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ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 29: Arian Smith #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs is tackled by Joshua Robinson #27 and Ahmari Harvey #3 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the third quarter at Sanford Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
They call the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate and it seems finally on Friday everyone found something to hate together: the absurdity of college football’s current overtime rules.
The big story from the game is that Georgia erased a 17-0 deficit after halftime and prevailed, 44-42, after eight overtime periods to bolster the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff resume ahead of the SEC Championship Game.
The subplot is just how drawn out the overtime process was (to say little of some questionable refereeing that got the game to overtime).
No one is arguing the overtimes weren’t thrilling, but they could’ve taken much less time to complete.
The current overtime system in college football begins with each team alternating attempts to score from their opponent’s 25-yard line. If neither team scores, or the game remains tied following the period, it moves to a second overtime, during which any team that scores is required to go for two. If there is still no winner, the teams compete in dueling two-point conversions attempts. Think of it like an shootout in hockey at that point.
The problem is just how much time was elapsing between each play. As the overtimes dragged on, play was halted after each overtime to switch sides of the field. Then there would inevitably another pause for a team to use it’s one time out of the overtime.
It was all a bit much.
Whoever said that the coaches should get a new timeout every overtime should be sent to Rikers
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) November 30, 2024
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Author : FTW Outdoors
Publish date : 2024-11-30 16:03:00
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