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OT Subjectivity is OK when coin grading but NOT in sports!
Insider2
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The best thing that could happen to U.S. football is a new rule:
The ball and the ball carrier's TWO FEET must break the plane of the goal line in order to score a touchdown. What we have now in college and pro games is pure BS even with a replay!
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Why would that be any less subjective than the way it is now?
Sorry, I can't help you. Perhaps another member can. Otherwise, see if you can figure that out for yourself.
The Arizona State touchdown was a real touchdown. I pity the MSU field goal kicker.
What happened at the end. Online site showed a 10-10 score and final was 10-7.
PM is fine if we don't want to muck up Insiders thread.
I can't help. @MasonG has a point. You would have to be farther across the plane, but it still would be a subjective opinion as to whether both feet completely broke the plane. And you'd also occasionally have the weird situation where the ball is at the 1-1/2 yard line but the player's feet are both in the end zone.
It's your idea, pity you can't explain it.
That's a typical example of what we are discussing. There were other examples today like sticking a few inches of the ball just over the pylon as the player's body goes out of bounds on the two yard line!
Football was way easier when we had 19" Zeniths. Resolution was poor so we trusted the umps and the refs.
On 68" screens we can read the time on the wideouts $350,000 wristwatch. That isn't all good.
MSU - 12 men penalty, re-kick not even close
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Tomorrow it's off to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum to watch the Rams and the Saints. Guaranteed, the refs are in the tank for New Orleans. Just the way it is. I agree with you Insider2. Tomorrow, if a Ram breaks across the goal line with just his hands and the ball....it will be no score. If a Saint does the same......TOUCHDOWN!!!!!
It is discussions like this that make me glad I do not follow any ball sports. Cheers, RickO
During half-time, I explained to the football addict I was watching the game with what I was posting on CU. His reply was similar to yours: "Discussions like those is the reason I don't join the coin forms!" LOL
What's a CAC play?
If a player scores a touchdown you boast about the performance.
If he fumbles, you keep quiet.
In reference to my first post. Just got home from the game. It happened according to script just as sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. A Ram put the ball over the goal line with his hands on the ball and it was ruled down on the one yard line. No problem. Final score......Rams 27, Saints 9. It doesn't take a rocket scientist.
I turned that game off and watched a "Chick Flick" on the Hallmark channel.
Good choice Insider. It really was a snoozer. But.....a win is a win!