2 Halves or 4 Quarters?

[Wild Turkey]

NCAA is considering a change and college basketball has had two halves since 1905 and was only changed for a couple of years in the 1950s so that is all we know.

The NCAA announced the following:

"In considering the decisions last month, the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee had conversations about ways to continue this direction in the upcoming years, which includes positive momentum for moving the men's game from halves to quarters. The committee realizes there are hurdles to implementing the quarter format to the game, including the structuring of media timeouts to accommodate commercial inventory. The committee recommended NCAA Division I conferences create a joint working group to provide feedback on the potential change from halves to quarters."

 

[fordman84]

halves. Only two resets for team fouls as opposed to four in the NBA.

 

[Hu War Yu]

I would think they could get more/longer commercial breaks in with quarters. The NCAA women's game uses 10 minute quarters.

 

[NinerSpartan]

Quarters. 7 fouls for an entire half until one and one hits is a major reason why the current product is unwatchable

 

[occupant]

Let’s try two sets of 8 sixteenthseses?

 

[Kburjr]

90 minute running time. Run the commercials on split screen.

 

[PeoplesChicken]

I just wish they would either reduce the number of timeouts or ban them the last 2 mins of the game

 

[Hu War Yu]

Let’s try two sets of 8 sixteenthseses?

3 chukkas

 

[occupant]

3 chukkas

 

[Wild Turkey]

I just wish they would either reduce the number of timeouts or ban them the last 2 mins of the game

For basketball I set games to record and wait an hour before starting. It’s amazing how much more enjoyable it is when you can fast forward through free throws and time outs.

 

[wildturkey]

Quarters. High school plays quarters. The international game plays quarters. Olympics plays quarters. Women play quarters both college and pros. NBA plays quarters. Stop being an outlier and get with the program

 

[dhoey]

Let’s try two sets of 8 sixteenthseses?

They already stop the game at the after 16 min mark and the under 4. So pretty much at 6ths right now

 

[Kburjr]

Quarters. High school plays quarters. The international game plays quarters. Olympics plays quarters. Women play quarters both college and pros. NBA plays quarters. Stop being an outlier and get with the program

Maybe everybody else has it wrong.

The dance is worth more than all the others, possibly, combined.