Re: Is a tie in a major event a good thing or a bad thing?

Bob Bobby wrote:
> "Paul G. Wenthold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Rob Coffey wrote:
> >
> > > Dale Hicks wrote:
> > >
> > > The college football OT is as bad as a soccer shootout.  Its
> > > a different game all of a sudden.
> >
> > Excuse me?  When did "my offense against your defense" become equivalent
> > to "my best player against your goalie"?  And I'll admit, there are some
> > differences in focus in overtime, but I also gotta say, I prefer "my
> > offense against your defense" to "flukey punt/kickoff return" any day of
> > the week.
> >
> > College OT is a lot more like the baseball setup, where the defense
> > stops the offense but (usually) the offense has to score to win.
> >
> > College OT is an emphasis of real fundamentals, pushing away the minor
> > details.  Offense, defense, and a passable kicking game, with a premium
> > on a lack of mistakes (penalties are costly, turnovers are deadly).
> >
> > paul
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> How can you justify throwing out special teams?? For many teams, they are a
> huge part of their success, or failure. (See Derek Abney)

It's not a total part of throwing out special teams, but it does include 
throwing out punting/kickoffs.  How to justify it?  Considering that a 
football game is about 150 plays, and punting and kickoffs constitute, 
what 15 - 20 of them, it is safe to say that offense/defense is more 
than 80% of the game.  That's how you justify it.

paul