The Ohio State - Alabama game took a full four hours. And there was no overtime, or unusual stoppages.
Shocker: whenever there is any sporting event with national interest, they flood the zone with TV commercials.
Particularly for late night games it gets very tedious. I like to have my glass of warm milk, take my medications, and be asleep by 9:30.
The NFL playoff games this weekend are gonna be more of the same. Baseball playoffs are unwatchable.
Younger people aren't going to put up with this shit. They have shorter attention spans. All entertainment should be done in two hours. That's why soccer works.