Well that single point has been around for a long time that is true and it has been discussed up here forever because it is kinda stupid. The thing is it is a rule and teams play to it especially when a game is tied, it also provides for a lot of excitement. It forces teams to run the ball out of the endzone on punts and kicks which makes for some added excitement. You see a lot of 2 point conversion attempts with teams trying to get even from a rouge, it just adds something extra to the game. Back when I was young I seen some dandy games in the playoffs where they punt into the endzone and punt it back out, hairy finishes so to speak.
It does however throw a wrench into the handicapping because it is different from NFL, the prime numbers for instance mean shit up here especially the all important 3. If you understand it better the game is actually quite exciting from a viewing standpoint because we have more passing with the 3 downs. I've won and lost on both ends of that single so I understand how people feel, the same as when you lose any bet.
I realize the NFL is better football, my favorite sport, but it shouldn't be compared to the CFL because of the different rules etc and they are not fukin obsessed with being different than American football (e.g. 3 downs instead of 4, fukin joke point, if you pull out your dick out and jackoff on the field another point, etc.). What's wrong with having a few different rules than the NFL as long as you understand them and realize both teams have the same advantage. Our field is also longer and wider and our endzones are 20 yds instead of 10 which is one of the reasons they have the single there's way more opportunity to make runbacks here. Looking at this from an NFL perspective, with that small field and endzone, it probably seems extra stupid.
Here's a little tidbit for you concerning this exaact subject:
The preseason exhibition games between the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, 1950-1961
Unknown to most sports fans is that the Canadian Football League and the National Football League have met in head-to-head games on the field on seven different occasions. Starting in 1950, teams from the NFL traveled north to take on a representative from the CFL in exhibition games. Actually, the first games pre-date the existence of the CFL, which was formed in 1958 . Due to the fact that the rules of Canadian and American football are different, a special set of rules which combined the rulebooks of the two were usually employed for these contests.
There are some significant differences that had to be accounted for in these contests. The size of the field is different in the two leagues and there are scoring differences. Until 1956, the Canadian touchdown counted for 5 points, unlike the American 6. In Canadian football, the end zones are 20 yards deep. On a missed field goal which does not hit the uprights, kickoffs and punts, the ball must be returned out of the end zone. If it is not because it either goes out the side or back of the end zone or the returner is unable (or elects not to return by taking a knee) to get the ball out of the end zone, the kicking team receives a single point or a "rouge". After a single is scored, the team that has been scored against takes possession at its own 35-yard line, or (in the case of a missed field goal) can elect to take possession at the previous line of scrimmage
It does however throw a wrench into the handicapping because it is different from NFL, the prime numbers for instance mean shit up here especially the all important 3. If you understand it better the game is actually quite exciting from a viewing standpoint because we have more passing with the 3 downs. I've won and lost on both ends of that single so I understand how people feel, the same as when you lose any bet.
I realize the NFL is better football, my favorite sport, but it shouldn't be compared to the CFL because of the different rules etc and they are not fukin obsessed with being different than American football (e.g. 3 downs instead of 4, fukin joke point, if you pull out your dick out and jackoff on the field another point, etc.). What's wrong with having a few different rules than the NFL as long as you understand them and realize both teams have the same advantage. Our field is also longer and wider and our endzones are 20 yds instead of 10 which is one of the reasons they have the single there's way more opportunity to make runbacks here. Looking at this from an NFL perspective, with that small field and endzone, it probably seems extra stupid.
Here's a little tidbit for you concerning this exaact subject:
The preseason exhibition games between the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, 1950-1961
Unknown to most sports fans is that the Canadian Football League and the National Football League have met in head-to-head games on the field on seven different occasions. Starting in 1950, teams from the NFL traveled north to take on a representative from the CFL in exhibition games. Actually, the first games pre-date the existence of the CFL, which was formed in 1958 . Due to the fact that the rules of Canadian and American football are different, a special set of rules which combined the rulebooks of the two were usually employed for these contests.
There are some significant differences that had to be accounted for in these contests. The size of the field is different in the two leagues and there are scoring differences. Until 1956, the Canadian touchdown counted for 5 points, unlike the American 6. In Canadian football, the end zones are 20 yards deep. On a missed field goal which does not hit the uprights, kickoffs and punts, the ball must be returned out of the end zone. If it is not because it either goes out the side or back of the end zone or the returner is unable (or elects not to return by taking a knee) to get the ball out of the end zone, the kicking team receives a single point or a "rouge". After a single is scored, the team that has been scored against takes possession at its own 35-yard line, or (in the case of a missed field goal) can elect to take possession at the previous line of scrimmage
