From: jecorbett4@gmail.com   
      
   If I ruled the world (and I think I should) overtime in both pro and college   
   would   
   use the same format. However, I would eliminate the coin toss. There is too   
   much of an advantage to the team that wins the toss. In the pros, the team   
   winning the toss can end the game by scoring a TD on their first possession.   
   In the postseason, both teams are assured a possession, but the team that   
   wins the toss will get the third possession and the chance to win the game   
   with a FG.   
      
   In college, going on defense first is huge advantage because that team knows   
   whether it needs a TD or can play for the FG. In essence, it tells them whether   
   they have 3 downs or 4 downs to get a first down.   
      
   I would like to see both pro and college go to a true sudden death format.   
   First team to score wins. However, instead of the first possession decided   
   by the luck of the coin toss, just continue the game from where the fourth   
   quarter ended. Change ends of the field just like is done between the   
   third and fourth quarter and continue playing with the same down and   
   distance. If a team tied the game on the last play of regulation, that team   
   kicks off to start the overtime. First possession would still be a big   
   advantage, but that advantage would be dictated by the flow of the game,   
   not the luck of the coin toss.   
      
   I'm old enough to remember watching the very first sudden death overtime   
   game, the 1958 NFL championship game between the Baltimore Colts and   
   the New York Giants. Johnny Unitas drove the Colts the length of the field   
   to set up the game tying FG on the last play of regulation. The Colts won   
   the overtime toss, took possession and again drove the length of the field   
   and score on a plunge by Alan Ameche. Had my proposal been in effect   
   back then, the Giants would have received to start overtime. Would it have   
   changed the outcome? We'll never know. I had just turned 7 years old a   
   month earlier and it was the first game I ever remember watching and still   
   one of the best.   
      
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