If there was a way to keep the clock running on "routine" first downs -- plays where the run or pass gets the first down by, say, less than 7 yards, then that would be a big help. Most of these the clock doesn't need to stop because when I wind it, I'm usually not waiting on the chains. Its long play first downs that the clock needs to stop for. No choice but to wait there.
The NCAA took a step in the right direction by starting it on the ready when the ball goes out of bounds. I wish they'd do the same for incomplete passes. I also wish Texas would go with these clock rules for HS, as we have some JV games that go 2 and a half hours because we have 2 teams that pass and don't play defense.
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