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In reply to the discussion: deflategate:the final word [View all]Journeyman
(15,044 posts)2. Absolutely. What need have we for standardized rules in organized sport? . . .
I always knew I'd play better if I had a spike attached to my helmet, something like the Germans wore in WW1. Damn few defensemen would have been able to bring me down if I'd had a lance at the ready. And how much better I'd have been, and how much more exciting my team would have proven, had we been able to truly "stick it" to the other team.
Yeah. Let's jettison the rules so we don't have to wonder if we're playing within them.
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Absolutely. What need have we for standardized rules in organized sport? . . .
Journeyman
Jan 2015
#2
I do not think this sounds like you think it sounds. :) Sort of reminds me of
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#12
They just need to add that the pressure be measured on the field- right before the game
indie9197
Jan 2015
#14
What if they want to play it with a baseball and a tennis racket? Can we still call it football? nt
Xipe Totec
Jan 2015
#16
Players that have done that have been suspended. That would be appropriate in this case, too.
pnwmom
Jan 2015
#28