Turns out Urban Meyer is not the only coach fed up by the clock rules.
The Gators' coach expressed his displeasure about the new 40-second play clock following the Tennessee game, and other Southeastern Conference coaches have shown they have similar resentment.
NCAA statistics show the average length of a game this season is 3 hours and 9 minutes, 13 minutes shorter than a year ago.
UF has had an average of 121 plays on offense and defense combined per game so far this season compared to a national average of 143 a year ago.
LSU coach Les Miles said his team's game against Auburn on Sept. 20 finished an hour earlier than normal.
Shorter games give teams less of a chance to distinguish who is better. Fewer comebacks will occur because there will not be as much time to make adjustments late in games.
The new rules were instituted to keep games shorter, making it easier on television companies that hold big contracts to show them, Miles said. While understanding the money tied to such contracts, he does not enjoy this negative impact it has had on the game.
"Maybe it doesn't need to be formatted for TV, and if they take that criteria out of it," he said, "then it would be whatever is best for college football."
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn't think coaches will have an easy time getting things changed after the season.
"As everyone knows," he said, "television tells us what to do, and they pay the bills."
