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NFL reportedly planning on embedding data chips in footballs to gauge field goals
aol.com ^ | July 18, 2016 | Mark Lelinwalla

Posted on 07/19/2016 12:12:47 PM PDT by Colofornian

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To: EagleUSA

“This would be a device that has mass — and for a football, significant mass. It will change the physics of the football.”

Already used in soccer balls.


21 posted on 07/19/2016 12:44:46 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: EQAndyBuzz

A critical FAILURE point in the game. The fact that each ump has their own version of the strike zone, to the point where MLB pitchers study tape of THEM is a pathetic shame. There’s no entertainment value in only one person in the stadium knowing if that’s a ball or strike.


22 posted on 07/19/2016 12:45:10 PM PDT by discostu (Joan Crawford has risen from the grave)
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To: Colofornian

A sensor could be a lot of fun.

Air pressure/temperature
Ball speed
Rotations

We could have new stats on how fast the ball carrier is running, velocity of a thrown ball, number of spirals while the ball is in the air, height of a kicked ball, etc...

They could even track down the kid that was handed Cam Newton’s 1000th touchdown pass and Cam could trade it for an autographed ball.


23 posted on 07/19/2016 12:47:16 PM PDT by toast
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To: Colofornian

I heard the Russians were injecting there football’s with steroids.


24 posted on 07/19/2016 12:51:30 PM PDT by McGruff (How about investigating the donations to the Clinton Foundation)
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To: Colofornian
Lets go one step further, have digitally controlled field goal posts which are adjustable depending on how far the field goal attempt is made...........

For an extra point, adjust the posts to maybe 20 ft. or force the team to go for two points.........

25 posted on 07/19/2016 12:51:58 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (If only Hillary had married OJ instead......)
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To: discostu

It is easer to watch at home. When I go it seems like endless time outs.


26 posted on 07/19/2016 12:59:35 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: discostu

The 16% provides the drama.


27 posted on 07/19/2016 1:11:45 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (As always, /s is implicitly assumed. Unless explicitly labled /not s. Saves keystrokes.)
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To: Colofornian

HaHa! Maybe this chip can also check air pressure and go into loud beeping mode when tampered with.


28 posted on 07/19/2016 1:12:46 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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To: discostu

“They’ve specifically said it will not “

This means of course, that it WILL.


29 posted on 07/19/2016 1:13:12 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (As always, /s is implicitly assumed. Unless explicitly labled /not s. Saves keystrokes.)
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To: Scrambler Bob

No it doesn’t. Especially because most of that 16% are the long shots. Pretty much anything snapped inside the 30 is automatic. FGs are boring, time to narrow the posts, but not the hashmarks (that’s a big part of the problem, no aiming is really necessary because the kick always starts from inside the posts, FG kicking is actually harder in college with the wider hashes). I’d put a bar on top too, no more “the posts go forever” junk, make it a rectangle, make the kickers do some real aiming and force control.


30 posted on 07/19/2016 1:16:21 PM PDT by discostu (Joan Crawford has risen from the grave)
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To: Scrambler Bob

No it won’t. It should, but the device is totally external and won’t be able to.


31 posted on 07/19/2016 1:17:19 PM PDT by discostu (Joan Crawford has risen from the grave)
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Screw the NFL. Leftist owners and thug players.

It is not an organization any of you should be supporting.


32 posted on 07/19/2016 1:22:58 PM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (Three Percenter - Cruz/West)
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To: BenLurkin

Because the strike zone is supposed to change with the height and stance of the hitter. It would work really good for inside and outside, low and high is where it would get tricky. But it isn’t like the umps really change their zone too much for shorter players vs tall players now, and pitch track doesn’t look like it changes either. So maybe just come up with a standard rectangle height above home plate.

But I think that would mean a lot of 2 hour 13 inning 1-0 games with the relief pitching now, at least for a few years. The zone that is called by the umps looks like a crooked oval depending on lefty/righty hitter, with basically no actual corner calls called correctly.

Freegards


33 posted on 07/19/2016 1:31:40 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: Ransomed

Sensors on the uniforms.


34 posted on 07/19/2016 1:33:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Who inspects the sensors before every at bat? How low are you going to let them crouch the next two pitches if they go 3-0 in the count? I like something on the player because stances change depending on the game situation, and yes the strike zone should too. Some, anyhow. But an ump wouldn’t change his zone to much if a player tried to make a shorter strike zone. Ball height passing over the plate on isometric measurements of the player might do it, but you would then be losing the stance changing the zone at all. I wouldn’t be totally against something like that, I guess.

Freegards


35 posted on 07/19/2016 1:51:48 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: Colofornian

Ok. Maybe something against the rules was done.

But I’m a JETS FAN and EVEN I can’t believe Wilkerson got one game suspension for driving 150 with drugs and kid in car and resisting arrest?!?!?!

four game suspension for a ball???


36 posted on 07/19/2016 1:55:36 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Colofornian

Will these chips be colored in pink for October?


37 posted on 07/19/2016 2:05:13 PM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Tallguy

Put lights on each upright to indicate a successful field goal. That would eliminate any questions of wether the fg was good or not.


38 posted on 07/19/2016 2:10:16 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.)
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To: discostu

Doesn’t it really boil down to coach’s discretion and the definition of “field goal range”.

The coaches collectively have determined that the definition of “field goal range” is “the area where 84.5% of attempts are completed”. If they narrow the goal posts, then “the area where 84.5% of attempts are completed” will become smaller. Thus, they just won’t attempt field goals until they are closer in.

My guess is that it will result in more punts and more failed 4th down attempts which would make it a lower scoring and more boring game.


39 posted on 07/19/2016 2:12:49 PM PDT by nitzy
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To: Colofornian

How about sensors to determine first downs? The way it’s done now is absurd.

First, the referees spot the ball. Then the chain gain aligns one end of the chain from the sideline. Several plays later, they may bring the chains out to measure for the first down. They didn’t bring out the chains to get an accurate location for the first down so any further measurements are only a guess..

BTW, if you can use sensors to measure for a first down, you can use sensors to determine touchdowns. You can also determine if receptions were in bounds.


40 posted on 07/19/2016 2:14:13 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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