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11 Minutes of Football

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by alen1, Jan 15, 2010.

  1. alen1

    alen1 New Member

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    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html
     
  2. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    ridiculous. So any ideas how this can change?
     
  3. Ultra

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    my solution to this was to watch hockey. Unless the Phins are on it was increasingly hard to stay interested when there is 15 minutes of commercials between a TD, Extra Point, and kick off. And God forbid if there was a penalty or review.
     
  4. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Hate to say this on a football message board, but hockey has always been the more exciting sport to watch IMO.
     
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  5. BigDogsHunt

    BigDogsHunt Enough talk...prove it!

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    Dude, take this down.....you know so many women will read this and say "and how is that different than sex".

    Our answer should be the same....."the build up is worth it.....Commercials are fore-play"....stick together guys, or they will pick us off one by one.
     
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  6. Soundwave

    Soundwave Phins Sympathizer..

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    still more than baseball i would guess.
     
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  7. alen1

    alen1 New Member

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    I believe it is. I recall reading an article last year that said baseball was nine minutes.

    Soccer is better than all IMO. Then again, I am European so my opinion may be a bit biased.
     
  8. TJamesW_Phinfan

    TJamesW_Phinfan New Member

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    The commercials are out of control. No wonder car companies ran out of money when they have 90 slots PER HALF!!! And the drug adds... it is a good thing I don't own a bazooka. Way too much repetition on the adds.

    I find my self enjoying DVR'd games more. Just fast forward through the crap.
     
  9. dolphindebby

    dolphindebby Season Ticket Holder Luxury Box

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    You mean to tell me we get all excited and bent for 11 minutes of actual football?? That just stinks.

    But, how I love it!!:yes:
     
  10. adamprez2003

    adamprez2003 Senior Member

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    you would need a squad of 250 playerss for each team just to make it through the season if each game of football actually had 60 minutes of playing time
     
  11. anlgp

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    anyone care to do the math of what an entire football season is from the first pre-season snap to the last super bowl snap?

    cuz i don't, but would like to know the answer
     
  12. Jt0323

    Jt0323 Fins Up! Luxury Box

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    i do hate all the commercials in the NFL, you have a commercial then go to the kick off, then commercial then 1 down, 2 down, Time out... commercial... 3rd down, punt commercial ect...
     
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  13. alen1

    alen1 New Member

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    23 x 11 ? 253
     
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    that's just for one team so 253 x 31 = 7843
     
  15. Ultra

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    I've always thought they should expand the roster and play more than 16 games. Make the games longer while their at it, maybe by making the clock stop after every play.
     

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