New overtime rule

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

So basically...

1-2 = possession from the 25 and the PAT is allowed

3-4 = possession from the 25 and you have to go for two

5-6+ = a sudden death "penalty shootout" of mutually going for two

I think that is reasonable.

7+ = rock, paper, scissors

 

[Isualum13]

After that they'll go to Rock, Paper S

7+ = rock, paper, scissors

You better add lizard and spock to that, we would hate for too many draws to happen by throwing the same thing.

 

[Rolling Clones]

I wish they would keep the OT rules the same, but start from the 35 yard line.

 

[TedKumsher]

If you haven't figured out a way to win after 5 OTs you hardly deserve victory anyway...

If you haven't figured out a way to lose after 5 OTs you hardly deserve defeat anyway...

 

[theshadow]

This will also cap team and player statistics. By making it a PAT (2-point try), there won't be any stats accumulated after 4OT -- just points.

It'll end up cutting down on broken records, too.

 

[superiorcyclone]

In classic Cyclone fashion, ISU may be the first to play in one of these games and find a way to lose it.

By a false start no call on the other team, and then one called against us.

 

[VTXCyRyD]

At 5 OT I think they should place a table on the 50 yrd. line and have the coaches arm wrestle for the win.

 

[Knownothing]

Honeslty if you watched those 7 overtime games with Arkansas. Some of the most thrilling football I have seen. Not sure why they want to change it. Oh well. No biggie.

 

[VeloClone]

If you haven't figure out a way to lose after 5 OTs you hardly deserve defeat anyway...

They could just take a page from the NFL and after 5 OTs call the game a good old fashioned tie.

 

[heitclone]

I don't love the NFL's new OT but it would seem to be a much better solution than this from an amount of plays standpoint. I loved the CFB OT format used in the past but this way does seem like it will be exciting.

 

[JM4CY]

In classic Cyclone fashion, ISU may be the first to play in one of these games and find a way to lose it.

That is gold. However, I don’t see CMC not knowing the rules like McCarney did the first regular overtime one

 

[beentherebefore]

Maybe teams are destined to tie if they still can't find separation running traditional football plays with first downs and multiple opportunities over five OTs.

 

[dualthreat]

They could just take a page from the NFL and after 5 OTs call the game a good old fashioned tie.

I would actually be on board with a tie at that point. Maybe even after 3OT.

Realistically, if the two teams are even enough to go past THREE overtimes... neither team deserves a win or a loss.

 

[VeloClone]

I would actually be on board with a tie at that point. Maybe even after 3OT.

Realistically, if the two teams are even enough to go past THREE overtimes... neither team deserves a win or a loss.

Actually, I kind of like the NHL model where they go through with resolving a tie but give the losing team that takes it to OT credit for the tie.

 

[Isualum13]

Ties suck so hard.

 

[cyclones500]

Ties suck so hard.

I prefer to reduce the frequency of ties, and now that we've had overtime in NFL since the mid-70s and in CFB since the mid-90s, we'll never return to a straight-ahead 4-quarter tie.

A few people noted in the thread already, and I'm in the same camp, at some point neither team has been able to gain separation and it's a stalemate. I wouldn't suggest capping the # of overtimes as a blanket rule and declaring it a tie at that point, but set up a reasonable number of possessions or time limit before there's some kind of sudden-death option.

Of course there would be disagreement about what qualifies as "reasonable number of possessions."