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Originally Posted by KC Fish
**** tits man. The legality of the forward pass? Seriously? The forward pass debate was held over 100 years ago. Pre-snap motion has been an accepted rule for about 90 years. Teams have been "huddling" since the 1890s. The rules you list have been part of the game for a long long time. They've been accepted for multiple decades. How the hell are you even beginning to compare any of that to the A-11? Fundamental changes that were made to the game 100 years ago don't justify the loophole used in the A-11 over the last 2 years. And since the A-11 was conceived, it has been analyzed and rejected by all current sports establishments except certain high schools. The NFL, and NCAA agree that this isn't a change they want made to the game.
And no, Knute's offense would be against the rules today. It definitely has it's place in the history of the game, but in today's game you can't run the multiple motions before the offense is set like he did in that day. The NCAA would tell him as much if he were a coach today.
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So were their legalities once debated, or were they not?
I forgot that organized sports are monolithic. Sorry.
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