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08-05-19 11:22AM
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From 10 ends to 8?

The issue of 10 vs 8 will be brought up in the at the upcoming World Curling Congress and Annual General Assembly in Mexico in September. I hope they go for 10 ends; 8 ends if fine for the cash spiels etc.

http://www.worldcurling.org/congres...Kp9L3pgjSWPn2pA

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agree with 10

I too think 10 ends should be for Scotties, Brier, Worlds and Olympics.
I'm curious how the voting works and who gets to vote and why?

Also, Cancun in September.... perfect hurricane season.

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I prefer 10 for the big events but I think they are going to go to 8.
The powers that be think that 8 will bring in more viewers on TV. They are wrong of course, no one is going to start watching because the game takes a half hour less. The demographic that watches curling is older people and they will watch the big events no matter how long and keep up to date on the best way to stop clubroot and sclerotinia between ends.

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If we want to watch maximum curling I think we will need to accept 8 end curling. All sports viewing is largely driven by the sports media companies and they will force the shorter games. I’m ok with it. Furthermore, I think some of the mixed double curling appeal is the shorter game.

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i prefer that major international events and scotties/brier remain 10 ends . unfortunately i feel like the shift to 8 is inevitable. they want to make the game shorter. there's a shift to that in tennis as well with the debate that grand slams should go to best of 3. its because attention spans are getting shorter

that being said im not sure that switching to 8 ends will shorten it all that much. grand slams on spirtsnet still take around 3 hours to finish which is the average length of a scottes/brier or world game.

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I'd like to think no one is really shocked by this, are they? Because you've all been spoon fed this change for the last 5 years. For anyone to even feign surprise is ludicrous, probably moronic.

Once again we are bending over and taking it up the hoop for TV executives that don't give two ****s about our sport-or any other sport for that matter, if they could they'd make every sport a 30 minute highlight film with 90 minutes of ads.

Will 2 fewer ends actually shorten the length of a broadcast? Not by much, if at all. Instead, get ready for more commercials. And prepare yourself for the discussion, in a few years, for the 6 end game or the 6 rock rule. Because some twit will raise the argument and say; 'Oh, but it's good for the sport (everytime I hear some moron use that lame ass excuse I want to barf)'

So all bow to the great god of The Glass Teat (thank you Harlan Ellison for that one) and make your sacrificial offering of your pre-frontal cortex. Because we only have ourselves to blame. Other sports aren't kow-towing to the tube. Sure, they have made some small changes and the occasional big tweak to their games (the DH in baseball and 3 point line in basketball spring to mind). But nobody, and I mean nobody, has rolled over and played dead as frequently or with as much impact, for TV the way we have in the past 25 year. And we only have ourselves to blame for not holding elected officials to account and not having the guts to say no.

We could easily have said no and still had the same exposure. Wanna know why? Because ultimately TV needs us more than we need them. Don't think so? Then why do the big pro sports get so much money from them for broadcast rights? And why isn't baseball 6 innings? NFL games 30 minutes, Soccer 60 minutes instead of 90 with no back passes? Tennis matches only 1 set instead of 3? or 5? Golf 9 holes and not 18?

The answer is simple: they said no. We aren't and until the people in charge grow some steelies, this is going to keep on happening.

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On the plus side, 2 less ends of Vic Rauter's babble will help the blood pressure

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I'd like to think no one is really shocked by this, are they? Because you've all been spoon fed this change for the last 5 years. For anyone to even feign surprise is ludicrous, probably moronic.

Once again we are bending over and taking it up the hoop for TV executives that don't give two ****s about our sport-or any other sport for that matter, if they could they'd make every sport a 30 minute highlight film with 90 minutes of ads.

Will 2 fewer ends actually shorten the length of a broadcast? Not by much, if at all. Instead, get ready for more commercials. And prepare yourself for the discussion, in a few years, for the 6 end game or the 6 rock rule. Because some twit will raise the argument and say; 'Oh, but it's good for the sport (everytime I hear some moron use that lame ass excuse I want to barf)'

So all bow to the great god of The Glass Teat (thank you Harlan Ellison for that one) and make your sacrificial offering of your pre-frontal cortex. Because we only have ourselves to blame. Other sports aren't kow-towing to the tube. Sure, they have made some small changes and the occasional big tweak to their games (the DH in baseball and 3 point line in basketball spring to mind). But nobody, and I mean nobody, has rolled over and played dead as frequently or with as much impact, for TV the way we have in the past 25 year. And we only have ourselves to blame for not holding elected officials to account and not having the guts to say no.

We could easily have said no and still had the same exposure. Wanna know why? Because ultimately TV needs us more than we need them. Don't think so? Then why do the big pro sports get so much money from them for broadcast rights? And why isn't baseball 6 innings? NFL games 30 minutes, Soccer 60 minutes instead of 90 with no back passes? Tennis matches only 1 set instead of 3? or 5? Golf 9 holes and not 18?

The answer is simple: they said no. We aren't and until the people in charge grow some steelies, this is going to keep on happening.



i dont think anyone is really shocked by it , so much as just hopeful it doesn't happen. it was looking good to happen a couple years ago but didn't.

this is going to happen though just like, eventually the canada cup will be what determines team canada at worlds.

its depressing and all these changes are why im finding my interest wavering. i just cant handle all this change and most of it i dont really agree with or find necessary. i said before and i will say again. when the canada cup becomes the event used to determine team canada i'll be done. and that will probably only give me about another 10 years...if that. sooner if the next olympics is as much a disaster for canada as 2018 was

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Any truth to the current rumors that the members of the Annual General Assembly are now leaning towards 9 rather than 8 or 10 and would like to see the word "ends" replaced by "periods" or "innings"?

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every year we go to the Brier and sit in the stands, from the Friday night wild card game through twenty draws during the week to the playoffs and the Final game Sunday night. The last thing I would like to see is a shift from 10 ends to 8. It's not broken so why try and fix it?

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Curling meetings in Mexico? Bet golf meetings aren't held in Yellowknife.

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Curling meetings in Mexico? Bet golf meetings aren't held in Yellowknife.

Just a free trip for all the B of Ds and the other hangers on. Whatever Kate C wants, Kate gets.

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10 ends please. Yes Jamcan, why does curling bend over so much for the TV gods? The only concession golf made was put players on the clock. Curling has already done that. This isn’t club curling where 8 ends is the norm. Is it because the up and coming countries can’t handle 10 ends?

Let’s not compromise the integrity of 4 person curling. For those with a short attention span, we have mixed doubles.

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Originally posted by curlerbroad 10 ends please. Is it because the up and coming countries can’t handle 10 ends? Let’s not compromise the integrity of 4 person curling. For those with a short attention span, we have mixed doubles.

Yes. We walked away from whisky and cigars on the ice and moved to fit buff tough. Endurance is a requirement. The ones who fade need to just fade away. 12 ends was a marathon. 10 ends is consistently doable. 8 ends is a pageant.

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Doesnt really matter what we or fans think or want.the curlers ive seen speaking out seem to want this.

I just dont like it but, like i said that really doesnt matter. If they really want to make the game fast why not just merge this with mixed doubles so rules would be:

Start each end with 1 rock back button. 1 center guard.

Each person throws once so instead of 16 shots there are only 8

Power play is allowed

No blanks allowed

That would speed things up. Games would last about an hour, if that.

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bwahaha
next thrower not allowed to sweep.
non sweeper holds the broom so next thrower can hustle to the hack.
ice called by thrower... loud and clear.
Second sweeper MUST be broom holder, if team deemed two sweepers necessary.
it becomes a curling circus and play by play is called by Danny Gallivan from the other side.

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bwahaha
next thrower not allowed to sweep.
non sweeper holds the broom so next thrower can hustle to the hack.
ice called by thrower... loud and clear.
Second sweeper MUST be broom holder, if team deemed two sweepers necessary.
it becomes a curling circus and play by play is called by Danny Gallivan from the other side.


We could see lots of cannonading shots.

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bwahaha
next thrower not allowed to sweep.
non sweeper holds the broom so next thrower can hustle to the hack.
ice called by thrower... loud and clear.
Second sweeper MUST be broom holder, if team deemed two sweepers necessary.
it becomes a curling circus and play by play is called by Danny Gallivan from the other side.



My addition to this:

Skip MUST sweep his or her second thrown rock. Allowing spectators to see how awkward Koe/Brad Gushue/Jennifer Jones/Niklas Edin look sweeping.

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Any truth to the current rumors that the members of the Annual General Assembly are now leaning towards 9 rather than 8 or 10 and would like to see the word "ends" replaced by "periods" or "innings"?


Oh good grief, hope those are all just rumors. They've been called "ends" for what, forever?

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Warren Hansen has given his blessing to 8 ends. Done deal.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...-ends-1.5272363

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Decision has been tabled:

https://wcf.co/2lB5WEg?fbclid=IwAR0...uXYNY4TgFVFOYeQ

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Decision has been tabled:

https://wcf.co/2lB5WEg?fbclid=IwAR0...uXYNY4TgFVFOYeQ



Good news. Nice to see sanity prevail for a change. Besides, I think I might have a better idea...

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