DocBugbear

Pffft... Baw Bentley... Not a chance...

BEAUX BENTLEY!

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Most people are being a bit myopic here and not seeing the forest for the trees. When Kelly left, Notre Dame was not doing the things it needed to do to compete at the highest level. They simply wouldn't pay for it. However, once he left, it was a black eye. So they started making changes. Freeman now has one of the highest paid staffs in the country. BK never had that. ND is also surely spending money on players now like they never did before.

So, Freeman is a great coach. He's not winning because of BK. However, ND is only a school where a great coach can succeed because BK left. So, comparing the two based on their performances at ND is comparing apples and oranges.

We still need to see more from BK, but this coming year should tell us a lot. We've ponied up for players. We've ponied up for an awesome an defensive staff. We should field a team that is in the upper echelon of the league. That doesn't mean we win it all (as there are usually quite a few teams built that way and luck always plays a hand), but we should pass the eye test. We should be close.

That is certainly what happened. In addition, a pipeline was established to funnel profits from the opium trade into a black market NIL fund, and a computer virus was entered into the school computer system that will up tuition and ticket prices by a dollar to skim away later. This will fund his glorious return to LSU. This is all being run by someone operating under the nickname "The Walrus".

Seems more like there's 2 different versions of Brian Kelly. There's comfortable/cocky Brian Kelly, and he makes some bonehead decisions (like hiring Matt House). Then there's embattled/hot seat Brian Kelly, and he makes magificent decisions to try to save his arse (like the defensive staff from a year ago). So, LSU is really the perfect place for Brian Kelly as we are going to hold his feet to the fire. It has yet to be seen if Brian Kelly is perfect for LSU.

Anyway, I concede to the collective "wisdom" that is the rant. :lol:

That is a good point. While I think it unlikely that neither team can score for 15 minutes, it does happen. So, in some rare cases it could continue for quite a long time.

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most every team plays defense when they win they coin flip in OT, that way you know what you have to match to continue in OT or to win knowing how many points the other team scores

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Yes. Because that gives you a significant advantage, an advantage that came from a coin flip. That's why every team does that.

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Then why don't we do this at halftime?

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Theoretically, you could. But as one teams starts with possession in the first half, It seems unneeded.

I think they need to skip the coinflip, and let them play sudden death from the same spot where the game ended. You still take a stoppage like you do between quarters, but you don't change possession or where the ball is placed.

If you kick a FG as time expires, then you are kicking off to start OT.
If you score a TD with little time left, you might want to go for 2 because you are going to kick off.
If the other team ties it up with a minute left, there's no need to rush because you will keep possession at the same spot if time runs out.

It's simple and and it's fair. What they are doing now in both college and pros is just ridiculous.