on a night out we'd sometimes cross the river and it was incredible to me that the accents seemed to suddenly pick up a southern drawl, you also were struck by the indoor smoking that wasn't allowed in Ohio.

Clar who used to post on here was living in Cincinnati and at the University if I recall. I wonder how he's doing these days, hope he's well.

Bengals are "my" NFL team I suppose, but I never actually went to a game, and I don't think I can be bothered staying up to watch it. Many friends support them though, I really hope they win. It's such a big thing in the US.

I did go to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game which was like watching paint dry.

I much preferred the "College Football" experience which is unlike anything else. Ohio State University, the amateur university American football team fills their over 100,000 seat stadium every single game. It's one of the biggest in the world. The rest of the city everyone is tailgating (paying to go to a car park and drink beer), or at the bars. The atmosphere is incredible.

I also went to a few Columbus Crew MLS games which I enjoyed.

I was actually referring to the HBO TV show John from Cincinnati, the TV show David Milch did after Deadwood.

I didn't know there was a John from Cincinnati on here too.

[Bradfordmiller17]

Well I have watched the 36ish (since Bears v Patriots in 1985) so I am not going to stop now!!!