Didn't the XFL have something similar to that? On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:27 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have an idea. > > Each team can line up any 11 players it chooses, at it's own 20 yard line. > The football is suspended 50 feet in the air above the 50 yard line. At the > sound of the horn, both teams can start sprinting towards mid field...at > the > same time, the ball drops...and bounces wherever gravity and chaos theory > says it's going to bounce. > > Whoever recovers the ball, their team gets the first possession right > there. > Sudden death. > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I remember finding something similar a while back. > > > > Its like 60% of the time the team winning the coin toss wins game, but > > only about 20% do it on first possession. > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:16 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The NFL has stats on that.....this is from memory but, I think the > > receiving > > > team wins over 60% of the time. > > > > > > However, the number of games where the receiving team wins on their > FIRST > > > POSSESSION is quite a bit lower. This is the stat the NFL always breaks > > out > > > when they say that their overtime rules are "fair". > > > > > > Wind or no wind, in a sudden death game...you take the ball.....come > on. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Won Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Anyone have access to a DB large enough to see what the winning % of > the > > >> kicking team vs the receiving team in OT is? > > >> > > >> For some reason, I remember the probability being on the side of the > > >> kicking > > >> team even without factoring in the wind which was a major impact in > that > > >> game. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > oh, gotcha... WOW. what an asshat move that was. > > >> > > > >> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:28 PM, G Money <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > Marty Morninwheg......on Thanksgiving I believe (which is one of > the > > >> only > > >> > > reasons I'd ever be watching a Lions game :) > > >> > > > > >> > > Naturally the other team went right down and scored, game over. > > >> > Hilarious. > > >> > > > > >> > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Ras Tafari <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > >> > >> that really happened??? > > >> > >> > > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:06 PM, G Money <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > Come on now....what about that Lions coach who elected to KICK > > when > > >> he > > >> > >> won > > >> > >> > the overtime coin flip???? > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > That will never be topped. > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Scott Stroz < > [email protected]> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Ras Tafari < > > [email protected]> > > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > it will go down as one of his WORST coaching decisions. > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> Not just his. It is one of THE worst coaching > decisions...ever. > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> -- > > >> > >> >> Scott Stroz > > >> > >> >> --------------- > > >> > >> >> The DOM is retarded. > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> http://xkcd.com/386/ > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:307958 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
