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From: zzz@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mike Konopik)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: yard markers
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Date: Wed, 30-Nov-83 03:37:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 30 03:37:29 1983
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I agree that it seems pretty bogus to measure without having first established
that the yard markers are supposed to be RIGHT THERE to begin with. It would
make loads of sense to bring in the chains and put the clip on the chain at
the nearest 5-yard mark (as they do when preparing to bring them in for a
measurement) and then take them to the sidelines. The only (and a very big)
drawback is that this sort of thing would take a LONG LONG TIME, and would
interrupt the momentum of a game where there is, say, 1 minute left and the
team behind just threw a 20-yard pass to put them into a scoring position...
And measurements generally happen very rarely, so the interruption isn't too
annoying.

Teams would only tend to bitch and moan when they're disputing whether the
offense crossed that established line or not, not when they just made a first
down...
-- 

				-Mike

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