Richard Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I am in a league that allows ties during the regular season. I am assuming that it was an oversight on behalf of the commissioner (and the rest of the league) that we do not have any rules spelled out on breaking ties for playoff games. However, I am one of two teams that are now getting squeezed into a very uncomfortable position since we tied for the Super Bowl. The commissioner, my opponent, and another league member are all advocating extending the season by one week and re-playing the championship game. Of course, I have several key players who will not play much, if at all....especially Alexander. I used the analogy of marathon organizers telling the runners as they cross the finish line at the end of the grueling 26.1 mile race that they need to run an additional five miles. I was/am advocating establishing the policy for a playoff tie-breakers (i.e. reserve points, kicker or QB points, total TD points, higher seed, etc.) via a league vote and then applying whatever chosen standard is from here on. Obviously, this doesn't sit well with my opponent, because almost all thinkable scenarios would have me winning. I now believe the most fair thing to do is to have us declared "Co-Champions" and split the pot evenly. But I had another league member criticize that plan by saying, "would the NFL allow ties and Co-Champs in the real Super Bowl"? I obviously would rather be the sole champ, but I think extending the season by one additional week is unfair. Thoughts?!?!?! What would you guys do if you were, the Commish, me, my opponent? For a silly game, this sure has left a bad taste in my mouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 With no proir rules in place for tie-breakers , you must split the title, no other way would be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunysteelfly76 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 With no proir rules in place for tie-breakers , you must split the title, no other way would be fair. 1239073[/snapback] Exactly. Fix it for next year. This year its a tie with co-champs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 But I had another league member criticize that plan by saying, "would the NFL allow ties and Co-Champs in the real Super Bowl"? 1239070[/snapback] Well....the obvious answer to that question is "No, they are smart enough to have rules to break ties in the first place. And one of them is NOT, come back next week and we'll start over!" Simple logic says, you have nothing in place to break ties, so it's impossible to break the tie. Tie=Split Pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I am in a league that allows ties during the regular season. I am assuming that it was an oversight on behalf of the commissioner (and the rest of the league) that we do not have any rules spelled out on breaking ties for playoff games. However, I am one of two teams that are now getting squeezed into a very uncomfortable position since we tied for the Super Bowl. The commissioner, my opponent, and another league member are all advocating extending the season by one week and re-playing the championship game. Of course, I have several key players who will not play much, if at all....especially Alexander. I used the analogy of marathon organizers telling the runners as they cross the finish line at the end of the grueling 26.1 mile race that they need to run an additional five miles. I was/am advocating establishing the policy for a playoff tie-breakers (i.e. reserve points, kicker or QB points, total TD points, higher seed, etc.) via a league vote and then applying whatever chosen standard is from here on. Obviously, this doesn't sit well with my opponent, because almost all thinkable scenarios would have me winning. I now believe the most fair thing to do is to have us declared "Co-Champions" and split the pot evenly. But I had another league member criticize that plan by saying, "would the NFL allow ties and Co-Champs in the real Super Bowl"? I obviously would rather be the sole champ, but I think extending the season by one additional week is unfair. Thoughts?!?!?! What would you guys do if you were, the Commish, me, my opponent? For a silly game, this sure has left a bad taste in my mouth! 1239070[/snapback] You're right. They should just declare you co-champs and you should split the pot with the other guy. The person who said "would the NFL allow ties and Co-Champs in the real Super Bowl" is missing the boat. The NFL has rules in place to deal with that stuff, and unfortunately, your league does not. Changing any rules (extending the season , using bench points to break ties, etc.) in any way during the regular season is just plain wrong and unethical. Again, just split the pot, address tie breakers in the offseason and consider it a lesson learned. Let us know what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsnottatooma Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I am amazed how this question shows up every year. Who'da thought a tie was possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Split it, and fix the mess next year. If I was you I would wonder if you even should be in it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I don't foresee anyone suggesting anything other than splitting this years pot and changing the rules for 2006. By the way, you probably tied because you don't use decimal scoring. You should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Watch this page like a hawk all week....if one of you loses or gains a point...end of discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 "If the glove don't fit , you must split " Split and put the rules in place for next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I did not even finishing reading it all and it has to co-champs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Well since there were no other rules in place before the Super Bowl, you and your league really can do only one thing; declare me the winner and send me the winnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 With no proir rules in place for tie-breakers , you must split the title, no other way would be fair. 1239073[/snapback] You have heard the word. DO IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 With no proir rules in place for tie-breakers , you must split the title, no other way would be fair. 1239073[/snapback] Agreed. And I think you'll find this to be the overwhelmingly popular answer here at the Huddle given the scenario that you've provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 By the way, you probably tied because you don't use decimal scoring. You should. 1239102[/snapback] Good information here. This is the best tie breaker -- and if it is a tie after that, it was meant to be. But you STILL can't do that or anything else this year, absent the rule being in place going in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I don't foresee anyone suggesting anything other than splitting this years pot and changing the rules for 2006. By the way, you probably tied because you don't use decimal scoring. You should. 1239102[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherDave Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 If a tie takes place in the PO or SB, then the team with the most overall points should take the title, I believe that's how NFL.com does it, as a matter of fact it happened in the semi's there this year, and the team with the more points was awarded the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 the obvious answer is you have to split the pot and the title. if they absolutely must have a winner, the most fair tiebreaker IMO would be total points for the season. extending the season one week is sheer idiocy and you should NOT agree to that no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 By virtue of the fact that ties are allowed during the season and no provision was made for SB ties, the only solution is split the money and declare co-champs. My rationale is ties were foreseeable, so with no rule, that in itself IS the rule. Anything else would be against the rules, until youm change them in '06'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Just split it up and learn from the mistake. You can't go inserting rules after the fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 By the way, you probably tied because you don't use decimal scoring. You should. 1239102[/snapback] I cannot understand why leagues still do not use decimal scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Yup. Any rule implemented now will be interpreted by the losing owner as unfairly favoring the winning owner. There is absolutely no way around it. And in all fairness tie-breakers can NOT be implemented after the fact because no matter how hard you try they will not be percieved as fair by the losing owner. I simply can't believe how many leagues don't have rules in place to handle ties. The ONLY solution at this point is to split the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 The ONLY solution at this point is to split the pot. 1240628[/snapback] That's what Ricky Williams and Onterio Smith would do ... but I gotta believe Randy Moss would be looking for a way to get the whole stash himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmast Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Have to split. Fix for next year (make sure you add more than 1 tiebreaker...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Well, Dick, I say you roshambo for the title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.