Ohio State and Florida State both squeaked by in OTs this week. It seems like there have been an increasing number of OT games in the past two seasons or so. At least, I'm almost certain there has been a statistical increase in SEC overtimes in the last two years. Last year, UT beat AR in 6 overtimes, and since then Arkansas has had two games go into 7 overtimes! Now, don't get me wrong, I like this better than the old system that allowed ties, but 5, 6, 7, overtimes makes for a REALLY long and tense game. And like we saw with Florida State this weekend, it raises the likelihood for injuries. I don't know what the NCAA could do to decrease frequency of OTs, but I'd guess that SEC coaches will up the number of 2 pt. conversion plays in the playbook. They’ve all exhausted them round about the 4th OT, and the game loses the chess-match strategy and takes on more of the last-gladiator standing aspects of the game.
It’s really exciting, but overall detrimental to the athletes. How long can we expect them to play? And how long can they expect us to watch? (ooohhh HERESY!!)
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