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HISTORY OF FOOTBALL Football History —Just What Sport are We Talking About Anyway? Mention the term “football” and depending on just where you are one of two entirely different games might come to mind. In North America, people will picture a smash-mouth game played by large men wearing pads and helmets on a field with goal posts at each end. The ball is moved down the field by running and passing. In most of the rest of the world “football” means a sport played by shorts-clad men and women on a pitch, or field, with netted goals at each end. It is a game that primarily involves the feet as the ball is kicked up and down the pitch. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the history of football, american style, the first type mentioned. Association football, or soccer as it’s commonly called, is addressed on a different page on this website.
Has football always been this confusing? In a nutshell, yes.
Soccer, Rugby and MoreAmerican Football (let’s make it simple and just call it plain ol’ “football”) has it roots in both soccer and rugby. A form of soccer was played as early as 206 BC in the Han Dynasty of China when teams competed in a game called Tsu Chu to celebrate the emperor’s birthday. The roots of rugby-type games go back to 11th century England when young boys played a tackle game with an inflated cow bladder. This child’s play evolved into violent clashes between men from opposing villages. Hundreds of players from each town would attempt to run the bladder into the middle of the their opponent’s town. Injuries and even death were such a common part of the game that the King of England eventually outlawed the sport.
In 1623, football resurfaced (legally) in England as a soccer-type game played on a field rather than in the town streets. Players were not allowed to touch the ball with anything except their feet. At about the same time, Irish teams took up a form of football that allowed players to hit the ball with their fists.
One of the biggest changes in the game happened at Rugby College in 1823. According to legend, William Ellis suddenly stopped kicking the ball, picked it up and ran down the field and across the goal line. Sure, Ellis had broken one of the fundamental rules of the game, but the crowd loved it. Rugby College recognized that Ellis had a good idea and began allowing players to run with ball. This was the official beginning of rugby and the catalyst for what we know today as football. Go to : Football Field Dimensions Football History Football Rules Football How To
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Meanwhile, Across the AtlanticAmerican colonists played similar football-type games. By the mid 1800s, colleges in the United States were challenging each other to games of football. In November 1869, some 100 fans watched Rutgers and Princeton play what might be considered the first college football game. Players were allowed to kick, hit or dribble the ball. Throwing the ball or running it was prohibited. Trivia buffs will want to know that Rutgers won that first game 6-4. 2007 NCAA Football Season WinsThe 2007 NCAA football season is fast approaching. While I don’t recommend large wagers on season wins because of the fact that your money will be tied up for approximately 4 months, here are some plays that you can put down a few units on and give yourself a chance to make a profit. I have looked at the 6 main conferences (Big East, ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 10) and came up with 2 plays in each conference to make a wager on. These lines were taken from TheGreek.com.
Louisville over 10 wins – The Cardinals have a new Head Coach in Kragthorpe who loves a wide open offense. This is good for a squad that returns 8 offensive starters including a great QB in Brian Brohm. For us to lose this bet the Cardinals would have to lose 3 games and I do not see that happening with the schedule they face. In fact, it would not surprise me if they went undefeated in the regular season.
South Florida over 7.5 wins – The Bulls were 9-4 last year and return 9 offensive starters and 7 defense starters. Head Coach Jim Leavitt is a very good coach and they have both West Virginia and Louisville at home. This is an up and coming program that began the football program in 1996 and could be contender for the Big East title this year.
Florida State under 9.5 wins – The Seminoles should be a much better team this year with their revamped coaching staff; however, they have a brutally tough schedule. They have road games at Virginia Tech and Florida as well as early season road games at Clemson, Colorado, Wake Forest (who beat them last year 30-0) and Boston College. They were 7-6 this year so I expect an improvement but I believe 10 wins is a bit much to ask.
Georgia Tech over 7 wins - This number is low because the Yellow Jackets lose 4 year starting QB Reggie Ball and superstar Calvin Johnson. I believe that anyone replacing Ball will be an improvement and the Jackets have some great receiver depth. They have 7 home games which are all winnable and I like them to get about 9 wins this year.
Florida under 10 wins – The Gators, fresh off a National Championship, also have a very tough schedule. They have road games at LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee and Auburn along with a neutral site game with Georgia in Jacksonville. Throw in a season ending home game with Florida State and it appears that the Gators will see a dip in their wins this year.
South Carolina over 7 wins – The Gamecocks return 7 starters on offense and 10 starters on defense. Combine that with the fact that Head Coach Steve Spurrier is in his 3rd year and you have the makings for a successful season. I think they will go way over the posted number of 7 wins and could be a SEC Championship contender.
Ohio State over 9 wins – The Buckeyes will return to a more normal Ohio State team as they return to their defense ways after losing a number of star offensive players. They have a very easy non-conference schedule which should net them 4 wins, throw in a win against Michigan who Head Coach Tressel owns, and a fairly weak Big 10 conference schedule and I think we have a winner here.
Iowa over 8.5 wins – The Hawkeyes have an easy non-conference schedule and they avoid both Michigan and Ohio State in the Big 10. This looks like it should be a great year for Iowa to move up in National perception and I think they hit double digit wins.
Nebraska under 9 wins – The Cornhuskers have a tough schedule with a home game against USC and road games at Texas and Missouri. They will be starting a new QB in Sam Keller who had success at Arizona State but is new to the program. I look for the Huskers to be an improved team but I think an 8-4 record is much more likely than a 10-2 record. If they win the 9 games then we will take the push.j
Texas A&M over 7.5 wins – The Aggies have a schedule that should allow them to get off to a fast 5-1 start. They will still need 3 wins in their last 6 games but I expect them to get that as they are always a tough team at home.
USC under 11 wins – I know what you are thinking, the Trojans are the best team in all of football. While I will agree with you on that, the schedule is just too tough for them to be expected to go undefeated which is the only way we can lose our bet. They have road games at Nebraska, Washington, Notre Dame, Oregon, California and Arizona State. If they can make it through all of those games without a loss then they deserve to be National Champs!
Arizona State over 8 wins – The Cardinals have a new coach in Dennis Erickson and they have 9 returning offensive starters. With all of this experience they should get off to a fast start and they have a schedule that should allow them to start off 7-1 or 8-0.