NCAA football overtime madness
The Auction
Resurrected by Mat Hinton, the overtime auction is an old idea that requires opposing coaches to “bid” on starting field position for a sudden death overtime.
Hard to believe we're still arguing about how to fix OT when the answer's just been sitting here. pic.twitter.com/CV0WiuoC3Y
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) January 24, 2019
Bidding begins at each team’s own one yard line and progresses until one coach claims the ball to open the overtime period –so “the coach willing to take the ball closest to his own goal line gets the ball first.”
Family Feud
That is, If Nick Saban is willing to start his offense on the 20 yard line, 80 yards from goal, he claims the ball when the referee says, “Team’s 20.” If Dabo Swinney plans to bid his own 35 yard line to get the ball first and start on offense, Alabama wins the bid, gets the ball first, and a sudden death overtime begins.
Other than the priceless image of Saban and Swinney at midfield with Family Feud buttons as Steve Harvey counts up the yardage, this proposal shows just how silly the whole NCAA football overtime discussion is becoming.
Better to focus on something more more important, like cold chicken.