ND talks to networks about TV timeouts....
Saw this article and it made me wonder if RR has talked to the networks since we run similarly paced offenses. If not, might be a good idea.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012709143_apfbcnotredamek…
August 24th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
I wish it was like soccer and we had action almost straight through to halftime. That would help some considering the tempo we run and all the conditioning work. Then again, it would hurt us in positions where we lack depth since there would be a lot more substituting for fatigue.
August 24th, 2010 at 4:16 PM ^
Nothing about football should ever be like soccer.
Our amazing technology these days allow us to have clocks that both start AND stop, negating the need for random stoppage time to be added.
August 24th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
He's saying no commercials except at half-time. I think that's something everyone would get on board with.
August 24th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
That's too few breaks, I would totally support having commercials only for called time-outs, after scores (but not turnovers, keep that momentum going!), and after each quarter.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
obviously has more clout with NBC, than Michigan does with ABC/ESPN or the Big Ten Network. I hope that NBC doesn't decide to help ND by not interrupting their offense and turning around and interrupting our offense. Fair is fair, but ND hasn't always played fair.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:04 PM ^
Unfortunately, ND has a lot of pull with a major broadcast network because of their exclusive TV deal. We don't to that degree. But if ND gets NBC to preferentially alter the way TV timeouts are called just for the Irish, would the NCAA call shenanigans?
August 24th, 2010 at 3:33 PM ^
if ND gets NBC to preferentially alter the way TV timeouts are called just for the Irish, would the NCAA call shenanigans?
They'd better! I'm not usually one to complain about favorable treatment toward opposing teams and I don't prescribe to many conspiracy theories (see PSU fans), but to me this sounds absolutely ridiculous. The fact that Kelly is even granted an audience to MAKE a request like this is unbelievable to me. No other team in the country (at present, anyway) has access to networks in this way, do they?
"To hell with Notre Dame."
August 24th, 2010 at 3:34 PM ^
The networks rarely (if ever) take a TV timeout in the middle of a drive. They are almost always at a change of possession.
This is total BS by nd and Kelly.
August 24th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
...or a player's injury...or a called timeout
August 24th, 2010 at 3:52 PM ^
Home network advantage yo
August 24th, 2010 at 4:08 PM ^
How has that home network advantage been working out for ya...yo?
=)
August 24th, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
why you gotta kill my buzz man :(
August 24th, 2010 at 4:08 PM ^
Well, it very well could be Brian Kelly could be doing us ALL a favor here. From my experience with NBC broadcasting ND games, the TV timeouts are frequent. And looooooooong.
August 25th, 2010 at 5:55 PM ^
August 24th, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
Kelly will look into the replay camera and talk to everyone at the local Buffalo Wild Wings about what play to call next.
August 24th, 2010 at 5:32 PM ^
You guys should talk to Red Berenson about tv timeouts in college hockey. There is nothing that pisses him off more than commercial breaks.
August 25th, 2010 at 4:45 PM ^
Rotel makes queso style!
August 25th, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^
UC hardly ever had any games televised, it would make sense that he's trying to take care of this.
August 25th, 2010 at 4:52 PM ^
How can you event think that its close to reasonable to ask for the commercials to be run when you want them to so your tempo isnt disrupted?!?!?!? This is crap and I hope the rest of the country speaks up about it..... yo....
August 25th, 2010 at 5:10 PM ^
shouldnt one complain because ND games were on average a half-hour longer then those games broadcast on abc/espn? but alas, instead, you believe it is "crap" because NBC has decided to make their broadcast similar to those done on other networks (e.g. cut back on the ridiculously long commercial breaks..) and for that, you are a "bit sick"... (sigh)