{"id":39802,"date":"2013-11-24T22:52:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T05:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/24\/hmmm-maybe-i-should-just-hold-out-for-a-highlights-reel.html"},"modified":"2013-11-24T22:52:04","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T05:52:04","slug":"hmmm-maybe-i-should-just-hold-out-for-a-highlights-reel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/24\/hmmm-maybe-i-should-just-hold-out-for-a-highlights-reel.html","title":{"rendered":"Hmmm. Maybe I should just hold out for a highlights reel"},"content":{"rendered":"
I actually enjoy football more than a lot of continuous-play sports, perhaps because it feels more like a turn-based game, which is my preferred wargaming MO. But the overall numbers of play vs. replay vs. standing around vs. commercials is … well, honestly, more than a bit crazy.\ufeff<\/div>\n

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An average NFL game: more than 100 commercials and just 11 minutes of play<\/a>
\n For five months of the year, the National Football League dominates Sundays in the United States; it’s more popular than church. The NFL’s popularity is all the more remarkable when you inspect the fare it has to offer each week on television. An average professional football game lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if…\n <\/p>\n

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I actually enjoy football more than a lot of continuous-play sports, perhaps because it feels more like a turn-based game, which is my preferred wargaming MO. But the overall numbers of play vs. replay vs. standing around vs. commercials is … well, honestly, more than a bit crazy.\ufeff An average NFL game: more than 100 … Continue reading “Hmmm. 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