Football History

In 1977 the football shirt started to become famous

By football  |  2009/11/28 16:38 Posted in COLLEGE FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL INTERESTS, Football History, football helmets  |  Comments (0)

In 1977 the football shirt started to become famous. At one time, the only thing that you could purchase to represent your team were small trinkets, toys and maybe a scarf or hat. Britain didn’t realize that they were sitting on a gold mine when they started selling the team shirts. Who knew that someone would think that a shirt was such a commodity?

The sale of team football shirts took off and skyrocket on the market. They did however, make stipulations as to what type of companies could represent and advertise the teams and there shirts. Sponsorship from tobacco companies is not allowed since some fans felt that was not appropriate for the sport. Gaming companies and other big corporations sponsor teams and it gives them advertising for their company and product as well. It is kind of like a trade off.

Now, football shirts can be found in almost any department store, gaming shop and you can even order them online if your favorite store is out of stock of a particular team or player. The sponsorship from corporations are what make the sale and the making of the shirts possible.

Although obsessed fans have always looked for a way to have a piece of the team, once they were able to purchase a shirt than a whole new word opened up to them. For some, it has become an obsession to own an authentic shirt from there team. They will hold it in high regard and not let anyone even breathe on it. A true fan will search high and low until they are able to find what they are looking for and will pay almost any price to get what they want.

You can get a low cost shirt if you are not able to afford the real thing. Many stores will sell replicas of a teams shirt so that everyone gets an opportunity to share in the fun. Fans also have the opportunity now to have there own shirts made and customized just for them. They can go online or even purchase a kit so that they can design their own. All you would need to do is pick out the shirt for your team and you can have your own number and name placed on the shirt anywhere. This gives the true fan the feeling of being a member of the team.

All because one day a company decided to give fans the opportunity to purchase a shirt, fans went wild with excitement and sales went through the roof. The football shirt for sale was one of the best things that could have ever happened for a true fan.

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Rules of Engagement

By football  |  2009/11/28 16:30 Posted in COLLEGE FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, Football History, Football Jersey  |  Comments (0)

football is a great game. Watching two teams out on the football field, offense and defense, is like watching two generals commanding their armies. So many possibilities; play books three inches thick; men the size of trucks; and the stadiums filled with people, some of whom had to wait six years to get tickets. And with all the excitement, all the suspense at that last second field goal and all the great players…

There are enough rules in this game to make you want to pull every last hair out of your head.

The typical lay person, the casual football fan and even some of the bigger fans, probably don’t know half the rules of the game. Yeah, they know the main rules, four downs to make a first down and things like that, but the more complicated rules have many fans wondering what is going on half the time. Even the refs can many times be seen standing around trying to figure out which rule of the game was broken, if any at all. And what it more than one rule was broken? How is that situation settled?

Even the rules on contact with a receiver are so fuzzy, or not enforced the same by each set of refs. Some games will go by and you’ll see a receiver get clobbered beyond the five yard mark and nothing gets called and then in another game the defender will simply brush up against his sleeve and get called for pass interference. A little consistency would be nice. Certainly that doesn’t help the situation any.

One of the most confusing rules is whether or not a receiver had possession when catching a pass before going out of bounds. Technically, he’s supposed to have both feet in bounds when he makes the catch. If he catches the ball with one foot in and then takes a step and has the other foot out, it’s no catch. But what it he’s pushed out of bounds? Would he have caught the ball with both feet in had he not been pushed? How is that situation handled?

Then of course there is the matter of actually scoring a touchdown. The football has to cross the plain of the goal line. Now, if the offensive player is on the ground when he scores, it’s pretty easy to tell if he crossed the goal line. But what if he’s on top of a pile up, four feet off the ground as he’s trying to dive in? How do you figure out if he’s crossed the plain?

Then of course there is forward motion when a running back gets tackled. If he gets hit by a 350 pound truck and gets sent hurtling five yards back, where is the ball marked? Does it get marked where the tackler hit him or where he lands? What if he trips? Can he get up and start running again? If he trips and one foot goes out of bounds, can he start running again?

So many questions and we haven’t even scratched the surface of the surface of all the rules of football. Yes, this game can really give you a headache.

Michael Russell

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