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If B scores in OT, the game is over... Why???

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Originally Posted by JRutledge (Post 790810)

I am a little confused if you are talking about the hypothetical or the original situation. Why would the game be over?

Peace

Why would the game be over???
Simply put Rut, Because B would be ahead in the score, and, since A has had its possession, during which, B has accumulated more points, the outcome has been decided, and, therefore the game is over.

If you do the math, their is not a scenario where, when B scores in OT, they are not ahead in points....

Reference: 2011 Rules Book Page 88, 8-1

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Originally Posted by mtridge (Post 790896)

If it is nf this is not possible since the ball becomes dead upon b gaining possession

If B gains possession in an end zone the score counts.

Thanks for the discussion guys. As it pertains to my OP and being "unfair:" not sure, just reading it caused me to try to think it through as if on the field trying to sort it out and explain it to a coach. Yes, "A" did turn the ball over, but B committed the greater blunder by getting tagged for a safety in their own EZ and now they get the ball as a "reward." If this happend in regulation B would not get the ball but A would after B kicks off from the 20...Yet in OT B gets the ball...if I am B, I line up and kick a FG and win and don't have to worry about scoring a TD (the unfair part)...IDK, just sounds a bit squirrly ;-)

Hope you guys had good game last night. Had a dandy, good, clean, close ball game with two big schools. great weather too. nothing like football in the fall :-)

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