College OT

[SUPERCOACH]

How about a couple of 2 minute mini-halves?  Use the exact same rules as the regular game.  Have a coin toss just like you do at the beginning of the game.  The only difference is the half only lasts for 2 minutes and it is not broken into 2 quarters.  Then once the first OT half is over, switch sides and the other team gets the ball to start the next 2 minute session.  Scoring doesn't end the game.  It keeps going until the end of the 4 minutes.  If they are still tied, do it again.  I suspect this would be about as fast as the current OT, but it does not change the rules or emphasis of the game in any way.  You still have to KO, you still have to punt if your drive stalls, and all the rest.  Field position becomes important again.

The more I think about it, the more I like it.

It favors a spread type "high flying" offense over the grind it out long time consuming drives.

True, but every team has to be prepared for the 2 minute drill if they are going to be in a close game, and you can't get any closer than a tie.

[Coach Hank Crisp]

How about a couple of 2 minute mini-halves?  Use the exact same rules as the regular game.  Have a coin toss just like you do at the beginning of the game.  The only difference is the half only lasts for 2 minutes and it is not broken into 2 quarters.  Then once the first OT half is over, switch sides and the other team gets the ball to start the next 2 minute session.  Scoring doesn't end the game.  It keeps going until the end of the 4 minutes.  If they are still tied, do it again.  I suspect this would be about as fast as the current OT, but it does not change the rules or emphasis of the game in any way.  You still have to KO, you still have to punt if your drive stalls, and all the rest.  Field position becomes important again.

The more I think about it, the more I like it.

It favors a spread type "high flying" offense over the grind it out long time consuming drives.

True, but every team has to be prepared for the 2 minute drill if they are going to be in a close game, and you can't get any closer than a tie.

 

[SUPERCOACH]

Of course, in a LSU-Alabama style game they may not ever score if you don't cheat for the offense by giving them the ball in FG range to start.

[BAMAWV]

How about a couple of 2 minute mini-halves?  Use the exact same rules as the regular game.  Have a coin toss just like you do at the beginning of the game.  The only difference is the half only lasts for 2 minutes and it is not broken into 2 quarters.  Then once the first OT half is over, switch sides and the other team gets the ball to start the next 2 minute session.  Scoring doesn't end the game.  It keeps going until the end of the 4 minutes.  If they are still tied, do it again.  I suspect this would be about as fast as the current OT, but it does not change the rules or emphasis of the game in any way.  You still have to KO, you still have to punt if your drive stalls, and all the rest.  Field position becomes important again.

The more I think about it, the more I like it.

It favors a spread type "high flying" offense over the grind it out long time consuming drives.

True, but every team has to be prepared for the 2 minute drill if they are going to be in a close game, and you can't get any closer than a tie.

We need one that emphasizes defense. "How many plays does it take to score from the 10" or "total amount of slobber knockers".  

[Coach Hank Crisp]

Only fair thing to do is start  whole new 60 minute ball game with 4 quarters and 3 OTs per half. Get to see which team is in th best shape this way.


 

[SUPERCOACH]

How about a couple of 2 minute mini-halves?  Use the exact same rules as the regular game.  Have a coin toss just like you do at the beginning of the game.  The only difference is the half only lasts for 2 minutes and it is not broken into 2 quarters.  Then once the first OT half is over, switch sides and the other team gets the ball to start the next 2 minute session.  Scoring doesn't end the game.  It keeps going until the end of the 4 minutes.  If they are still tied, do it again.  I suspect this would be about as fast as the current OT, but it does not change the rules or emphasis of the game in any way.  You still have to KO, you still have to punt if your drive stalls, and all the rest.  Field position becomes important again.

The more I think about it, the more I like it.

It favors a spread type "high flying" offense over the grind it out long time consuming drives.

True, but every team has to be prepared for the 2 minute drill if they are going to be in a close game, and you can't get any closer than a tie.

We need one that emphasizes defense. "How many plays does it take to score from the 10" or "total amount of slobber knockers". 

Making the other team drive the field in 2 minutes emphasizes defense IMO.  Good chance for a pick 6 too.

[SUPERCOACH]

Maybe we increase it from 2 minutes to 5 minutes per OT half.  You can still run the ball with 5 minutes.

[BAMAWV]

Maybe we increase it from 2 minutes to 5 minutes per OT half.  You can still run the ball with 5 minutes.

Most viewers of a game are unattached to either team. Some TV viewership guy on the networks payroll has already figured people stay tuned to OT because they think a winner may come any second now. So when they figure it'll take at least 10 minutes and with TOs, commercials, etc. that'll turn into 45 minutes, they will go on to bed. I'll bet that comes into play with any such decision.

BTW, 5 minutes is still to short a time frame to run a "run heavy" offense. Especially if you turn the ball over and have to get it back to score. Your idea may play well around the nation though,-- the SEC not so much. It does give defenses a lot more to do than just block kicks.

[SUPERCOACH]

Whoever has the most National Championships wins?

[BAMAWV]

Whoever has the most National Championships wins?

[Old Tider]

Bring back the tie. If two teams have played an entire game even, it's artificial to force a win. If we still had ties, Bama would now be undefeated and outsiders wouldn't be complaining that we're in the NC game.

Okay, Coach Bryant said ties were like kissing your sister. But I never had a sister.

[2Stater]

Bring back the tie. If two teams have played an entire game even, it's artificial to force a win. If we still had ties, Bama would now be undefeated and outsiders wouldn't be complaining that we're in the NC game.

Okay, Coach Bryant said ties were like kissing your sister. But I never had a sister.

 

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

I think I would prefer each team getting a possession as now starting at the 50 (or even at one's own 30 where you have to mount a drive) over the NFL sudden death system.  As ALTideUp mentioned, it relies too much on a coin toss.  I'd be more inclined to like the NFL system if it wasn't sudden death and they actually played an additional full quarter.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

In the end both college and NFL OT systems probably beat other sports like soccer and hockey.

Baseball and basketball do it best though.

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