What the Hell with all the timeouts!

[BearBoy]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

If you don't realize that MONEY runs college sports you have been living under a rock for a long time. How do you think they pay these coaches millions a dollars a year...sponsorship and tv money. You can always watch the rodeo finals on ESPN5 if you want.

I understand the "corporate" necessity.....but unless you have an enlarged prostate and "need" to visit the "tinkle" room during every commercial break....or if your refrigerator has an unlimited amount of food & drink.....these redundant breaks are a viewer nightmare! BRAVO for TiVo!

It's got to be frustrating to the players to just walk around during these LONG TV timeouts....what kind of game flow can you maintain? Oops....sorry 'bout the bad pun. Cheers!

[Raymond]

Are the media time-out rules any different for the tournament then they are for the regular season?

I know one game in the first round didn't have a single clock stoppage from 16:00 down to under 12:00 which meant they went to media times-out on back-to-back stoppages of play, but the same thing would have happened in a regular season game.

The thing I've noticed is that more 30-second times-out are being utilized by the coaches in the tournament. Similar to how there are more pitching changes during MLB post-season.

[refguy]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Are the media time-out rules any different for the tournament then they are for the regular season?

I know one game in the first round didn't have a single clock stoppage from 16:00 down to under 12:00 which meant they went to media times-out on back-to-back stoppages of play, but the same thing would have happened in a regular season game.

The thing I've noticed is that more 30-second times-out are being utilized by the coaches in the tournament. Similar to how there are more pitching changes during MLB post-season.

20 minute half time vs. 15 minute half time
2.5 minute timeouts vs. 1.5 minute timeouts on ESPN

[ILMalti]

TV deals are "Closely Guarded " secrets

But in answering the thread the book specifically states that the 6 feet must be from foot to foot (4.10) and ends when the torso passes head and shoulder. So I would not consider a defender's back as being closely guarded, but more of s screen subjetc to teh rules set forth in 4.40