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Originally Posted by Rain Man
While I strongly prefer my oval field idea, another possibility would be as follows:
The whistle doesn't blow until the ball carrier is tackled or until he place the ball onto a small shelf on the crossbar. If he is able to place the ball on the shelf, the ball is subsequently placed on the 15 yard line. If the ball carrier is tackled before placing the ball on the shelf, the ball is subsequently place on the 30 yard line.
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I like this. Except on monday night. On monday night games, the game starts by putting the player on the free throw line. If the player makes one or both shots, the ball is spotted on either the 40yl or the opponent's 40yl.
Of course this starts over when an opponent scores.