[stupac2]

So the Pac-12 non-conference games are affected this season.  With halftimes being shortened to 15 min, does that necessarily take away recovery time for players?

I've wondered about that. On the one hand, it seems like less time for rest/planning would be harmful, on the other hand, the longer you're off the field the further away you get from game-time mentality. People always talk about how the Super Bowl's long halftime is a challenge for first-timers, I wonder if there's something of that going on in college too.

Although the real thing with this is that it affects both teams equally, so it shouldn't really matter for competitive balance unless you have some reason to believe you're better/worse at something that happens during halftime than your opponent. I kind of doubt this is the case. Perhaps if a team is getting shellacked they'd want a longer halftime just to change things up, but there's no way to predict that going in.

[stupac2]

So the Pac-12 non-conference games are affected this season.  With halftimes being shortened to 15 min, does that necessarily take away recovery time for players?

I've wondered about that. On the one hand, it seems like less time for rest/planning would be harmful, on the other hand, the longer you're off the field the further away you get from game-time mentality. People always talk about how the Super Bowl's long halftime is a challenge for first-timers, I wonder if there's something of that going on in college too.

Although the real thing with this is that it affects both teams equally, so it shouldn't really matter for competitive balance unless you have some reason to believe you're better/worse at something that happens during halftime than your opponent. I kind of doubt this is the case. Perhaps if a team is getting shellacked they'd want a longer halftime just to change things up, but there's no way to predict that going in.