Can't stop an offense? Make it illegal!

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Do you recall the debate over the legality of the forward pass?

Or the fact that pre-snap motion could have been considered exploiting a loophole.

Or the tackle eligible play.

The huddle.

7 guys on the line

The funny thing is that the inferior talent of Notre Dame triumphed over the powerhouses of the day, like Army, by using a little known and employed system called the forward pass, something strangely similar to how these A-11 schools can compete with inferior talent.

Would you feel comfortable in telling Knute Rockne that his offensive scheme was "not football"?

Honest question:

Are you in favor of lifting all formation rules on both sides of the ball in football? This would allow for the most innovation.


P.S. This thread is such a metaphor for government control that it should almost be moved to DC. Right down to what the football founders must have intended.

[dtebbe]

LOL. We race karts, and at our local track there are 2 shops that people race out of. The shop we race out of has the most die-hard racers that work on their stuff until they are fast. We routinely hand the other shop's racers their arses. The owner of the other shop is constantly whining about stupid things like bodywork being outside the rules, tires being prepped, etc., etc.

If these people would spend 1/2 the time working on their shit that they spend on whining, they might have a chance of winning.

DT