09-29-2018, 09:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-29-2018, 09:48 PM by BostonCard.)
That is incorrect.
The coin winning team can chose whether to kick or receive or which goal to defend, or they can defer the choice to the second half. In theory, it is possible for a team to receive the kickoff to start both halves, but since possession is so much more important than field, in practice, if the coin winner wants to get the ball to start the second half, it defers, the coin loser elects to receive. Nobody ever elects which goal to receive the first half.
Although most coin winners elect to defer, Stanford elects to receive even when it wins the toss. So it means that 9 times in 10, we will receive the opening kick off.
BC
The coin winning team can chose whether to kick or receive or which goal to defend, or they can defer the choice to the second half. In theory, it is possible for a team to receive the kickoff to start both halves, but since possession is so much more important than field, in practice, if the coin winner wants to get the ball to start the second half, it defers, the coin loser elects to receive. Nobody ever elects which goal to receive the first half.
Although most coin winners elect to defer, Stanford elects to receive even when it wins the toss. So it means that 9 times in 10, we will receive the opening kick off.
BC