New OT Rule

CantonLegend · 03-01-2010, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

What? Only one participant gets a shot at winning?
You mean the team that gets to kick has to kick it to the other team and then they can't field a defense or something?

The "better" team should've been able to win it in regulation. If they can't win it in regulation, are they really the better team?

And you are telling me an OT game cannot be lost on a bad call or fluke play?

..and speaking of TV and commercial times, games going longer than the time slotted for them will wreck havoc with network programming and advertising money, not make it better.

i cried a little when i realized i agreed with everything you said and then i got a little happier when i read the last thing you wrote

this last super bowl was the most watched television show in history

football brings some of the highest ratings of any show in the world and there are only a handful of games actually shown on TV.....and they are only shown on the weekends during football season

a longer game would not wreak havoc on a television station, only make it better because fans want to watch good football games......not blowouts

OT should be left like it is because both teams do get a chance to score....regardless of who wins the coin flip

but your argument about the TV stations getting upset doesnt really make sense to me

lynwood · 02-28-2010, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

I have always thought Sudden Death was stupid. In what other situation, sports or otherwise, does only one participant get a shot?

Hockey has the sudden death but the puck goes back and forth. I'd rather them play the full overtime like basketball.

lynwood · 02-28-2010, 05:44 PM

I like the sudden death, unless our defense sucks and we lose the toss :P

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Choupique · 03-01-2010, 01:40 AM

TV will love it. You have got to be kidding.

One word. Revenue.

Tobias-Reiper · 03-01-2010, 06:08 AM

Maybe "wreck havoc" is too strong a term... I am not talking about the Superbowl, I am talking about the regular season.
TV slots are priced in a variety of ways, including the length of the ad, the show they're aired on, and the time of the day they are aired on, among other factors.

.. and people don't necessarily want to watch a longer game. Just because a game goes into overtime it means the game is exciting. Sure the die hard fans of the teams will watch a 7-7 game go into overtime (heck people watch the Lions) but the causal fan will not.

Budsdrinker · 03-01-2010, 10:01 AM

If you want to change anything why not just play a 7:00 minute OT period just like regulation and like they do in the NBA. I sat thru 3 OT periods in January at a Rockets game. If it is still tied after the first 7:00 minutes than play sudden death.

Rugby Saint II · 03-01-2010, 11:12 AM

Remember when games used to last close to four hours and the league sped up the game to keep it close to three hours? I don't know if they want to have a game that they can't control the length.

SmashMouth · 03-01-2010, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Remember when games used to last close to four hours and the league sped up the game to keep it close to three hours? I don't know if they want to have a game that they can't control the length.

Nawhh man ... just keep playing till you drop ... last man standing wins! Plus make every team go for two points in OT after the first overtime.

I would love to see the Saints whoop up on the Vikings in a six overtime game and win with yet another interception of Favre by #22 for a pick 6.

As fas as replay, we need more of it. And put a chip in the dang ball to more accurately move the chains and score a TD! Some of those spots leave a lot to be desired. Also make super long fieldgoals worth more, like a 3 pointer for a 50 yarder or longer. And get rid of the super long yardage penalty for pass interference. 15 yards is fine.

03-01-2010, 12:06 AM	#1
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: New OT Rule Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper What? Only one participant gets a shot at winning? You mean the team that gets to kick has to kick it to the other team and then they can't field a defense or something? The "better" team should've been able to win it in regulation. If they can't win it in regulation, are they really the better team? And you are telling me an OT game cannot be lost on a bad call or fluke play? ..and speaking of TV and commercial times, games going longer than the time slotted for them will wreck havoc with network programming and advertising money, not make it better. i cried a little when i realized i agreed with everything you said and then i got a little happier when i read the last thing you wrote this last super bowl was the most watched television show in history football brings some of the highest ratings of any show in the world and there are only a handful of games actually shown on TV.....and they are only shown on the weekends during football season a longer game would not wreak havoc on a television station, only make it better because fans want to watch good football games......not blowouts OT should be left like it is because both teams do get a chance to score....regardless of who wins the coin flip but your argument about the TV stations getting upset doesnt really make sense to me
	"deal with it or you can go play the saints and get trounced by 30 and you won't have to worry about it."-colin cowherd

02-28-2010, 05:44 PM	#3
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	Re: New OT Rule I like the sudden death, unless our defense sucks and we lose the toss :P

03-01-2010, 01:40 AM	#6
Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	Re: New OT Rule TV will love it. You have got to be kidding. One word. Revenue.
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03-01-2010, 06:08 AM	#7
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Re: New OT Rule Maybe "wreck havoc" is too strong a term... I am not talking about the Superbowl, I am talking about the regular season. TV slots are priced in a variety of ways, including the length of the ad, the show they're aired on, and the time of the day they are aired on, among other factors. .. and people don't necessarily want to watch a longer game. Just because a game goes into overtime it means the game is exciting. Sure the die hard fans of the teams will watch a 7-7 game go into overtime (heck people watch the Lions) but the causal fan will not.
	'Cause the simple man pays the thrills, the bills and the pills that kill

03-01-2010, 10:01 AM	#8
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Re: New OT Rule If you want to change anything why not just play a 7:00 minute OT period just like regulation and like they do in the NBA. I sat thru 3 OT periods in January at a Rockets game. If it is still tied after the first 7:00 minutes than play sudden death.

02-28-2010, 05:42 PM	#2
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	Re: New OT Rule Originally Posted by ScottF I have always thought Sudden Death was stupid. In what other situation, sports or otherwise, does only one participant get a shot? Hockey has the sudden death but the puck goes back and forth. I'd rather them play the full overtime like basketball.

03-01-2010, 11:12 AM	#9
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,166	Re: New OT Rule Remember when games used to last close to four hours and the league sped up the game to keep it close to three hours? I don't know if they want to have a game that they can't control the length.

03-01-2010, 05:47 PM	#10
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,900 Blog Entries: 29	Re: New OT Rule Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Remember when games used to last close to four hours and the league sped up the game to keep it close to three hours? I don't know if they want to have a game that they can't control the length. Nawhh man ... just keep playing till you drop ... last man standing wins! Plus make every team go for two points in OT after the first overtime. I would love to see the Saints whoop up on the Vikings in a six overtime game and win with yet another interception of Favre by #22 for a pick 6. As fas as replay, we need more of it. And put a chip in the dang ball to more accurately move the chains and score a TD! Some of those spots leave a lot to be desired. Also make super long fieldgoals worth more, like a 3 pointer for a 50 yarder or longer. And get rid of the super long yardage penalty for pass interference. 15 yards is fine.