NFL Overtime Proposal

I don't really believe that the NFL overtime is "broken" just because Brett Favre never got a chance to throw a crippling "Pick 6" against the Saints. However, after hearing some of the dumbest suggestions ever on sports radio (my favorite: you have to win by 4 or more, but a FG is followed by a 2PT Conversion attempt for a possible five point possession), I decided to formulate my overtime proposal.

But first, here's the research that needs to be done. How long does a "sudden death" overtime usually take, in terms of game time? Some might go one possession and take 1:38 and some have multiple possessions taking maybe 12:49. So let's find the statistics of every overtime in the last, I don't know, 20 years. Let's say for argument's sake that the average is 6 minutes. I would propose that the first overtime period be nothing more than a 6 minute period, but NOT sudden death. It would be just like regulation....whoever has more points at the end wins.

The first possession of OT would be determined by, gasp, a coin toss. There is no doubt that whichever team won the coin toss and chose to receive would have a decided advantage, right? And what if the receiving team held on to the ball the entire six minutes (which is entirely possible) and kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired? Wouldn't there still be the problem that the other team never "got a chance"? How unfair! Well, I don't care. I refuse to "guarantee" that the kicking team will get the ball. If the kicking team can't put a stop together in six minutes, then they don't deserve to win.

What happens if the game is still tied after this first overtime period? Well, you can't say we didn't try to make it fair. We go to a second overtime, but this one is sudden death. No coin flip this time; possession just goes to whoever lost the first overtime's coin flip (a nice perk of losing the first one). As far as how long this 2OT goes, let's say only eight minutes or so...I don't know yet.

In this (rough) proposal, the regulation game is extended a minimum of six game-time minutes, and a maximum of 14. That's gotta be on par or better than the current overtime games. I hear TV doesn't like a "set time" overtime period because of scheduling.

So what do you think of this plan? I'm flexible on the length of the OT periods, but I think the structure is sound. Besides the fact I came up with it, I think it's the best proposal I've heard that's both fair and not overly gimmicky.

Again, if it were up to me, OT wouldn't be changed anyways.

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What a long and winding road it has been to the American Idol season finale. Although the match-up of David Cook vs. David Archuleta was not a surprise, it was still suspenseful right down to the finish. When Ryan Seacrest reported a 56-44 blowout early in the broadcast, I didn't know what to think. Did Archuleta's teenage groupies speed dial for four hours and inflate the vote? Or did Cook's fans want Archuleta to not win so bad that they put all of their time and energy into out-voting Little David? Clearly, it was the latter.

I guess today, the day after the results, I feel calm and happy. I was mentally prepared for Archie to win, but am really happy that Cook won. He deserved it more. Plain and simple. He is more prepared to be a star now. I still think Archie is going to be great and have a wonderful career in front of him, but he's just not ready for that yet. Tongue-in-cheek, I think Archie will have one of the best inevitable Christmas albums of all time.

That said, I actually enjoyed Little David's (sorry for the variety of nicknames) performances on Tuesday more than Cook's. I've watched his second song, In This Moment, several times on YouTube and it's quite beautiful. I hope he releases it as a single.

There's not much more to say except the following tidbits:

• I officially will not be seeing "The Love Guru" in theaters.
• Michael Johns & Carly Smithson showed once again last night how they were voted off way too early.
• George Michael actually has an amazing singing voice. I didn't know that.
• David Archuleta sounded better on the OneRepublic song than the actual lead singer.
• David Cook was much better in his Guitar Hero commercial than David Arculeta.
• This is the first year that I would actually consider going to the American Idol concert this summer, but I probably won't.
• I'm never watching this show again...until it comes back on next January.
  

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