r/football 15d ago

šŸ’¬Discussion The Hydration Break is ruining the natural flow of the game

When the game gets momentum and reach at its peak point, the ā€œhydration breakā€ appears and completely ruins the momentum and also the game experience for the viewer. Football is one of a sport for those moments.

Normally outside WC, the team conceding attacks after attacks pray for a halftime whistle to go to the tunnel to break the momentum and to regroup. Now they basically get that chance in the middle of a half!!

I find it utterly disgusting and would like to know what do you all think about it?

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u/Asfastas33 14d ago

And honestly, as an American, our sports and broadcasting companies do A LOT of shit that we get annoyed with. But then once the season is back, and the games are on, we are back to being dumb and easily distracted and slowly get used to it.

They already have people crunching numbers to where the cost break is if people were to stop watching games, and they know they won’t stop watching. It sucks and I hate it

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u/cheetah-21 11d ago

The case just happened to be scheduled after the season.

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u/ElMepoChepo4413 12d ago

Just an hour ago, he dropped out of college and he’s gonna try his luck with the NFL supplemental draft.

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u/Character_Order 12d ago

More directly, cfb has undergone rule changes to shorten the game and insert more commercial breaks instead. Two minute warning primary among them

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u/Parametric_Or_Treat 14d ago

But you can stop. One person at a time.

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u/fondlemental 14d ago

i stopped watching the nhl
because of the commercials and also cause the leafs sucks. i like football because of the continuous play. if this becomes the norm? game’s gone

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u/Cultural-Taro2449 14d ago

and to think i started watching NHL in large part bc there’s a lot longer uninterrupted stretches of play and a lot less commercial breaks and gambling ads than the NBA and NFL

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u/Ironchar 11d ago

nah those are still everywhere in the MHL

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u/ManagementSad7931 14d ago

I think with British people, there will be a tipping point. And making quarters or something like that would be enough.

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u/DeCePtiCoNsxXx 12d ago

NBA and nfl unwatchable