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re: Gregg McElroy confirms the obvious: Bama would've lost to Texas if Colt hadn't gotten hurt
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:59 pm to Korin
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:59 pm to Korin
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Probably because it's not a good idea to retroactively claim titles decades and decades later
Also because touchdowns were worth 5 points, field goals 4, you only had 3 downs, teams decided how long the game would be at their own choosing and after you scored you could get the ball back if you so chose. Modern scoring wasn't implemented until 1912.
Again, it wasn't the same game.
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The 1912 NCAA football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring:
- Teams were given 4 downs instead of 3 downs to gain ten yards
- The value of a touchdown was increased from 5 points to 6 points
- The field was reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards, and end zones of ten yards were added
- Kickoff was made from the 40 yard line rather than midfield.
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 1:03 pm
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Posted on 9/1/17 at 1:35 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Also because touchdowns were worth 5 points, field goals 4, you only had 3 downs, teams decided how long the game would be at their own choosing and after you scored you could get the ball back if you so chose. Modern scoring wasn't implemented until 1912.
Again, it wasn't the same game.
It wasn't the same game in 1925 either so...
Edit: Thanks for agreeing with me that it's not a good idea to claim titles decades and decades later after the fact. Oops.
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 1:36 pm
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