pf9 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 The fact that a team can lose in OT without ever possessing the ball is one of the major weaknesses of the NFL's version of OT. The other being the fact that games can end in ties. Because full offensive possessions are now limited to the first two OTs, the college OT rules, where each team is guaranteed a possession in each OT period, are actually much safer than how the NFL does OT. The NFL conducts its OT as if a new game has started, with one team kicking off to the other. In college, each team's first two possessions, if it gets that far, will start at the opponent's 25. From then on out, 2-point conversion attempts are made from the opponent's 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTrav Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/21/2021 at 1:32 AM, pf9 said: The fact that a team can lose in OT without ever possessing the ball is one of the major weaknesses of the NFL's version of OT. The other being the fact that games can end in ties. Because full offensive possessions are now limited to the first two OTs, the college OT rules, where each team is guaranteed a possession in each OT period, are actually much safer than how the NFL does OT. The NFL conducts its OT as if a new game has started, with one team kicking off to the other. In college, each team's first two possessions, if it gets that far, will start at the opponent's 25. From then on out, 2-point conversion attempts are made from the opponent's 3. I’m happy for college football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/20/2021 at 5:32 PM, pf9 said: The fact that a team can lose in OT without ever possessing the ball is one of the major weaknesses of the NFL's version of OT. The other being the fact that games can end in ties. Because full offensive possessions are now limited to the first two OTs, the college OT rules, where each team is guaranteed a possession in each OT period, are actually much safer than how the NFL does OT. The NFL conducts its OT as if a new game has started, with one team kicking off to the other. In college, each team's first two possessions, if it gets that far, will start at the opponent's 25. From then on out, 2-point conversion attempts are made from the opponent's 3. Nah OT rules are fine. If we scored on our last drive and ran the clock down there wouldn't be a need for OT. Can't blame the rules when 11 players can't tackle a T.E who zigs and zags past every near him without being touched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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