CFL asks for fan input on OT rules
Last Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 3:10 PM CT
The Canadian Press
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon doesn't keep fans in the dark when it comes to potential rules changes. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)Once again, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon is asking for input from Canadian football fans.
Last year, Cohon invited fans to chime in on potential rule changes. Now, the CFL commissioner is petitioning fans for their input regarding the league's overtime format.
Currently, if a game is tied after regulation time, each team gets to scrimmage from the opposition's 35-yard line until it scores or loses possession. Should the score remain tied, the procedure is repeated at the other end of the field.
If the score remains tied after both teams have had two possessions, the game goes down as a tie in the regular season. During the playoffs or a championship game, the procedure would continue until a winner is declared.
"Some of our most exciting games last season, including one of our playoff games, were decided in overtime, and that prompted some discussion among fans about our format," Cohon said in a statement. "We have tremendous respect for the knowledge of our fans and their dedication to the tradition and future of our league, so we'd like to turn that informal overtime discussion into specific ideas that our league can consider as it looks towards the 2010 season."
Fans can send their ideas via email to rules@cfl.ca by Feb. 15. The proposals will be evaluated by the league's rules committee at the CFL Congress in Edmonton from March 3-5.
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