Locked due to no posts in 60 days. Report 1st post if need unlocked Odd NFL rule - something similar in college football?

[huskrthill]

Someone had a question about NFL halftime lengths, so I looked it up to confirm. I figured halftime would be 20 minutes, just like it is in college football, but found out that NFL halftime is only 12 minutes long.

But that's not really the odd thing I found.

Check out this rule:
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/timing

When, in the judgment of the Referee, the level of crowd noise prevents the offense from hearing its signals, he can institute a series of procedures which can result in a loss of team time outs or a five-yard penalty against the defensive team.

So the defense can be penalized if the crowd is too loud. How strange is that? Does anyone know if college football has a similar rule?

I wonder if any team has ever been penalized for crowd noise.

 

[FeelLikeAStranger]

They used to ask crowds to quiet down in the old days, IIRC. Didn't happen often, but I remember seeing it.

 

[bilsker]

They used to ask crowds to quiet down in the old days, IIRC. Didn't happen often, but I remember seeing it.

I recall too...but haven't seen it in a long time. The QB would be behind center and then turn around and throw his hands up looking at the ref. Been a REAL long time since I've seen it. Maybe with silent counts it's not such a big deal anymore?

 

[HuskerWeatherman]

I recall too...but haven't seen it in a long time. The QB would be behind center and then turn around and throw his hands up looking at the ref. Been a REAL long time since I've seen it. Maybe with silent counts it's not such a big deal anymore?

Husker fans used to be so loud when the opposition was on offense, they'd actually warn us (when I was attending games in the stadium, years ago) that a flag could be thrown.

 

[gutterputt]

Someone had a question about NFL halftime lengths, so I looked it up to confirm. I figured halftime would be 20 minutes, just like it is in college football, but found out that NFL halftime is only 12 minutes long. But that's not really the odd thing I found.

Check out this rule:
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/timing


So the defense can be penalized if the crowd is too loud. How strange is that? Does anyone know if college football has a similar rule?

I wonder if any team has ever been penalized for crowd noise.

We'd miss out on 8 minutes of commercials.

I think it would be tougher for the bands to perform at halftime and for all the patrons to use the facilites.

 

[HuskerWeatherman]

A recent discussion on a Badger board...
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=193&f=2560&t=12230575

They're discussing the same time frame I recall ... mid-80s to early-90s (encompassed my college years at UNL, where I definitely remember the warnings of too much noise potentially resulting in a penalty.

 

[joncarl]

Didn't KC Chiefs just set the record for the loudest stadium. Good luck getting the fans to quiet down. I am sure penalizing the home team might be like throwing fuel on the fire.