Zero-hour church

[ByronMarchant]

Would any BYU fan here be excited if they announced that BYU football games would all be cut short at halftime?

[The_Tick]

Would any BYU fan here be excited if they announced that BYU football games would all be cut short at halftime?

Depends on how the 1st half went...

Also...don't be dumb.

[smokymountainrain]

Would any BYU fan here be excited if they announced that BYU football games would all be cut short at halftime?

now that church is at it's sweet spot of 2 hours, i would be disappointed if it were cut short half way through.

but to answer your question, no, as a fan i would not be disappointed if football games only lasted 2 hours rather than dragging on for 3 hours as per usual - would be a dream to avoid all those commercial breaks. hell, i'd be able to watch a lot more live games rather than on DVR (thereby decreasing the time myself) as i do for 80% of the games i watch.

[Babs]

but to answer your question, no, as a fan i would not be disappointed if football games only lasted 2 hours rather than dragging on for 3 hours as per usual - would be a dream to avoid all those commercial breaks. hell, i'd be able to watch a lot more live games rather than on DVR (thereby decreasing the time myself) as i do for 80% of the games i watch.

I think last season division I passed the four hour mark for the median game length. Crazy. I have no idea what relevance this has for Sacrament, but the football games are way too long.

[smokymountainrain]

I think last season division I passed the four hour mark for the median game length. Crazy. I have no idea what relevance this has for Sacrament, but the football games are way too long.

probably none, ftr. but i will occasionally attempt to humor BM.

also, 4 hours is crazy. i'm at a point where pretty much the only college football i don't watch taped is BYU.

[HBCoug]

I think BM is trying to say that football is way more awesome than church! If football were cut in half, you guys would be super bummed out. But now that church has been reduced by a third, you guys are super psyched! Ergo: > Church x (2/3) > Church

[LVAllen]

I think last season division I passed the four hour mark for the median game length. Crazy. I have no idea what relevance this has for Sacrament, but the football games are way too long.

Sacrament is going to be more Christ-based, and slightly shorter.

If football broadcasts became more football-based, I have no doubt they would be shorter too.

[Babs]

If football became more football-based,

But then how would you know which digital Cosmo is hiding the ball or whether the freshman co-ed will win 10 grand for kicking an extra point?? (Hint: it's always #3, and no, she won't win the $.)

[BigPiney]

Sacrament is going to be more Christ-based, and slightly shorter.

If football broadcasts became more football-based, I have no doubt they would be shorter too.

I hate watching NFL games. there is a kick off. then 3 minutes of commercials. Then the offense takes the field. I think they only dont do the commercial break after kick offs within the last 2 minutes of each half. But of course you have the 2 minute warning which is a 3 minute commercial break.

Both the pro and college games could be a lot shorter without a reduction in actual play.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I hate watching NFL games. there is a kick off. then 3 minutes of commercials. Then the offense takes the field. I think they only dont do the commercial break after kick offs within the last 2 minutes of each half. But of course you have the 2 minute warning which is a 3 minute commercial break.

Both the pro and college games could be a lot shorter without a reduction in actual play.

It is fun to watch a HS football game just to be reminded how wonderful it is without all the commercial breaks.

[ByronMarchant]

A cricket match can last for days. I think this is because cricket fans can't get enough of cricket.

Speaking of which, will the CK be sort of like eternal church? Or will there be some secular activities available? I would strongly dislike heaven if it is mostly a religious experience to be there.

[hostile]

A cricket match can last for days. I think this is because cricket fans can't get enough of cricket.

Speaking of which, will the CK be sort of like eternal church? Or will there be some secular activities available? I would strongly dislike heaven if it is mostly a religious experience to be there.

Cricket takes breaks for tea and lunch. Maybe those will happen in the CK as well.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Lol. Cricket sucks.

[creekster]

probably none, ftr. but i will occasionally attempt to humor BM.

also, 4 hours is crazy. i'm at a point where pretty much the only college football i don't watch taped is BYU.

When I was a kid BYU was one of the only teams that passed a lot and, as a result, BYU games tended to go close to 4 hours then and other games were three plays, a cloud of dust, and always much shorter. Fans of other schools always used to complain about the length of BYU games. On the few times that BYU was actually on TV, the allotted time slot was almost always too short. Now passing a lot is the norm and BYU runs more often, making its games of more typical duration, but I am still devoted to the team. So it goes with Church, I think.

[creekster]

A cricket match can last for days. I think this is because cricket fans can't get enough of cricket.

Speaking of which, will the CK be sort of like eternal church? Or will there be some secular activities available? I would strongly dislike heaven if it is mostly a religious experience to be there.

Aside from the rather silly cricket analogy (surely this can't be the evidence of 'smart guy' posting, can it?), your second paragraph is sort of interesting in its typically misguided premise. First, if the church is true and the CK is a thing, I don't think there is much risk you will have to worry about how one spends time there. But I could be wrong about that. Second, whatever it is like, it will all be different than our existence here and we likely won't care about any of the things that we do now. For example, the secular/religious dichotomy will no longer exist. I should put this in the pet peeve thread, I guess, because it is one of mine.