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Ancient football

PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:17 pm
by couch 'em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmoT1RKPhs&NR=1&feature=fvwp

What a different game. What do you think the average 40 time is on that field?

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:46 am
by SMU21TCU10
I am 6'1 180 and would have been a good sized guard back then

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:38 am
by Mustangsabu
What I want to know is why the background music is the old Czarist national anthem of Russia?

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:09 am
by OR-See-Nee
That team was very advanced. They are running a variation of the "Wild <insert name of school mascot>" formation.

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:03 am
by Mexmustang
Everyone seemed to be the same size and speed...very few missed tackles...

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:25 am
by CalallenStang
For a good overview of how American college football has evolved from its origins as a rugby-style game to its current form (including societal pressures to change rules, etc.), this book is a good read.

http://www.amazon.com/College-Football- ... 0801864283

Also covers some of the controversial elements of college sports as big business. Great chapter on the Death Penalty at SMU.

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:23 pm
by Caballo
That does not look all that much different than the DVD that I have of the 1969 Texas-Arkansas game. When you are my age that does not seem all that ancient.

Re: Ancient football

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:26 pm
by SmooBoy
I clicked the link and fell asleep for 9 minutes.