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Title: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: ALTideUp on September 23, 2012, 11:42:56 PM Weird story out of Clemson today.
Quote Sunday, September 23rd Clemson, SC This week's Clemson Tiger post-game press conference featured a joint appearance by head coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson AD, Don Philips. In prepared remarks before Swinney took reporters questions, Philips put forth several proposals for changes to the format of college football games. Citing several statistical analyses Philips argued that longer games increased the chances of player injuries, and also took time away from the time that student-athletes could devote to academics. Philips went on to show that a statistical comparison of the results of this year's and last year's games shows that Clemson's winning percentage would have been 55% higher had all games been only three quarters long. Swinney and Philips also took on the practice of having to kick the ball away following a score. Here they argued that scoring should be rewarded by continued possession of the ball, citing pickup basketball games as evidence that this "winners" rule is popular among competitors. The two told reporters they would formally petition the ACC to consider shortening games to three quarters and to adopt the "winners" rule. In response to reporter's questions Philips confided that their proposal received significant input and support from officials at Texas A&M University. Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: SUPERCOACH on September 24, 2012, 01:51:54 AM :lol:
Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: Jamos on September 24, 2012, 05:56:00 AM Man, what will they think of next. ???
Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: 2Stater on September 24, 2012, 05:57:17 AM Man, what will they think of next. ??? The mercy rule after 2 TD's? :lol2: Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: Jamos on September 24, 2012, 06:13:57 AM Man, what will they think of next. ??? The mercy rule after 2 TD's? :lol2: Actually I think Clemson would do better by asking for 30 min games. ;) Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: BAMAWV on September 24, 2012, 07:49:57 AM Make it, take it?
Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: Marshal Dillon on September 24, 2012, 08:02:08 AM This has to be a stupid, tongue-in-cheek joke. Maybe they consulted with John L. Smith.
:lol2: Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: pmull on September 24, 2012, 08:51:13 AM BS
Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: Catch Prothro on September 24, 2012, 09:00:37 AM Weird story out of Clemson today. :lol:Quote Sunday, September 23rd Clemson, SC This week's Clemson Tiger post-game press conference featured a joint appearance by head coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson AD, Don Philips. In prepared remarks before Swinney took reporters questions, Philips put forth several proposals for changes to the format of college football games. Citing several statistical analyses Philips argued that longer games increased the chances of player injuries, and also took time away from the time that student-athletes could devote to academics. Philips went on to show that a statistical comparison of the results of this year's and last year's games shows that Clemson's winning percentage would have been 55% higher had all games been only three quarters long. Swinney and Philips also took on the practice of having to kick the ball away following a score. Here they argued that scoring should be rewarded by continued possession of the ball, citing pickup basketball games as evidence that this "winners" rule is popular among competitors. The two told reporters they would formally petition the ACC to consider shortening games to three quarters and to adopt the "winners" rule. In response to reporter's questions Philips confided that their proposal received significant input and support from officials at Texas A&M University. Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: crtuneman on September 24, 2012, 04:35:35 PM Sounds like an Onion article to me.
Title: Re: Clemson Officials Seek Changes to Game Format Post by: cbbama99 on September 24, 2012, 06:26:09 PM |