CFB 2023 Week 3: Is Syracuse Back?!?

scottyno

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I think they didn't -- I think CU won the toss and picked the end zone, so CSU got to pick to defend. Then in the second OT, it was CSU's turn to pick first, and they picked defense.

I think.
If so I never knew that was the rule, I thought they just automatically switched
 

Awesome Fossum

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If so I never knew that was the rule, I thought they just automatically switched
@CFB_Rules can correct me when he wakes up, but I think that is the rule:

Overtime begins with a coin toss to determine which team starts with the ball in overtime, with the visiting team calling the toss. The winner of the coin toss can either play offense or defense to start, or can opt to choose which side of the field it wants to start. There is no deferral. The team that loses the toss has to make the remaining decision, and then has the first pick to start the second overtime.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-overtime-rules-2023-format/4a5576cd7d74df0496219127
 

riboflav

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Looks like Norvell apologized to Prime which was the right thing to do. Now, he should say it publicly bc he started it publicly.
 

Humphrey

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Can’t believe they are kicking it.
Can't understand why when your defense has just let the opponent drive down the field several times, including a 98 yard drive, you don't say "hey, our D is COOKED, let's roll the dice here and try to win it now". You see that time and again in these bogus OT games.
 

Humphrey

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I don’t like college overtime.
I've never understood why there's no kickoffs nor punts; but field goals and kicked pats are part of the overtime. If you disallow one type of special teams plays, you should disallow all of them. Plays from scrimmage should be all there is.
 

CFB_Rules

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CFB_Rules

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I've never understood why there's no kickoffs nor punts; but field goals and kicked pats are part of the overtime. If you disallow one type of special teams plays, you should disallow all of them. Plays from scrimmage should be all there is.
This would result in more OT periods, which is the exact opposite of what the NCAA wants
 

Mooch

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Looks like Norvell apologized to Prime which was the right thing to do. Now, he should say it publicly bc he started it publicly.
Apologize for what? Norvell got a 24 point road underdog to take a top 20 ranked team with far more talent to double OT on the road. Sorry that the multimillionaire spotlight hog got his feelings hurt? Boo fucking hoo.
 

canderson

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Apologize for what? Norvell got a 24 point road underdog to take a top 20 ranked team with far more talent to double OT on the road. Sorry that the multimillionaire spotlight hog got his feelings hurt? Boo fucking hoo.
He said some pretty racist stuff the last week. I hope it was about that.
 

The Social Chair

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Apologize for what? Norvell got a 24 point road underdog to take a top 20 ranked team with far more talent to double OT on the road. Sorry that the multimillionaire spotlight hog got his feelings hurt? Boo fucking hoo.
CSU was undisciplined, racked up an insane amount of penalties, almost took out 2 potential all-americans on CU with dirty hits, and lost the game with 2 - 3 gutless, bad coaching decisions
Norvell is dink. Boo hoo.
 

Ale Xander

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Congrats to Prime and Buffalo country. Surprised they’d be 3-0. They deserve it

But that game should have been Prime Time so half the east coast didn’t miss it (myself included)