Team to kickoff first in Super Bowl

Quote: Wizard

That's an amusing story. Were there any arguments between the coaches and refs? Did the ref warn you that you might be making a mistake when you chose to kick?

I agree, the decision should just be "kick or receive," with the understanding the other team does you chose in the second half.

If I remember correctly, our coach argued with the refs for maybe 5 or 10 minutes at the start of the second half, but once the refs explained the rule in detail he realized that we had eff'd it up beyond repair for that game. It's a little hazy, I'm surprised it didn't come up until my senior year. I don't believe there was any warning during the coin flip.

I thought I had heard there was a situation where someone chose to play with the wind (giving up the ball) in an OT, which is why I originally said "almost never".

Quote: AcesAndEights

Lo and behold, we ended up kicking off to start both halves since we didn't understand the rules.

wow, I thought I knew the rules in football fairly well, but I had no idea you could "defer"!

Since wind will not be a factor with the roof closed, I think the Giants will elect to receive when they win the coin toss (AFC stadium, which team gets to, "call it".)