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Eater.com just published a list of team bars in a bunch of major cities. I'd recommend picking one (Green Bay's because I'm biased) and watching it with a crowd that's really into that game, instead of something where all 6 or so are on at the same time. That way, the bar's sound will be on the game, and when people hear you explain you heard (bar) was the place to see (team) to really experience American football in a British accent you'll have to grow 5 hands to hold all your free drinks.
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Gambrinus posted:Green Bay or Minnesota, or both (haven't checked the fixture list for that weekend yet. If you specifically care about those two teams, try and find a Packers or Vikings bar in the area. I personally never do this because most Eagles fans are vile and insane but I've been to other team-specific bars and had a blast. Although I wouldn't mention that you're also interested in the Vikings in the Packers bar or Packers in the Vikings bar.
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What is the best way to look up stats based a very specific set of criteria? For instance, there are a bunch or idiots blaming Cutler for the Bears loss to Green Bay, despite the Bears D never forcing a turnover or even a single punt. I want to look if there has EVER been a team to win while never forcing a punt or getting a takeaway. Pro football reference's team game finder is so drat close to what I need, but does not give me a way to search against number of punts. Are there any other go to methods for stat searching?
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Lt. Chips posted:What is the best way to look up stats based a very specific set of criteria? I couldn't figure out an easy way. The only things I could think of is to match your list of team/game/turnovers against a list of player/game/punts to see if there are any games from the first list that don't have a match on the second list.
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Is there any rule against the H-type goal posts? I know that a handful have them, but I don't know if they're some sort of exception.
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NFL rules specify Y-shaped goals (I believe the Saints had to get an exception from the league office to play at Tiger Stadium). NCAA and Fed rules do not; as long as the crossbar's 10 feet high and the posts are the correct width and minimum height, you can use any safe construction.
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Neat. Guess that also explains Idaho and it's almost Arena style goal posts too.
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I was even about to say "if you had a dome you could hang them from the ceiling!" and then went "meh, who plays in a dome anyway?"
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Trin Tragula posted:I was even about to say "if you had a dome you could hang them from the ceiling!" and then went "meh, who plays in a dome anyway?" Bill Belicheck just started salivating
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Trin Tragula posted:I was even about to say "if you had a dome you could hang them from the ceiling!" and then went "meh, who plays in a dome anyway?" for reference 
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wheez the roux posted:for reference This seems a lot safer for the athletes. At the very least Canadian football should adopt it where possible since they put the goalposts right loving there at the start of the endzone.
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Raku posted:This seems a lot safer for the athletes. I suggest you look at a picture facing the other way
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Sash! posted:I suggest you look at a picture facing the other way Not really getting what you're trying to say here... why wouldn't it be safer? Unless you insist on dunking the ball over the goalpost and it falls on you, but hey, there're rules against that already
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Dramatika posted:Not really getting what you're trying to say here... why wouldn't it be safer? Unless you insist on dunking the ball over the goalpost and it falls on you, but hey, there're rules against that already He's talking about the stadium in general, like, flip the camera around and see how much room there is from the back of the end zone to a wall. The Kibbie Dome is fun in a dumb way but...not good.
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Yeah, there's like...no space at all back there. Running into the post isn't a problem. The wall that's like seven feet from the backline is.
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Sash! posted:Yeah, there's like...no space at all back there. Running into the post isn't a problem. The wall that's like seven feet from the backline is. Seven? Try like, 3.
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Hah, yeah, the Kibbie Dome does own
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I am looking to move to Chicago, specifically Humboldt Park for the first couple of months. I know there are a ton of Michigan State alums in the area, so does anyone know a good bar to go to for their games? Are there also any places dedicated to showing Lions games for all of the Michigan transplants? I know the NFL has its coverage rules, but I would guess there are places with Sunday Ticket or something to give them access.
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Here's Eater's guide to the best Chicago bars to watch your team's game at. Looks like your weekends are at Grand River.
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Coco13 posted:Here's Eater's guide to the best Chicago bars to watch your team's game at. Looks like your weekends are at Grand River. Looks like a decent distance from where I'll initially staying, but that's just through November. I'll keep that in mind, at least for Lions games.
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Henchman of Santa posted:I am looking to move to Chicago, specifically Humboldt Park for the first couple of months. I know there are a ton of Michigan State alums in the area, so does anyone know a good bar to go to for their games? You can find a place easily. Lots of bars fly the flags of the teams they show during game days, so a glance around your neighborhood will help. also i will hang out w/ u
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Henchman of Santa posted:I am looking to move to Chicago, specifically Humboldt Park for the first couple of months. I know there are a ton of Michigan State alums in the area, so does anyone know a good bar to go to for their games? lol good luck, Chicago's a Northwestern town
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R.D. Mangles posted:lol good luck, Chicago's a Northwestern town [long, terrible pause echoing down the dim melancholy halls of history] nah
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R.D. Mangles posted:lol good luck, Chicago's a Northwestern town Gameday in Evanston was cute.
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football fuckerman posted:[long, terrible pause echoing down the dim melancholy halls of history] nah All the best prospects in every sport from Chicago go to like, Ohio State.
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I think this is probably the best thread to ask this. Why is this a probation? Jim Harbaugh posted:he plays for the aints, not against them
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Because stupid nicknames for teams is dumb and shouldn't be encouraged
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ROSS MY SALAD posted:Because stupid nicknames for teams is dumb and shouldn't be encouraged That's pretty clearly a typo.
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"Ain'ts" was a pretty common nickname for the Saints for most of their existence, so it's easy to make the assumption that it's intentional.
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So I was rewatching last week's Baylor/TCU game, and near the end of the game Baylor gets called for a substitution infraction for having 12 players on the field when TCU's getting ready to punt. Then I saw the replay and the player who wasn't supposed to be on the field trying to sprint from his spot near the visitor's sideline all the way back to his own and I got curious - would it have been legal for him to just go onto TCU's sideline for a play instead, or was having to run the width of the field his only choice there?
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I'd imagine you have to go back to your own sideline, but the rules thread will probably answer this better than I can.
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Grittybeard posted:I'd imagine you have to go back to your own sideline, but the rules thread will probably answer this better than I can. Oh, drat. Missed it.
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Probably irrelevant to the pro game with direct headset communication to the QB but with "stealing signs" coming up a few times recently in the college game, I was wondering if anyone puts any real work into designing the signals teams use to call plays from the sidelines. The tradeoff between comprehensibility and security seems like a question for professionals but I can totally imagine coaching staffs just passing down whatever systems they learned when they played with just minor variations and no one involved has any real knowledge of cryptography. Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to get a grad student to cook up something sensible but does anyone actually do that?
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Probably irrelevant to the pro game with direct headset communication to the QB but with "stealing signs" coming up a few times recently in the college game, I was wondering if anyone puts any real work into designing the signals teams use to call plays from the sidelines. The tradeoff between comprehensibility and security seems like a question for professionals but I can totally imagine coaching staffs just passing down whatever systems they learned when they played with just minor variations and no one involved has any real knowledge of cryptography. Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to get a grad student to cook up something sensible but does anyone actually do that? You mean like the famous Oregon play signs?   
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Yeah, we use those too, just wondering how sound they are in cryptographic terms or if everyone is just counting on the fact that no one on the other sideline is trying any harder than they are.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Yeah, we use those too, just wondering how sound they are in cryptographic terms or if everyone is just counting on the fact that no one on the other sideline is trying any harder than they are. Encoding signals so that your team understands them and the other team doesn't is as old as the game itself, and stealing the opponents signals is equally old. They obviously have to be changed occasionally as players and coaches move around. Generally, they don't have to be perfect, just ambiguous enough that the opponents don't have time to decode them and react to them before the next play.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Yeah, we use those too, just wondering how sound they are in cryptographic terms or if everyone is just counting on the fact that no one on the other sideline is trying any harder than they are. Oregon's system was (is?) legitimately loving weird. quote:The whistle sounds. The offensive line hustles to the new line of scrimmage. The officials scramble to keep up. Ducks quarterback Darron Thomas stares at the sideline, where Haines holds a placard. Oregon's receivers stare, too.
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My favourite thing about of one of the most memorable games I've ever seen: (They didn't.)
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Quick question, when receivers line up outside, they often look and point to the sideline. I always assumed that it was them just checking with the refs on the sidelines that they lined up onside. Is there a reason for that behavior?
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turbomoose posted:Quick question, when receivers line up outside, they often look and point to the sideline. I always assumed that it was them just checking with the refs on the sidelines that they lined up onside. Is there a reason for that behavior? They're checking to see if they're lined up on the line or not, you need to have seven on the line to avoid an illegal formation penalty with the guys who are on the outside being eligible receivers. Sometimes you'll see a tight end go in motion, step up and wave the receiver to his outside to back up a step for the same reason. I'd imagine the whole thing started because you don't have a tackle right next to you to line up on, so it just becomes a rote thing you do every play to make sure you're in the right place.
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