NCAA Looks To Speed Up College Basketball, Adopts 30 Second Shot Clock And Reduces Timeouts
10 years ago

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We as sports fans, and really, humans in general, have started to gravitate towards one issue every few weeks to be outraged over. My opinion on the matter must be heard, even if I’m just regurgitating whatever the popular opinion is, and this thing I really didn’t give a shit about before the other day absolutely MUST change now.

A few years ago it was the Redskins’ namesake, with people drawing a line in the sand and referring to them as “that team in DC.” We’ve seemingly gotten over that, because in modern society you really have maybe a two-week shelf-life with such hot button topics before we’re on to the next big crisis.

The state of men’s college basketball was, a couple months back, one of those movements asking for change. After Mark Cuban, Charles Barkley, and even Geno Auerimma trashed the collegiate game, everyone else was suddenly pissed off, too. Unlike Dan Snyder, however, the NCAA folded like a lawn chair and appeased the masses.

Now don’t get me wrong, these changes will 100% make the game a more enjoyable experience. Being the degenerate gambler that I am, I’ll be more than happy with an increase in possessions and points. If you bet the under in any sport, you’re a joyless prick. The decrease in timeouts should also make the final two minutes of games last only a half hour rather than the 45 minutes or so they take now. That’ll really be beneficial for both my health and overall time management in the long run — saving countless hours not sweating over meaningless Big Sky games in November and whether or not Portland State covers. I really do need help, guys.

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  2. DannyRayburn1898

    Really hope steps similar to this are taken with regard to the MLB. Absolutely love the game, but adjustments need to be made

    10 years ago at 4:37 pm
    1. Tuco_1855

      My only real concern with the mlb is when teams bring in a lefty to face a lefty, and then yank him after that batter. You see three different pitchers face three consecutive hitters. It’s part of the game and I understand there isn’t any plans to change that, but what NEEDS to change is the amount of warmup time the incoming pitcher gets on the mound. Keep in mind, he just threw probably 20+ pitches in the bullpen before coming in, so why does he get 3 fucking minutes on the mound before they resume play. If you bring in a bullpen guy, give him 5 throws and then play ball.

      10 years ago at 4:52 pm
      3. fratsohardUn1versity

        Id hate to say it but the roid era ruined baseball for everyone age 18-29. When we were kids we witnessed 30 home run seasons being a norm for many players. roided pitchers mowing batters down with 99mph fastballs and generally huge players. Before that baseball players were skinny and fast. The game was centered around pitching defense speed and good strategy. Much less action but fans appreciated it. Since we grew up in the roid era we have been conditioned to want baseball like that and now that the roid era is over we find it boring.

        10 years ago at 10:09 pm
    3. Cuntpunting

      You’re a little late bud. Pace of Play rules were added and are in effect this season, no stepping out of the batter’s box, pitchers don’t have to wait for any batter bullshit.

      10 years ago at 2:55 am
  3. hoosiers1976

    I don’t know how much scoring will change with shortening the shot clock by 5 but it’s a start

    10 years ago at 5:15 pm
  4. Minervas_Raider

    I’ll take it. I don’t think college needs a 24 second clock like the NBA, but I think a lot fans can agree that the game has become too slow-paced over the last few years.

    10 years ago at 6:43 pm