
Fri Nov 11, 2011, 08:26am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac
Anybody "veteran" enough to remember the lack of action rule? As I remember it, back in the later part of the twentieth century, when behind, the offense had to move the ball past the old twenty-eight foot hash mark. When behind, the defense had to come out to create a closely guarded situation. The officials had to state loudly, "Play ball", to the team responsible for forcing the action.
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Oh yes.... It was funny to see them scramble to get matched up.
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