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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    HEY GUYS!!!! LOOK, IT'S ME IN THE SUMMBERMODO AD!!!! word.
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    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    I'm sure if someone manages to break the screen they will gladly move it.
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    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    jerry jones is an idiot. when the colts built their new stadium they had there kicker go out and test the level they wished to use. seems like an obvious step when building a FOOTBALL stadium.
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    08/31/09

    @Nick: oh, and they say they are also weighing the option to raise the teevee for a U2 concert. wtf
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    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    The punters should just learn not to hit it. It's above regulation limits so they ought to know better. If they hit it, it's a bad punt and they should be thankful for the re-do.
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    08/31/09

    @Bandit: If this were baseball, it would be one thing. I'm not saying this because baseball's rules are any more or less fair, but because one of the things that baseball prides itself on is that each stadium is unique which causes the game to be played differently at each stadium. The Baltimore Chop of olden days only works with baseball because teams were able to create strategies based off of a particular stadium. However, football is a sport where the field is the same at every stadium. Other than the lighting and what surface is used, every football field is supposed to be the same and play the same way, and teams should not have to change their strategies based off of an obstruction.
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    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    it's like the green monstah!
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    08/31/09

    @med: no. the green monster was erected so games could not be watched from the streets. this bad boy was erected so you can watch the games from space.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    How about they raise the scoreboard 5 feet and lower the field 5 feet. That should cut the costs in half.
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    08/31/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAFrenchLoaf: and also create enough room for another row of seats which will allow them to recuperate the costs.
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    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    In other news, the Dallas Cowboys continues to let its coaches and players go to the airport with loaded handguns in their carry-on luggage.
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    08/31/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I know. Luckily he won't let the cheerleaders carry them, and I've finally developed a tolerance to pepper spray!
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    Image of FartyMcPooPants FartyMcPooPants
    08/31/09

    In reply to NFL to Let the Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen In Place
    This story is back to front. The screen is not in the way of the players. the players are in the way of the screen. Oh such a wonderful, wonderful, screen. Its needs must come first!
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    Just get more cameras! When the Seahawks lost to the Steelers it became evident that more cameras at different angles would help.


    I can't see this for 5-10 years though...

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    12/19/08

    @Radical-J: With enough cameras, a 3d model could be analyzed without any fancy sensors.
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    They've had tech in sports for ages. I see no difference between this and the sensors used in tennis matches. Both help the game.
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    12/19/08

    @OMG! Chrismukkah!: Tennis is a different story. Football has too many different factors.
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    12/19/08

    @OMG! Chrismukkah!: Agreed. I do think we need to apply Fox's glowing hockey puck tech to other sports though. I'd love to see a football go flaming on a fast throw. And if they miss the ball, the guy catches on fire. If he catches it, he doesn't. All CGI, BTW.
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    12/19/08

    @sir_pantsalot: However, whether the ball breaks the plane is a simple zero-sum matter which is best decided with technology. They can put sensors in the sidelines and shoes too to determine whether a player is in or out-of-bounds at the time of the catch.
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    12/19/08

    @24/6_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Again, look to tennis.


    It's real simple. Douse the ball with kerosene jelly and light it on fire.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    12/19/08

    @OMG! Chrismukkah!: What about the plastic strings on the rackets? I mean, do want Maria Shrapova or Justine Henin scarred by burns?
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    I don't like these systems. It would take too long and kill the flow of the game. If a system showed that the ball crossed the goal line the system would indicate a touchdown. What if his knee was down right before the ball broke the plane of the goal line. There are too many factors and if you want a perfect outcome then go and play video games.
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    they should put GPS chips in Baseballs as well, so we can quickly and accurately tell if a ball is fair or foul especially Home run balls...I think the price of the technology has gone down enough to make it worth trying. Even if it was only in the playoffs that they were used....well thats my Idea
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    12/19/08

    @superbryant: If it goes to one side of the line, it's fair. If it goes to the other, it's foul. If it hits the pole, it's a homerun. Is there really that much of a problem? I ask as I don't watch much baseball anymore.
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    Refs need more accuracy? Oh c'mon. Next you're gonna say "Congress needs more honesty" or "Killers need more justice."
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    12/19/08

    In reply to Sensor-Equipped Footballs to Make Refs More Accurate
    Things like this are going to ruin the game of football alltoghether if implemented in actual games. Part of the beauty of the game is the possibility for human error. Eliminating that makes the game dull in my opinion.


    I could see this being used for practice situations maybe. Other than that, I'm totally turned off.

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    12/19/08

    @Onebadtubesock: I totally agree. Bad calls are part of the game. Sometimes they go your way sometimes they don't.
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    12/19/08

    @baltwade: that means the game sucks if human error is part of the game...


    american sports sucks(football, baseball).... there are NO OTHER SPORTS in the world that require that much human judgement.... in tennis, either its in or out....once in a while would the ball land so close to a line so that a referee would have to make the call... in soccer, the referee has to make calls whether the tripping was a foul, or whether the ball did go past the goal line into the goal post...

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    12/19/08

    @taking_this_easy: Soccer requires less human judgment than American sports?





    I love the sport, but it is more prone to human error than any other sport in the world. Click the image if you don't get the reference.

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    11/07/08

    In reply to Live NFL Games Broadcast To Sprint Phones Starting Tonight
    It was 23 to 10 when I went to bed, so at least I slept well thinking we might win. I should have known better.
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