Comments on: No Time Like Overtime http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/ Where nerds are talking about sports! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:12:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Perich http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1122 Perich Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:44:55 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1122 No one person knows all the rules for soccer. The information is parcelled out among all the refs, like the formula for Coke. No one person knows all the rules for soccer. The information is parcelled out among all the refs, like the formula for Coke.

]]> By: angryed http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1119 angryed Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:56:42 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1119 How about "overtime" in "football", I mean soccer? Ithink that it is ridiculous that they don't at the very least make it publicly known how much penalty time exists. The current situation leaves everyone clueless as to how much extra time will elapse until the official ends the game....How about some transparency here?! --Of course, time doesn't mean very much in soccer, since most of the time they stand around and kick it side to side in midfield (see the Simpson's parody of soccer) AND what does it matter, there won't me many goals in the whole match, and the game will end up being decided in that wonderful overtime adventure known as penalty kicks! yay! Premiership league football (and world cup games with high numbers ofhighly paid premiership doods) is probably the only watchable soccer on the planet, in my opinion, primarily on fast-paced teams who actually kick the ball forward, and generally towards that gigantic net at the other end of the pitch! Soccer highlight shows are very exciting, however- they tend to cut out the 95% of the game that sucks. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! How about “overtime” in “football”, I mean soccer?
Ithink that it is ridiculous that they don’t at the very least make it publicly known how much penalty time exists. The current situation leaves everyone clueless as to how much extra time will elapse until the official ends the game….How about some transparency here?! –Of course, time doesn’t mean very much in soccer, since most of the time they stand around and kick it side to side in midfield (see the Simpson’s parody of soccer) AND what does it matter, there won’t me many goals in the whole match, and the game will end up being decided in that wonderful overtime adventure known as penalty kicks! yay! Premiership league football (and world cup games with high numbers ofhighly paid premiership doods) is probably the only watchable soccer on the planet, in my opinion, primarily on fast-paced teams who actually kick the ball forward, and generally towards that gigantic net at the other end of the pitch! Soccer highlight shows are very exciting, however- they tend to cut out the 95% of the game that sucks.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Perich http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1114 Perich Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:45:30 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1114 It's an interesting notion, but what would it be in aid of? The reason college OT goes so long is because neither team scores, or because both teams score. Shifting the "kickoff" point for both teams doesn't reduce the chance of either. I also fear that after a couple of years, you'd see the real doghouse teams just killing the clock until OT7, at which point they'd start on their opponent's 15 yard line. Then it's the battle of the kicking teams! If I can alter the rule slightly: if an OT period goes by with <i>neither</i> team scoring, then we can shift the kickoff points up: the "clearly you're not good enough" rule. It’s an interesting notion, but what would it be in aid of? The reason college OT goes so long is because neither team scores, or because both teams score. Shifting the “kickoff” point for both teams doesn’t reduce the chance of either.

I also fear that after a couple of years, you’d see the real doghouse teams just killing the clock until OT7, at which point they’d start on their opponent’s 15 yard line. Then it’s the battle of the kicking teams!

If I can alter the rule slightly: if an OT period goes by with neither team scoring, then we can shift the kickoff points up: the “clearly you’re not good enough” rule.

]]> By: BedelBlitz http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1110 BedelBlitz Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:17:59 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/11/26/no-time-like-overtime/#comment-1110 Tennessee beat Kentucky in the fourth overtime. Tennessee was ranked 19th, so I don't know if it qualifies as an upset either. Watching the OT games this weekend, got me thinking about changes to the college system. What do you think about instead of the "must go for two starting in the 3rd OT" rule that the starting line for the offense gets pushed back 10 yards for every OT. First OT - both teams start on the 25 yard line (same as now). Second OT - both teams start on the 35 yard line. Third OT - both teams start at the 45 yard line, etc. Thoughts? Tennessee beat Kentucky in the fourth overtime. Tennessee was ranked 19th, so I don’t know if it qualifies as an upset either.

Watching the OT games this weekend, got me thinking about changes to the college system.

What do you think about instead of the “must go for two starting in the 3rd OT” rule that the starting line for the offense gets pushed back 10 yards for every OT. First OT - both teams start on the 25 yard line (same as now). Second OT - both teams start on the 35 yard line. Third OT - both teams start at the 45 yard line, etc.

Thoughts?

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