[Alberta's Child]

Teams can now hold the ball, running out the clock on every possession ...

That only works because football and soccer share one of the dumbest rules in any sport:

The clock keeps running even after the whistle is blown and the play is dead.

Play football in four 5-minute quarters, and stop the clock EVERY TIME the whistle blows at the end of a play.

[dfwgator]

Do it like soccer. Don’t let them know how much time is left in a half, I think the CFL used to do that at one time.