except I never disagreed with this. i never said it wasn't very likely the Pittsburgh scenario would happen. i said it's possible to CHOSE to kickoff and then still receive in the 2nd half.
the other dude said differently- in countless ways- and he explained the rule incorrectly in just as many ways. note that i only responded concerning his mis-stating of the rule.
yet again, here is one of many times he said it incorrectly:
the thing is, for the millionth time, it's not "the rule" (or any rule for that matter) that the winner forfeits/loses any second half chance to receive. As you just said, the loser gets first choice in the 2nd half... and as such they can chose to defend a side, leaving the winner to chose concerning kick/receive with their remaining second choice.
once more in case someone is still missing this:
here is the key: the choice isn't relegated to the kickoff... remember, they can also chose to defend a side. how could anyone not see this? scenario: toss-loser is given the ball in the 1st half by the other team. fastfwd to a windy halftime... so the loser picks a side instead of picking on the kick. honestly, how could someone not understand this.
in fact, i might as well say it. no two people anywhere- both of whom can type w/ relative coherence- could also fail to understand this... it has to be intentional. in which case, either way, i'm done explaining it. if anyone somehow wanted to continue debating "the coin toss rule" with me, just reread my earlier explanations here... any one of them should do just fine