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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 708728" data-attributes="member: 7277">To me,  there are too many flaws with the alternatives to go forward with a change now until they can come up with something better.  Allowing both teams one guaranteed possession is too favorable toward the second team possessing, an extra no sudden death period will lead to a lot of ties and extra wear and tear at the end of the year.  The continuing the 4th quarter as is sounds good enough in theory, but it's just kind of awkward to continue the 2nd half as if it never happened to break the tie.  It completely eliminates any need for time management late in a tie game, other than teams on the offensive trying to milk every bit of clock to get to OT so there can be no rebuttal.   I get that it's just trying to make it fair by continuing possession as is so no coin toss decides anything, but in practice I think it would be very awkward.  I can't think of any other major sport at any level that just continues where they are in overtime as an extension of regulation.   It sounds like something the XFL would have done.</blockquote>

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