Posted on 02/27/2025 8:52:11 AM PST by Red Badger
I am with you. The only time OT would be used would be in a game that affects playoffs. What happened with the bye for division winners as in past years? Super Bowl in february? How about in January, start the overlong season in August.
Whatever...
It’s all geared toward the Fan Duel betting now.
It likely is the worst time for injuries, but the players injured were most often special teams players. Let em play, they are millionaires, I want to see ultimate contact ala NFL before the Pussy age.
Changing sports, I’ve started watching “Banana Ball” with the Savannah Bananas, I kind of like their approach, that if you win an inning, you get 1 point, and then in the ninth inning, every run is a point. It keeps the game short and interesting right up until the end.
Which brings up a question.
Team A starts the game. Second play, Team B intercepts and on the return, fumbles, Team A recovers.
Does that count as a Team B possession?
When Vegas bookies wanted more money?
I always thought NASCAR should have cinder blocks and oil slicks scattered around the track.
When Vegas bookies wanted more money?
I’m sure that had a LOT to do with it.
Yes. Mo’ money is a big incentive for nearly everything.
Yes. Defenses need to play better. But a lot of that is because today’s game is wiffleball compared to the pre-2000 game. It’s another subject, but the current OT rule would be just fine I suspect if the League would just stop with all these illegal contact rules.
That’s fine for a college bowl game — which for most of the country is relatively meaningless. Could you imagine the howling over a divisional rivalry game or a conference championship being decided by such a rule?
Yes. The NFL season is now 17 games... soon to be 18. There is ample room for ties with the longer season. In fact, anything that acts to prevent the arcane tie-breaking rules when teams end the season with the same W/L record should be seen as a ‘plus’.
I agree with Jack Lambert, they should make quarterbacks wear dresses.
“Which brings up a question. Team A starts the game. Second play, Team B intercepts and on the return, fumbles, Team A recovers. Does that count as a Team B possession?”
If it does now, why not? If it doesn’t, why should it?
What’s I’d do is have normal rules during the 10 minute OT period (no sudden death, play the whole 10). If it’s still tied then alternate 2 point tries till someone wins.
The way to get rid of the advantage is to get rid of the coin toss.
Rule could be:
1. Home team always receives first in O.T.
Or
2. Visiting team receives
Or
3. The team that had possession last in the fourth quarter receives (or kicks)
4. The team that scored last (creating the tie) receives
Everyone knows the rule before the game and there’s no arbitrary randomness.
And Jack was saying that nearly 50 years ago, when Don Shula and the rules committee tried to outlaw the Steelers and Raiders defenses.
Poor ol’ Don; he thought the changes would help his Dolphins. Meanwhile, the Steelers and Raiders won two more Superbowls each before Shula retired without winning another Superbowl.
And Jack was saying that nearly 50 years ago, when Don Shula and the rules committee tried to outlaw the Steelers and Raiders defenses.
Poor ol’ Don; he thought the changes would help his Dolphins. Meanwhile, the Steelers and Raiders won two more Superbowls each before Shula retired without winning another Superbowl.
Good point.
Unless the team winning the coin toss was able to work the clock down and score at the last minute.
Then you'd be back to the problem of the coin toss deciding the winner.
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