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

"Paul G. Wenthold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Tarkus wrote:
> 
> > The entire special teams (not just the FG unit) and defending the
> > entire
> > field are a big part of "real fundamentals."  Playing offense and defense
> > in the red zone is just one part of the battle.
> 
> This "red zone" crap is football's equivalent to clutch hitting.  While
> the play there is certainly important, there is no indication that it is
> any more a reflection of play throughout the entire field, with normal
> variation.

The play is somewhat different.  The offense never punts in the red
zone, so a team with a good punter gains nothing in college football
overtime.  The defense may go into a goal-line stand.  The offense will
not send a receiver deep, since there is nowhere deep for the receiver
to go, and the defense does not need to cover such a situation.

Baseball does have the same in some situations.  The baseball equivalent
of a goal-line stand is walking the bases loaded and playing a five-man
infield when the winning run gets to third with one out.  As a less
extreme example, the infield only plays in with a runner on third, and
is more likely to play in with the runner on third in a close game.

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