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

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> 
> And in contrast, the NFL's coin toss does not provide an edge.  The team
> that receives the kickoff to open a half is no more likely to score
> first than the kicking team (source: The Hidden Game of Football).
> Actual statistics for overtime games are also split about 50-50, but
> with a smaller sample.

This is news to me.  They used to quote something like a 70-30 split.

If this is true, then I rescind my previous endorsement of the college 
system, and move back to using normal football to decide games.

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Cranial Crusader              dgh 1138 at bell south point net