Wisconsin overtime controversy

[TXMike]

Pure BS! If there ever is something that we could do that deserves sanctions, this would be it

[Steven Tyler]

Speaking of OT while on the subject. Two teams in a tough district went into overtime a couple of years back. Team A who had the ball first in the 2OT either didn't score or kicked a FG, I don't remember. Team B won the game with a TD. They then kicked the extra point. I inquired about this on a HS football website, and they said since the district race to make the playoffs was so tight, both coaches agreed to do so. The reason being point differential.

Is this proper procedure in TX HS football, or did they get it wrong in the end. With four teams making the playoffs from one district now, I thought was kind of a moot point.

[TXMike]

If a District uses positive points tiebreaker we have to allow them to run the extra point, even if it could not change outcome of game

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Speaking of OT while on the subject. Two teams in a tough district went into overtime a couple of years back. Team A who had the ball first in the 2OT either didn't score or kicked a FG, I don't remember. Team B won the game with a TD. They then kicked the extra point. I inquired about this on a HS football website, and they said since the district race to make the playoffs was so tight, both coaches agreed to do so. The reason being point differential.

Is this proper procedure in TX HS football, or did they get it wrong in the end. With four teams making the playoffs from one district now, I thought was kind of a moot point.

I just find it bizarre that OT points would be figured in "point differential"! It should go into the standings calculation as a win by 0.

[silverpie]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

I just find it bizarre that OT points would be figured in "point differential"! It should go into the standings calculation as a win by 0.

In Texas, tie-breakers are a matter of district adoption--but every state I've seen that uses point differential in a statewide system treats overtime as a win by 1. (I'd even suggest making that the official result, as in a wrestling meet decided by tiebreaker or an NHL game that goes to the shootout.)

[Robert Goodman]

For betting purposes, it should be considered a win by 0.5 .

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

For betting purposes, it should be considered a win by 0.5 .

Yes, for HS athletics.

[parepat]

"Coach, make sure your players are out at the proper time and we won't have to worry about it"