Yeah, that wasn’t so smooth — having to defend an overtime rule change that literally no one clamored for and, worse, makes little sense.
Backdrop: If there’s not media timeout, then at the beginning of the 2nd and 4th OT period, teams get a 2-minute break. Okay. That seems fine. But, what happens in the 5th OT is nuts. Beginning with the 5th OT, teams no longer line up from the opponent 25-yard line to begin a drive and let defenses try and force a turnover or a FGA, etc. Instead, teams will alternate two point tries.