tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post1624302635528544238..comments2024-03-21T14:19:30.671-05:00Comments on Higher Ed/: Unintended Consequencesdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08633920160358488401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post-4933026062567838792010-07-04T15:35:53.044-05:002010-07-04T15:35:53.044-05:00They needed to win by two in order to advance, and...They needed to win by two in order to advance, and didn't think they could get the additional goal in the time remaining. In overtime with the score tied, they'd still only need one goal to win (because of the wacky 'counting double rule'), but would have more time to do it. So the 'own goal' strategy gave them more time without making the number goals required to win any higher.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633920160358488401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post-19726043191226654382010-07-04T15:10:16.105-05:002010-07-04T15:10:16.105-05:00I must be missing something here, Dave. Barbados w...I must be missing something here, Dave. Barbados was winning, 2-1, right? So, why did they want to go into O.T.?Robert L. Fullerhttp://fullerexplanation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com