Why do you think every single person chooses to kick the ball off in the first half?

[99ovr]

Just saying that I've never encountered someone who chose to receive the ball first at the coin toss, when in real life it's the exact opposite...never seen a team choose to kick the ball off first.

Any ideas on why this is?

[OriolesManiac88]

Teams in real life choose to kick off 1st all the time. It allows them to get the ball in the 2nd half. It all depends on the circumstances. If youre in a hostile environment and you want to shut them up, take the ball 1st and drive it down the field. But other times, it is very nice having the ball to start the 2nd half. You could start the comeback or put the game away with that drive.

[Roggie]

Just as Orioles said. I'd rather have the ball at halftime. I can get a run going then or get a comeback going.

[WolverinesFinest]

Teams in real life choose to defer often. Which lets the opponent choose for the first and in the second they can choose either but of course they choose to receive. In the ncaa games it's stupid to receive first because if you don't score on the first drive your in a hole because the opponent gets it at half.

[marcusonica]

Mack Brown at Texas never chooses to receive. He chooses to defer EVERY single toss he wins. So it does happen in real life quite often.

[doctorhay53]

In college most teams choose to kick. Only in the NFL do teams choose to receive all the time.

[doctorhay53]

Quote: Originally Posted by WolverinesFinest

Teams in real life choose to differ often. Which lets the opponent choose for the first and in the second they can choose either but of course they choose to receive. In the ncaa games it's stupid to receive first because if you don't score on the first drive your in a hole because the opponent gets it at half.

Just so people don't get confused, I think you mean 'defer'. I was like 'they choose to differ?'

[hawkeye2188]

I always choose to kick for the same reasons most people have said on here, but Kirk Ferentz at Iowa almost always chooses to receive the ball i cant remeber the exact % but during his tenure at Iowa they have received it 95% of the time.