Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted May 9, 2023 There are 432 D3 programs playing college football. The majority do not want to see the game shortened, they want to keep in place the stop-the-clock after 1st down rule. Does little old D3 have the power to stop the change in clock timing rules? Does the Bowdoin College Polar Bear speak? Angst increasing over college football clock stoppage rule creating inequity across NCAA divisions - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Cutting plays may be key to the future of the FBS, but it's a bane for Division III football 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 1:42 PM, Jon Joseph said: There are 432 D3 programs playing college football. The majority do not want to see the game shortened, they want to keep in place the stop-the-clock after 1st down rule. Does little old D3 have the power to stop the change in clock timing rules? Does the Bowdoin College Polar Bear speak? Angst increasing over college football clock stoppage rule creating inequity across NCAA divisions - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Cutting plays may be key to the future of the FBS, but it's a bane for Division III football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 10:42 AM, Jon Joseph said: Does the Bowdoin College Polar Bear speak? Probably as much as "The Duck." 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted May 9, 2023 BTW, the Polar Bear is the Bowdoin mascot due to Arctic explorers Peary and MacMillan both being graduates of the school. Perhaps this will help one day if you play Trivial Pursuit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted May 12, 2023 It is now expected that the D3 objection to the clock not stopping after 1st downs will delay the implementation of the new timing rule for at least 1 year. The earliest this new timing rule is likely to be implemented is the 2024 season. I respect D3's position but this is another reason why G5 and the P5 should regulate themselves free of the NCAA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted May 12, 2023 The delay in implementing this rule could benefit a Texas Tech team that ran the most plays in the nation in 2022. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
