[beyond the sea]

Same here. Halftime is supposed to last 20 minutes, not the half hour that it expands to in this game and various college bowlgames. I played football in high school, and invariably, we were ready to go again after about a 10 minute break. In college and the pros, I can see 15 to allow for coaches to make adjustments and trainers to take care of the players, but when you drag it out so long, it kills momentum, and players start losing their edge. ---

see post # 34

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Yep, that's one of the main reasons why extended halftimes are a really bad idea. Muscles start tightening up again, and that leads to needless injuries. I wonder if the NFLPA or even the league itself has ever studied this, because I'd bet that dollars to donuts that the majority of hamstring pulls and other muscle related injuries occur early in the third quarter following extended halftimes.