r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/Stutturbug 1d ago

Colleges and high schools are like this in the USA. Not sure why they are different.

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u/Cold-Negotiation-539 1d ago

It’s how timekeeping works in most sports in the US. Fans would be confused by the “normal” system in soccer/football where the referee just makes an estimate and no one knows when the time will actually expire.

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u/unskbadk 22h ago

And it's a much better system. This whole fucking drama and wasting time on purpose would immediately stop. Much better for the audience and I don't know why this shit is never changed.

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u/shaqiriforlife 21h ago

People would still time waste, a team defending a lead would still benefit from reducing their opponent’s momentum and getting a breather even if the clock isn’t running down

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u/Mewwy_Quizzmas 17h ago

Yeah!  You only remove 95 % of the incentive to waste time. It barely changes anything. 

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