Soccer

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

And then have ties like in soccer. No way. Id prefer the current format any day of the week.

So leave it up to complete luck? Yeah, that's always the best way to decide the winner. Why don't they just play some rock/paper/scissors instead?

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

So leave it up to complete luck? Yeah, that's always the best way to decide the winner. Why don't they just play some rock/paper/scissors instead?

Its not complete luck. Too many times have I seen teams get into FG position on 1st down and just run the ball up the middle and kick a FG. Thats BS. My way would force them to score a TD or the other team would have a chance to tie or win it. Sure the "advantage" goes to the team that wins the coin toss but it doesn't seal the fate of the loser.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

Its not complete luck. Too many times have I seen teams get into FG position on 1st down and just run the ball up the middle and kick a FG. Thats BS. My way would force them to score a TD or the other team would have a chance to tie or win it. Sure the "advantage" goes to the team that wins the coin toss but it doesn't seal the fate of the loser.

It's still not an equal opportunity and is too much of an advantage. It's ludicrous to even try and somehow defend it.

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

It's still not an equal opportunity and is too much of an advantage. It's ludicrous to even try and somehow defend it.

All of a sudden the team that loses the toss can't take the field to defend the endzone? They have every oppurtunity to not only cause a turnover but just have to hold them to a FG to give the Offense a chance to win it. What do you suggest they do? Arm wrestle to determine who gets the ball first?

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

All of a sudden the team that loses the toss can't take the field to defend the endzone? They have every oppurtunity to not only cause a turnover but just have to hold them to a FG to give the Offense a chance to win it. What do you suggest they do? Arm wrestle to determine who gets the ball first?

No, I suggest they both get the opportunity to score.

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

No, I suggest they both get the opportunity to score.

And when they both score, there is a tie. Its football. That can't go all night playing on until someone actually comes out ahead like in baseball. Its too physically demanding. I will give the slight advantage to the winner of the coin toss as opposed to having to settle for ties. You don't play sports to be equal to your competition. You play to be better. There can be only one champion.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

And when they both score, there is a tie. Its football. That can't go all night playing on until someone actually comes out ahead like in baseball. Its too physically demanding. I will give the slight advantage to the winner of the coin toss as opposed to having to settle for ties. You don't play sports to be equal to your competition. You play to be better. There can be only one champion.

PURE luck doesn't make you better or a champion. How can you not see this? I'd rather have a tie than give an advantage to a lucky team and proclaim them a winner.

[SDChiefs]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

No, I suggest they both get the opportunity to score.

Or how about this. The team with the most yards at the end of the game gets the ball first. Then its not luck. Its taking over what they did in regulation to give them the advantage in OT. It doesn't have to be yards, it can be whatever catagory they deem most prevelent.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SDChiefs

Or how about this. The team with the most yards at the end of the game gets the ball first. Then its not luck. Its taking over what they did in regulation to give them the advantage in OT. It doesn't have to be yards, it can be whatever catagory they deem most prevelent.

That's actually a very solid idea.