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From: greg@sdcsvax.UUCP (Greg Noel)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Canadian "single" in U.S. football?
Message-ID: <77@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 16:45:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 21 16:45:29 1984
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In article <1250@ucla-cs.ARPA> wales@ucla-cs.UUCP (Rich Wales) writes:
>It needs to be kept in mind that end zones in the CFL are 25 yards deep,
>and that the goal posts are even with the goal lines.  Hence, a failed
>field goal attempt in Canadian football is less likely to go all the way
>through the end zone, and the receiving team has more of a chance to get
>the ball and try to run it out.

True.  I would modify the Canadian rule so that a ball that goes out the
back of the end zone without being touched (by either team) would be a
touchback as it is now.  This wouldn't change the field-goal kicking game
very much, but just think what it would do to the punting game.....  The
tactics would change a lot.  Instead of kicking for the coffin corner or
trying to make a punt die without crossing the goal line, the punter would
try to make the punt die in the end zone for a point.  This would be an
added bonus to a team for having good field position, even if they can't
score a touchdown or a field goal.  I think it would add a lot of interest
to a football game -- it's enough so that, if two teams are otherwise
equal, the one that plays the better positional game would have a narrow
advantage.

I remember watching one game (this was many years ago) where after three
quarters, there had been one field goal and five singles, and the score
was 4-4.  I had to leave at that point and I never did find out how the
game turned out.  Does anybody else remember that game?  I think one of
the teams was the Lions, but I'm not even sure of that.
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-- Greg Noel, NCR Torrey Pines       Greg@sdcsvax.UUCP or Greg@nosc.ARPA