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   On 1/12/2024 1:35 PM, JE Corbett wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Not a bad idea.   
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