I would continue to watch and go to games - at least for a while. Just not really into what Phil Savage refers to as "basketball on grass".
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Poll: What if the HUNH became the "norm" - including at Alabama
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I think there's a risk of this happening. As Coach Saban said, "Do we want football to become a continuous game?"
Of course I will still watch. But if the rules committee doesn't intervene, HUNH will become the norm.
Of course I will still watch. But if the rules committee doesn't intervene, HUNH will become the norm.
BAMA is still my team - Wishbone, Split I whatever ever - I only watch BAMA football and I live in a state that has 3 pro football teams, and now 5 college team and a zillion High School and minor college teams
I'll eventually quit watching football if it comes to that - what I love about football is the 'chess match', which the HUNH completely removes from the game.
I still think Alabama will prefer ball control football. HUNH can do many things but it is not as good at controlling the clock as pro-style.
Auburn has a decent offense with a couple of outstanding players, and Malzahn's trick is to get the high-impact players one-on-one in space against defenders. CKS and CNS will figure out how to get more defensive players to the point of attack, and then HUNH will go the way of the wishbone, the dive, and everything else except traditional hard-nose pro-style power football.
I suspect Malzahn's hybrid, that runs hurry-up until you are "behind" in down and distance, and then they try to slow the clock to give your defense a rest, might become more popular.
Auburn has a decent offense with a couple of outstanding players, and Malzahn's trick is to get the high-impact players one-on-one in space against defenders. CKS and CNS will figure out how to get more defensive players to the point of attack, and then HUNH will go the way of the wishbone, the dive, and everything else except traditional hard-nose pro-style power football.
I suspect Malzahn's hybrid, that runs hurry-up until you are "behind" in down and distance, and then they try to slow the clock to give your defense a rest, might become more popular.
I'll always watch the Tide.
But I think you'll see the HUNH regulated via rules changes before it overruns all of CFB.
But I think you'll see the HUNH regulated via rules changes before it overruns all of CFB.
If it becomes the norm, it will be the start of college football's downfall, that's why I think it won't become the norm or hope it doesn't anyways..
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I'm in this boat also. I watched a couple of games this season where both teams were running HUNH, and had to change the channel to something else. I didn't even remotely enjoy it. I'd probably still try to watch the tide, but could see myself falling away. just like I used to watch a lot of basketball, but as the game evolved and the rules shifted more and more in favor of the offense instead of having a balance, I've all but stopped watching and might only watch part of a game here or there if there is nothing else on at all.
HUNH is like watching a tennis match to me. Back and forth, back and forth. I don!t watch tennis because it's boring to me. While I would probably still watch Bama, I don't think I would enjoy it nearly as much.
I wish I had included another option. After thinking about it more - I think I would be kinda like I am about Bama basketball. I am happy when they win - might watch it if it is on and I am not busy with something else - but would not be spending 7 Saturdays in Tuscaloosa.
Bingo! This is exactly how i feel. I can enjoy a high scoring game if it is because the offensive geniuses are outwitting the defensive geniuses not because of the defense cannot call plays.
I don't enjoy Arena football, I'll occasionally support the local team but it's not what I like about football.
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HUNH football, hideous uniforms, colored football turf and an endless procession of thugs would just about do it for me.
It is not going to become the norm imo, the refs are going to slow it down for game management and coaches like Saban will devise a plan to stop it.
I can't envision a majority of the older fans easily excepting a philosophy that goes against everything we have stood for going back several decades. We are not accustomed to cheering on a basketball game for 4 quarters. It would change everything and seem very foreign.
I can't envision a majority of the older fans easily excepting a philosophy that goes against everything we have stood for going back several decades. We are not accustomed to cheering on a basketball game for 4 quarters. It would change everything and seem very foreign.
Like CrimsonAudio alludes to, it will cease being a chess match. At that point, let's be honest, football will be similar to rugby. If they're going to play like that, I'd seriously rather watch rugby.
I played rugby in college and actually enjoyed it quite a bit - once I got out of the football mentality. But at the end of the day - it was really all about the parties.
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