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From: zzz@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mike Konopik)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: A football question
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Date: Wed, 30-Nov-83 13:13:12 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 30 13:13:12 1983
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I first thought like this (j.halle's explanation) that the objective is to
pass the stick, and not really to go 10 yards. But then we get into the
problem of whether the sticks were placed BEHIND the ball a few inches to
start with, and thus a first down is not worth a whole 10 yards. For those
teams that are forced to punt from 4th & inches at their 12 yard line, this
is of great importance, no? (this discussion could go on forever...)
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				-Mike

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