the new rules and Tebow had his miracle play I think the first play of the OT.
Then Tawm Terrific* put like 50 on them.
Coin flip to start with the winner able to receive, kick or defer.
Each team gets one timeout and one challenge per half.
Regular football rules for each half.
If still tied after both halves, it's a tie in the regular season, but play another OT (two halves) in playoffs until someone wins.
If its still tied simply continue play in sudden death mode. That is the easiest solution.
require a second possession regardless of the result of the first possession and also require a 2-point conversion attempt for the first (and if it occurs, second) possession TD. Perhaps JT's suggested alteration of the college OT would be better, but I prefer they just play normal football with special teams, but allow each team to have one possession.
I wouldn't require a 2-point conversion after the first OT TD. And I would end OT if there's a defensive score on the first possession.
the game ends once the tie is broken (a safety, pick-6 or fumble return for TD fulfills that). I would prefer 2-point attempts to limit the prospects of another tie and a required 3rd possession, but I would be fine with the normal options being available. I could see value in a just playing a 15 minute period (with 4th quarter timing rules), but I prefer keeping a little of the urgency and excitement of sudden-death.
And I would keep doing it until there is a winner. Hockey isn't afraid to go that long in a playoffs that are at least as grueling. At a very minimum, any other solution can wait until a second overtime period.
Are the college rules more fair? Probably, but even those rules disproportionately favor a team with a good red zone offense or defense.
It wasn't a miracle throw like the Tebow throw that beat them.
There must be a slight advantage to deferring to the second half since that is what most teams elect. Make this part of home field advantage and let the home team kick off first and receive in the 2nd. If the game ends in a tie, the road team gets the kickoff in overtime. In the Superbowl, the designated home team follows the same rules.
line they would take the ball, until the other coach says “Ok, you can have it then, mutherf-ckr.”
I suppose maybe it would turn into the visiting team always saying...ok, I will take the ball at the 1 yard line.
but I would start with the ball on the 50.
I would have changed the NFL rule to make sure that each team has at least 1 possession in OT, regardless of whether the first team with the ball gets a TD on that possession. After that 1st possession, if the score is still tied, sudden death from there.
It just seems arbitrary and taking out a phase of the game (kickoff special teams) by starting the ball at some location on the field.
a kickoff? Seems less arbitrary than the 50 and allows play to more accurately reflect a normal game (less reliance on kickers).
That's the break-even point where each team is just as likely to score next.
so ties are not an option
(Kidding, kidding, I didn’t get that much out of Irish sport)
Based on numbers, NFL OT games were won by team receiving opening kickoff in OT 54.0% of the time vs. college teams playing defense first in OT winning 54.9% of the time.
So while there is not really much difference in the numbers, the new NFL OT rules actually are closer to having 50/50 results than the current college rules.
they need be it a FG to win, TD to tie, etc.
The loser cannot have a legitimate gripe
If the college OT rules (starting at the 50) weren't an option, then they should just play an extra quarter.
around 180 and like college OT better as well.