Below is an article on a topic that I have been hearing rumblings on for a week or so. A few Irish beat writers wondered whether the long NBC telecasts would be especially harmful to the no huddle Brian Kelly offense. Another really good article here from Blue Gold Illustrated about the NBC question.
Certainly NBC's long timeouts pose an interesting wrinkle for a new no huddle offensive attack that is built to capitalize on the opponent's defense tiring. A TV timeout during an Irish scoring drive gives the defense rest and time to regroup. The same thing happens in the NCAA Basketball tournament, when CBS commercials enter the equation for many teams who benefit from the numerous TV timeouts. I don't know how important this really is, and I guess its likely preseason fodder for Irish fans hungry for September 4th. But I think its interesting because its obviously important enough for Brian Kelly and Jack Swarbrick to take time out and have discussions with NBC.
Helping the Irish offense aside, whether in the stadium or on your couch, I think we all agree that fewer TV timeouts and a tighter broadcast would be beneficial. NBC telecasts, while feeling like an hour longer than an ESPN game, are only 20 minutes longer on average. I was surprised at that. Hopefully the gap will continue to close, and I think BK's offense only provides a bit more pressure to NBC to speed things up.
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