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01-03-2006, 08:16 PM | Topic Starter |
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A Question.
The chain gang - why does it exist?
Is it merely a demonstration for the crowd? If they can accurately position the thing at the spot where they started, why can't they determine a spot 10 yards from there without a team of officials carrying the chains? |
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01-03-2006, 08:18 PM | #2 |
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For the looks and to provide job security. They must be union positions.
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01-03-2006, 08:21 PM | #3 |
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It's a game of yards, but it comes down to inches a lot of the time when the Chain Gang is involved. With the field being as wide as it is, and with the center of the field getting torn up so often, the hash marks get skewed and even become non exisitant.
I think the chain gang is very important when it comes down to a few inches on one side or the other. |
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01-03-2006, 08:22 PM | #4 |
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I don't understand the question. The chain gang is vital for showing the down and placing the first down marker. Without the chain gang, it would just be our word against theirs.
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01-03-2006, 08:28 PM | #5 | |
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The bottom line is that some sort of high-tech system would be superior. The challenge is that you'd have to link the system to the officials' whistles, so that it would only record the furthest advance prior to the whistle blowing. That's not a big problem, though.
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Sounds good. Can you blow a whistle, or will you need some training?
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We modernists are of the opinion that chain gangs are passe. We should be implanting radio chips in the ball and using GPS and lasers to spot.
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