Soft and fuzzy Internet links, with occasional sides of commentary. archiveaudiorsscontactTumblr (3.0; @polarfleece)http://polarfleece.tumblr.com/<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html">Watching football on TV is a waste of time</a>: <blockquote> <p><span>According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Over the three hours of a typical pro football broadcast, about an hour is taken up by commercials and about 75 minutes consists of shots of players milling around and setting up for the next play.</span></p> <p><span>Score one for hockey then?</span></p>http://polarfleece.tumblr.com/post/1382040735http://polarfleece.tumblr.com/post/1382040735Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:45:57 -0400