NCAA OT rules change for 2019

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[upperdeck]

so could you drop kick a XP and win if the other team misses its 2 pt conversion?

 

[orange79]

Stupid. What are we trying to do here? Protect our 22 year-old athletes? How does this do that - by guaranteeing they don't have to run 20 yards downfield? Or are we trying to protect the ESPN/ABC/CBS/etc. game windows?

Again, stupid. Legislation for the sake of legislation, with no real purpose that I can determine.

/baseless rant

I know, I know, there have been only a minuscule percentage of games that have gone 5 or more OT's. But this is what they are spending their time on...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Stupid. What are we trying to do here? Protect our 22 year-old athletes? How does this do that - by guaranteeing they don't have to run 20 yards downfield? Or protect the ESPN/ABC/CBS/etc. game windows?

Again, stupid. Legislation for the sake of legislation, with no real purpose that I can determine.

/baseless rant

I know, I know, there have been only a minuscule percentage of games that have gone 5 or more OT's. But this is what they are spending their time on... View attachment 160905

Who doesn't love a 7 OT game starting at 10:30PM on FS1?

 

[sufandu]

I think they went the wrong way on this. The ball should be moved back for all OTs, maybe to the 40 or 50, so that a team has to show at least a little offense to get in fieldgoal range. I think eliminating the gimme fieldgoals would help end a few more of these games in the first OT.

 

[texascpa]

Put the "foot" back in football. alternating FG's to win the game, progressively getting deeper and deeper. Start at 25, then move back 5 yards. Full team, full rush.

 

[Alsacs]

I think they went the wrong way on this. The ball should be moved back for all OTs, maybe tomthe 40 or 50, so that a team has to show at least a little offense to get in fieldgoal range. I think eliminating the gimme fieldgoals would help end a few more of these games in the first OT.

This is the solution. Start the possession at the 50 and you would see a lot less multiple OTs.
It would force a team to gain 2 first downs to feel they could be in FG range.

 

[UnknownOrange]

College OT is fine. How many 5 OT games were there in the last 10 years? Under 20?

 

[sufandu]

College OT is fine. How many 5 OT games were there in the last 10 years? Under 20?

Most games don't go to OT at all, but the ones that do have multiple OTs too often.

 

[sufan4eva13]

There have been 11 5+ OT games in college football history.

College OT is fine. How many 5 OT games were there in the last 10 years? Under 20?

 

[sufandu]

32% of overtime games have multiple overtimes. That seems like a lot to me.

 

[UnknownOrange]

If you think so. I think a smaller percentage of games should go past one overtime.

The rule change only applies to games going 5OT or more ... I'm with you - I think your 32% stat is pretty crazy - but almost none get to 5OT

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Put the "foot" back in football. alternating FG's to win the game, progressively getting deeper and deeper. Start at 25, then move back 5 yards. Full team, full rush.

 

[Chip]

Honestly, they should have announced they were flipping a coin once they get to 5th OT.

 

[sufandu]

The rule change only applies to games going 5OT or more ... I'm with you - I think your 32% stat is pretty crazy - but almost none get to 5OT

Right. That's why I prefer moving the ball back right from the start. I think it would end more games in the first overtime.

 

[Hoo's That]

How about playing only 3 and then declaring it a tie in regular season games? A definitive outcome is really only needed in conference championship and playoff games.

 

[cuse309]

After the 5th overtime, the head coaches fight to the death at the 50. I like our chances vs any ACC coach...except for Adazzio cause he looks like Sgt. Slaughter.

 

[baggerbob]

Put the "foot" back in football. alternating FG's to win the game, progressively getting deeper and deeper. Start at 25, then move back 5 yards. Full team, full rush.

After the 1st possession, make each team have to score a td, and 2 point conversion.

 

[All4SU]

Better idea: For each new overtime period, each team has to take one player off of the field.

 

[Orijinal]

Better idea: For each new overtime period, each team has to take one player off of the field.

Cool

 

[orange79]

Better idea: For each new overtime period, each team has to take one player off of the field Drink!.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Put the "foot" back in football. alternating FG's to win the game, progressively getting deeper and deeper. Start at 25, then move back 5 yards. Full team, full rush.

It's football not futball. That gave me visions of penalty kicks to win a soccer game.

 

[texascpa]

It's football not futball. That gave me visions of penalty kicks to win a soccer game.

Exactly!

 

[cuse309]

It's football not futball. That gave me visions of penalty kicks to win a soccer game.

I agree. I always felt football needed waaaaay more kicking, and less actual football.

 

[texascpa]

I agree. I always felt football needed waaaaay more kicking, and less actual football.

Kicking is done with the foot. duuuuhhhhh...