Cake-cutting solution to NFL O/T
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball —
So nice and simple. This should be implemented right away.
One solution is usually associated with cake-cutting: one person divides, the other chooses which half to take. In a football overtime, the divide-and-choose rule would dispense with the kickoff and just give the ball to one side. The coin-toss loser would decide how far forward the offense would start—say, the 30-yard line. The coin-toss winner would then decide whether to take possession or let the coin-toss loser have the ball at the 30. The nice thing about these rules ...
This Week's Links (1/26-1/30)
Vegas Watch —
Repoz reads the Emory Wheel. Bryce Harper hit a ball 502 feet. Yes, it was with an aluminum bat, but I think we should give him a break, seeing as he's in 10th freaking grade. A very logical way to fix the NFL's overtime rules. (H/T: Tango.) Stephen Curry from 75 feet. An excellent interview with Malcolm Gladwell. Reading this on the plane was an interesting experience. Acie Law has $10K on the Cowboys to win the 2010 Super Bowl. Straight up.
Who Gets The Ball In Overtime? The NFL Should Adopt An Auction System
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... College football’s overtime system isn’t bad, of course, but a piece I read over at Slate makes a pretty compelling case for an “auction system.” ...
The Auction System Can Fix NFL's Overtime
The Sporting Blog —
Rich McCay, co-chairman of the NFL's competition committee, said two days ago that sudden death overtime in the NFL is “good” because it’s “fun.” Then, in his next breath, acknowledged that 60% of the time, the team that wins the coin flip wins the game. How fun.
McCay claims they’re looking into solutions to fix the overtime system. As Jon Bois at Mouthpiece points out, a recent Slate article analyzed an incredibly awesome overtime alternative:
An even more elegant ...
