Chuck Broyles, director of athletics
and head football coach

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg Morning Sun (Kansas)

"Every year they say the game is too long. I’ve been on the (NCAA football) rules committee seven years, and they are always looking for ways to shorten the game. We meet with all the conference commissioners and supervisors of officials from Division I. We meet with all the (television network) executive sports directors. Everybody is looking for ways to shorten the game. ...

"Early in the game, a lot of teams like to huddle on the sidelines. You don’t have any more or any less time because the 25-second clock was running. Now, if you go out and snap it with five seconds on the 25-second clock, you’ve used up 20 seconds of the game clock. If you do that on the 11 or 12 possessions of the game, you’ve shortened yourself out of the opportunity to run plays.

"Our philosophy is early in the game, get as many plays as you can. When the change of possession occurs, we’ll be out there ready to go when they set the ball."

Urban Meyer, head football coach

University of Florida

Gainesville Sun

"I'm very concerned with the direction of college football. I’m not sure of the intent (of the rule). I’m going to get involved in that in the offseason. I did a bad job as a head football coach at a premier place by not being more vocal (against it).

"We are now playing a different style of football. We had 10 possessions (against Southern Mississippi). That’s not enough. Fans want to see scoring. Coaches want to see scoring. You work awful hard and 10 possessions is not enough for college football. I’ve very upset. I don’t like the direction of that."

Mike Stoops, head football coach

University of Arizona

Tucson Gazette

"I didn’t notice (the rules changes) that much. I think every coach in America has gone absolutely crazy. It’s been the most over-reacted thing I have ever seen. Coaches say, ‘It changes the whole football game.’ It didn't bother me.

"Our game (against Brigham Young) still seemed like it went on forever. That game would have been four hours, possibly, if there hadn’t been any changes."

Dave Parry, supervisor of football officials

Big Ten Conference

Indianapolis Star

"What we have to be careful of is we never rush to put the ball in play, especially following a change in possession. We must make sure each team has ample time to clear the field and get their personnel on the field and match up the offense and defense.

"What this does is puts a little more pressure on the offense and defense to hustle out and be on your toes and ready to go. The referee is not going to put it into play until everyone is ready, but we are telling guys, ‘Hey, let’s go. Let’s get out here and get it moving.’ "

Mike Gundy, head football coach

Oklahoma State University

Associated Press

"It’s working. You’re seeing more of an NFL-style game because the clock’s running all the time. I think it’s probably here to stay. Most fans want to be out there two, two and a half, three hours. They don’t want to be there four hours. It definitely has affected the game."

Bill Dwyre, columnist

Los Angeles Times

"The media’s agenda should be different. It should be to help their audiences determine relevance and perspective. Instead, all too often, we get mindless, unfiltered typing on the Internet, air-filling babble on broadcasts and oversized headlines that incorrectly puff up importance. It is not the fault of fans who get overly excited about news on their teams. It is the fault of us, the media."

Sam Maniar, sports psychologist

Ohio State University

ESPN.com

"We train physically, we train tactically, but very few college teams train mentally. If someone is dropping pass after pass on the field, the coach says, ‘You have to concentrate.’ But very rarely do we train them to concentrate. How do you block out distractions in a big game? It is just assumed that athletes know how to do that."

Nicki Moore, sports psychologist

University of Oklahoma

ESPN.com

"Our culture has, for a long time, stigmatized psychology in general. The athletics culture has an attitude of do it on your own. It is kind of a willpower-orientated culture. Seeking help or assistance that everyone isn’t using may be perceived as weak."

Garry Howard, sports editor

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Chicago Sun-Times

"We’re so quick to point the cameras at every other situation that lacks diversity, but rarely do we point the cameras at ourselves."

Floyd Keith, executive director

Black Coaches Association

Columbus Post-Dispatch

"For some reason, the last bastion is football. It’s like the Alamo of the 21st century; they’re holding out. And there are so many Davy Crocketts and Jim Bowies out there defending it."