If you line up to go for it on 4th down, you have to go for it. No more of this try to draw the defense offside & then call time out or take the penalty bullsh*t.
Rule change is like to see.
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Under your new rule, would it be legal to line up in a shotgun but then backpedal into a punt formation?
Hell it worked for the Steelers a couple of weeks ago. They beat the Commanders because of it.
Yeah. It does work sometimes. I still don’t like it.
So, what would the penalty be if you didn't run a play? Loss of down and turnover the ball right there?
Put me down for a "no" vote.
Ejection for the head coach and all 11 offensive players.
It is a pretty gay move but it’s done to run clock down too. I don’t see how you could eliminate it. Crucial part of strategy.
After watching UGA-GT, I wish they would eliminate timeouts after the 2nd overtime. You don’t need to call a timeout every time you line up for a two-point conversion.
Any rule change that results in fewer time outs is a good one. Also, eliminate kicked extra points for all OT periods. You have to go for 2 in OT, period. Also, cap OT at 2 drives each. If you’re still tied it’s a tie.
I'd bring back the tie for all regular season games. Only championship and playoff games get overtime.
One thing I think could make college overtime interesting is to let the team that goes on defense first to decide where on the field overtime gets to start. Like if you know the other team has a great kicker you might decide to start at the 50 yard line to remove the automatic field goal.
If there is no score by either team in the 1st quarter, we just line them up on the 5s the rest of the game. No timeouts.
I thought they changed it so it could only be called to ice the kicker once.
You can’t not allow the team to have a time out in each overtime. What if you lineup to play and it’s not looking right and you need to call a timeout or you see what the offense personnel are and you want to call a timeout to change your defense
Use the Vegas lines to start the games. State up 26-0 Friday against Bears! That will level the playing field! 
You can’t call consecutive time outs. Ohio St got called for it late in game yesterday.
Me too. But I caught the end of the Michigan OSU game & most of the Texas v A&M game yesterday.
My overtime suggestion is the same for both college and the NFL…eliminate all kicking. There are no kickoffs, extra points, field goals, or punts. Also, no coin toss. Whoever has the ball at the end of regulation starts OT with possession either wherever they they have the ball currently, or at the 50 yard line….whichever is closest to the other team’s end zone. Each team is guaranteed at least one offensive possession in OT, and a turnover resulting in TD counts as an offensive possession. Gotta go for it every 4th down, and go for 2 on every TD. If the first team scores, the other gets to start at the 50 to try and match or beat them, and its sudden death from there. If the first team doesn’t score, other team takes over wherever they stop them.
This does a lot to encourage aggressive playcalling and a quick resolution. Deep passes that get intercepted are no worse than punts (which you normally can’t do). No playing it safe with a FG on the first drive. Also, a team that gets the ball with a tie game, 30 seconds or so in regulation, and a long field will want to play for the win because they won’t have a shot at a winning FG in OT. And just getting rid of the coin toss saves a ton of time, too.
This does a lot to encourage aggressive playcalling and a quick resolution. Deep passes that get intercepted are no worse than punts (which you normally can’t do). No playing it safe with a FG on the first drive. Also, a team that gets the ball with a tie game, 30 seconds or so in regulation, and a long field will want to play for the win because they won’t have a shot at a winning FG in OT. And just getting rid of the coin toss saves a ton of time, too.
I would do the exact opposite. I propose we send the kickers out with their little tripod ball holder and start them at a 45 yard kick and move them back 5 yards if they both make it until one of them misses. No one gets hit anymore. No need for time outs. No chance for penalties. It just gets to end the OT quickly.
Also for all you bothered by visiting teams celebrating a win, let's do like the Olympics and raise the winning teams flag after the game to their fight song.
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If you did that it would make the overtimes longer. NFL teams won’t call aggressive plays and they’ll just go back and forth without scoring. Eliminating kicking is literally the dumbest idea.
Y’all act like there’s 20 overtime games a week.
I'm the opposite on kicking. Let the first two OTs kick extra points or field goals. That way each team gets to have the ball second before changing the rules.
After that, if you're still tied, I think a tie in the regular season is perfectly ok. If you can't resolve it in an entire game and two OTs, then I think it's fair to say neither team is really better than the other that night and any ending is almost luck, especially if you start just running two point conversion plays.
For playoffs or bowls, I would say 2 oTs with kicking. 2 OTs (from the 25) with no PATs. Then go to 2 pt conversion plays.
I dont like the current overtime system.. but as someone else stated.. it only really effects 1-2 games a year.
Starting the 3rd overtime to me.. would be 4 plays from the 25. So first and goal from the 25.... and teams could manage it how they wanted to.
Starting the 3rd overtime to me.. would be 4 plays from the 25. So first and goal from the 25.... and teams could manage it how they wanted to.
How would they not call aggressive plays knowing that they have to pick up a first down every time, and can’t punt, and if they don’t they might not get the ball back for another chance?
Playing conservative is 100% guaranteed to get you beat under those rules. Eliminating the punt and FG also eliminates time required to swap units mid-possession, gets rid of things like icing the kicker, and so forth. Lots of benefits.
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