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SECCG started in '92, overtime started in '96
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:09 am
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:09 am
What would've happened if there had been a tie at the end of regulation in the SEC Championship Game before 1996? A split title? That would've gone against the idea of a championship game
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Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:12 am to The White Lobster
SEC probably had an overtime rule if needed. Just because the NCAA didn't use one didn't mean the league couldn't.
Instant replay was used by one conference (Big10?) before being adopted by the NCAA as a whole.
Instant replay was used by one conference (Big10?) before being adopted by the NCAA as a whole.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:14 am to The White Lobster
Hmh, good question. 
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:14 am to The White Lobster
the years involving alabama, they would have just given to the title to bama
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:15 am to LSUROCKS52
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the years involving alabama, they would have just given to the title to bama
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:23 am to PJinAtl
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SEC probably had an overtime rule if needed. Just because the NCAA didn't use one didn't mean the league couldn't.
I googled it and couldn't find it
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:26 am to The White Lobster
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What would've happened if there had been a tie at the end of regulation in the SEC Championship Game before 1996? A split title?
I do recall that coming up at the time, and if I remember correctly, there either never was any clear resolution of whether they would be able to use OT, or the NCAA said they could not use it. I do remember thinking it would be funny if it happened. If you remember back that far, Alabama and Florida were tied late in the game in the first SECCG, until Alabama returned an interception for the winning TD.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:32 am to Nuts4LSU
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tie at the end of regulation
they still played the game and both teams had a shot to win outright....so given the rules at the time i would say co-sec champions
Posted on 7/8/10 at 11:58 am to The White Lobster
Co-Champsss! 
Posted on 7/8/10 at 12:00 pm to Nuts4LSU
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I do recall that coming up at the time, and if I remember correctly, there either never was any clear resolution of whether they would be able to use OT, or the NCAA said they could not use it. I do remember thinking it would be funny if it happened. If you remember back that far, Alabama and Florida were tied late in the game in the first SECCG, until Alabama returned an interception for the winning TD.
Yeah this and the 1994 game game where Stallings didn't go for two and lost 24-23 is what got me thinking about this
Posted on 7/8/10 at 12:10 pm to The White Lobster
I recently re-watched the '92 SEC Championship game and have the answer. When the game was tied 21-21 late in the game, Keith Jackson was talking about this very situation. He said if the game ended in a 21-21 tie there would be a tie breaker. The ball would be put on the 30 yard line and the team that scored the most points would win. So yes, there was OT in place for the SEC Championship Game prior to 1996.
This post was edited on 7/8/10 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 7/8/10 at 12:14 pm to RollTide1987
Hmm, that's interesting. Thanks, man, I appreciate it
Posted on 7/8/10 at 2:47 pm to The White Lobster
SECCG started in 1992
Overtime in 1996
BCS in 1998?
Playoffs in 2014?
Shows how young the sport really is. Still developing every year
Overtime in 1996
BCS in 1998?
Playoffs in 2014?
Shows how young the sport really is. Still developing every year
Posted on 7/8/10 at 2:50 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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SECCG started in '92, overtime started in '96
SECCG started in 1992
Overtime in 1996
BCS in 1998?
Playoffs in 2014?
Shows how young the sport really is. Still developing every year
Add replay in there as well. 2006 I believe?
Posted on 7/8/10 at 3:11 pm to PJinAtl
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SEC probably had an overtime rule if needed. Just because the NCAA didn't use one didn't mean the league couldn't.
In 1992 the NCAA approved the "Kansas Tiebreaker" for that game. It was the same rule that other NCAA divisions used for championship games....ball at the 25, each team gets a possession, etc.
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Instant replay was used by one conference (Big10?) before being adopted by the NCAA as a whole.
The NCAA gave permission to the Big10 to use replay as a test, if memory serves me, in 2004.
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