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In reply to the discussion: deflategate:the final word [View all]onenote
(42,610 posts)26. The rule is inherently arbitrary
I'm not saying that there shouldn't be a rule.
But how is it not arbitrary to allow balls to vary by 1.0 psi, so that one team playing with a 13.5 psi ball and the other playing with a 12.5 psi ball is okay, but a difference of 0.1 psi is not okay if one team has a 12.5 psi ball and the other has a 12.4 psi ball?
If there's going to be a rule, shouldn't it be an exact number with no variation?
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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