tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post428357527992316059..comments2023-10-31T06:05:30.995-04:00Comments on SimonOnSports: A World Where Coin Flips Are KingSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360191406192489235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-5033724902615457822009-01-06T02:29:00.000-05:002009-01-06T02:29:00.000-05:00I don't know where the anonymouse 52% stat came fr...I don't know where the anonymouse 52% stat came from, but if you actually read the time article that lists the 64% stat, you will see that it says the winner of the toss has won 64% of the games "since 2006" which I would think is still too small a sample size. I have no idea what the actual stats are.ramonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995821178400236246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-83510404252865003992009-01-05T18:16:00.000-05:002009-01-05T18:16:00.000-05:00Where did you get the ridiculous 52% stat? This sa...Where did you get the ridiculous 52% stat? This says it's 64%:<BR/><BR/>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859490,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-83018830141650738642009-01-05T17:19:00.000-05:002009-01-05T17:19:00.000-05:00Easy solution: Make it "first to six".Easy solution: Make it "first to six".DeezeNutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114363663042896971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-66434466900482546722009-01-05T16:48:00.000-05:002009-01-05T16:48:00.000-05:00Any statistician will tell you that 15 games is to...Any statistician will tell you that 15 games is too small a sample-size. Overall, since OT began, the team that has won the coin toss has won 52 percent of the time (this includes first possession, second possession, whatever). That's about as even as it gets.<BR/><BR/>If we switched to college OT rules, stat lines would start to look like this: Peyton Manning: 525 yds, 8TD, 1 INT... plus injuries would be even more wide-spread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-33271551011599679122009-01-05T13:38:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:38:00.000-05:00You're making the point for me. A football team i...You're making the point for me. A football team is made up of OFFENSE, DEFENSE and SPECIAL TEAMS. In 8 of the 16 overtimes this season 1 teams offense and 1 teams defense did not see the field. If all three phases are important to winning the game, that why eliminate 1 of the 3 in half the games of the season. <BR/><BR/>Teams make the playoffs for different reasons. The Colts have always been built on their offense and not their defense. By making it sudden death and giving the Chargers the ball you are stripping away the strengh of the team.<BR/><BR/>There's no way the winner of the coin flip wins at a 73% clip.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360191406192489235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26119774.post-44366450583265366532009-01-05T13:21:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:21:00.000-05:00I respectfully disagree. A football team is made u...I respectfully disagree. A football team is made up of OFFENSE, DEFENSE, and SPECIAL TEAMS.<BR/><BR/>YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED A CHANCE ON OFFENSE if you lack the defensive or special teams skills to get the ball back. The NCAA system screws teams out of kickoff returns altogether and can lead to wildly inflated scores...that's BS to me. All three phases are important to winning games, regardless of who gets the ball.<BR/><BR/>The coin flip at the beginning of the game affects games just as much...the Titans coach is on record for saying he should have chosen to go with the wind in the Texans game so he could have kicked a FG instead of having to go for 4th and 3. <BR/><BR/>The NFL system is fine the way it is...just look at your own synopsis of OT games this year. The AZ/DAL game is a great example, yet no one complained about Kurt Warner not sniffing the field because the defense and special teams won the game for the Cardinals. <BR/><BR/>You can't have it both ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com