You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Reply #72: Offensive and defensive players are equally entitled to the ball [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 06:13 PM
Response to Reply #58
72. Offensive and defensive players are equally entitled to the ball
Therefore, both are also entitled to equal opportunity for unencumbered access to said ball.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
  -Sports rules you hate? ohiosmith  Nov-13-07 11:45 AM   #0 
  - the DH  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 11:46 AM   #1 
  - you and me  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 11:47 AM   #2 
  - the DH is blasphemy, and i'm not even a baseball fan,  KG   Nov-13-07 11:47 AM   #3 
  - Looove the DH.  janesez   Nov-13-07 03:21 PM   #62 
  - ahhh, the posterboy for the Never Going to Cooperstown club  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 03:34 PM   #64 
  - I agree 100%  LSdemocrat   Nov-13-07 10:29 PM   #92 
  - The holding penalty in football.  madinmaryland   Nov-13-07 11:48 AM   #4 
  - As a former Offensive Lineman, I thank you  new_beawr   Nov-13-07 01:54 PM   #45 
  - Not being allowed to use guns or flamethrowers during the 7th inning stretch  meegbear   Nov-13-07 11:49 AM   # 
  - Just ban the 7th inning stretch altogether. I hate listening to some  madinmaryland   Nov-13-07 11:54 AM   #8 
  - Pass Interference.  Fox Mulder   Nov-13-07 11:49 AM   #5 
  - For Sure!  maggies_boy   Nov-13-07 07:43 PM   #82 
  - taking a knee I can understand  AllegroRondo   Nov-13-07 11:50 AM   #6 
  - I think the idea is that  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 12:56 PM   #27 
  - The rule that allows them to pre-empt other TV shows. n/t  Deep13   Nov-13-07 11:54 AM   #7 
  - Infield fly rule!  PeterU   Nov-13-07 11:57 AM   #9 
  - balks piss me off...either call them consistently or do away with them entirely  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 12:01 PM   #12 
  - They know what it is  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 02:39 PM   #51 
  - Infield fly rule is required to prevent double plays by  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 12:23 PM   #16 
  - yep  MissMillie   Nov-13-07 12:53 PM   #26 
  - I love the Infield Fly Rule.  KitchenWitch   Nov-13-07 07:33 PM   #77 
  - Not being able to run with the bat.  flvegan   Nov-13-07 11:59 AM   #10 
  - broadcasting them during primetime cartoon slots.  unpossibles   Nov-13-07 12:00 PM   #11 
  - Got that right! n/t  Deep13   Nov-13-07 12:10 PM   #13 
  - Quarterback taking a We Knee  Parche   Nov-13-07 12:16 PM   #14 
  - 12 round boxing matches  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 12:21 PM   #15 
  - Has it changed? Aren't championship matches still 15? (nt)  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 12:24 PM   #17 
     - no, it is unsafe for the fighters. nt.  IndianaJones   Nov-13-07 12:27 PM   #19 
     - Still remember watching the fight 45 years ago where Emile Griffith  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 01:18 PM   #34 
        - Did you see the ESPN special. It discussed all that led up to the fight including  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 01:33 PM   #41 
           - No, but read about it.  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 09:50 PM   #88 
     - it's been 12 since Ray Mancini killed that guy  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 12:31 PM   #20 
        - 25 years ago today.  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 12:36 PM   #21 
        - was it really? that's friggin' eerie, man.  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 12:45 PM   #23 
        - Yep. Big article in the Review Journal about it. Here:  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 01:00 PM   # 
           - The fight  BOSSHOG   Nov-13-07 01:20 PM   #35 
              - I missed the ESPN broadcast. I watched the fight live on TV.  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 01:25 PM   #37 
                 - i have a vague memory of seeing it on tv  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 01:27 PM   #39 
                    - It was brutal man. Mancini never really recovered. It was like he always held back just a little.  ohiosmith   Nov-13-07 01:31 PM   #40 
                    - Same thing happen to Emile Griffin  sasquatch   Nov-13-07 02:50 PM   #55 
                    - You must've been in diapers. Youngster.  ohiosmith   Nov-14-07 09:43 AM   #95 
        - Yet after 75+ years of MMA....  pokerfan   Nov-14-07 11:06 AM   #96 
           - A lot of MMA fighters say its due to the different gloves  Godhumor   Nov-15-07 12:02 AM   #102 
              - Exactly  pokerfan   Nov-15-07 08:07 AM   #116 
        - That was awful!  Lurker No More   Nov-13-07 04:40 PM   #68 
  - Playing hockey on ice.  edbermac   Nov-13-07 12:25 PM   #18 
  - NFL overtime.  evlbstrd   Nov-13-07 12:42 PM   #22 
  - Just go to a field goal shootout  AllegroRondo   Nov-13-07 01:13 PM   #33 
  - That's an interesting twist.  evlbstrd   Nov-13-07 02:08 PM   #46 
  - Add My Vote n/m  javadu   Nov-14-07 11:34 PM   #100 
  - Free agency and the salary cap in the NFL  LanternWaste   Nov-13-07 12:52 PM   #24 
  - That a half-educated jackass millionaire ball-handler gets more media attention  Rabrrrrrr   Nov-13-07 12:52 PM   #25 
  - I've never seen a pro-fire sprinkler system  flvegan   Nov-13-07 01:00 PM   #31 
  - Wagner, Stravinsky (sp?), Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel,  IAmJacksSmirkingRevenge   Nov-13-07 02:47 PM   #54 
  - Bunting foul the third strike is an out.  Maestro   Nov-13-07 12:58 PM   #28 
  - The two-line pass rule from hockey.  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 12:58 PM   #29 
  - What is that prohibition? Thanks  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 01:08 PM   #32 
     - From the wiki:  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 01:46 PM   #44 
        - Thanks!  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 02:47 PM   #53 
  - No guns on the field.  Perry Logan   Nov-13-07 01:00 PM   #30 
  - The all star winning league gets home field in the World Series  BOSSHOG   Nov-13-07 01:24 PM   #36 
  - Agree with you on both  abq e streeter   Nov-13-07 06:55 PM   #73 
  - Officials not throwing out a coach in football.  bushwentawol   Nov-13-07 01:26 PM   #38 
  - Along that line, coaches crossing the line onto the playing area  HERVEPA   Nov-13-07 01:37 PM   #42 
     - Basketball coaches have always worn ties  sasquatch   Nov-13-07 02:54 PM   #57 
  - The fumble rule which says the ball can't be advanced  NoGOPZone   Nov-13-07 01:46 PM   #43 
  - The Holy Roller  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 02:44 PM   #52 
     - All three players involved admitted intentionally moving  NoGOPZone   Nov-13-07 03:10 PM   #60 
        - Wow, I wasn't aware of that  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 03:20 PM   #61 
  - Boxing: No kicking when the other guy goes down  AngryAmish   Nov-13-07 02:11 PM   #47 
  - The three-pointer in college hoops  KamaAina   Nov-13-07 02:14 PM   #48 
  - I agree it is a ridiculously easy shot  underpants   Nov-13-07 02:20 PM   #49 
  - I would say the same thing with the dunk shot at any level.  bushwentawol   Nov-13-07 03:34 PM   #63 
  - Football needs to adopt a "advantage gained" standard to pass interference  underpants   Nov-13-07 02:21 PM   #50 
  - In the NBA  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 02:50 PM   #56 
  - You think there used to be defense in the NBA?  Awsi Dooger   Nov-15-07 03:15 AM   #105 
     - '80s?  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-15-07 03:53 AM   #112 
  - OFFENSIVE pass interference  charlie and algernon   Nov-13-07 02:56 PM   #58 
  - Offensive and defensive players are equally entitled to the ball  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 06:13 PM   #72 
  - Football--no loss of down for a delay of game  Godhumor   Nov-13-07 03:07 PM   #59 
  - Ooh, good one. Never thought of that, but you're right, makes more sense.  Tafiti   Nov-13-07 07:26 PM   #75 
     - On Godhumor's point,  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 09:21 PM   #86 
  - As someone who has never been a sports fan  ThomCat   Nov-13-07 03:37 PM   #65 
  - That's how I feel about the 9/11 Forum!  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 04:27 PM   #67 
  - those are "rules"????  DrDan   Nov-13-07 03:38 PM   #66 
  - Allowing a baserunner to tag up and advance on a caught foul ball...  KrazyKat   Nov-13-07 05:46 PM   #69 
  - If it's caught on the fly, it's in play  Oeditpus Rex   Nov-13-07 06:09 PM   #70 
  - The shootout in the NHL  mikeargo   Nov-13-07 06:11 PM   #71 
  - The ground can't cause a fumbe.  cloudbase   Nov-13-07 07:02 PM   #74 
  - The rediculous "Cheerleaders can't celebrate TDs with firearms" rule. Jeeze, people!  Bucky   Nov-13-07 07:30 PM   #76 
  - Advocating celebratory gunfire for teams whose mascot is a Bruin or Bear...  recoveringdittohed   Nov-14-07 11:24 AM   #97 
  - Football/soccer  bixente   Nov-13-07 07:37 PM   #78 
  - hear hear!  MrCoffee   Nov-13-07 07:37 PM   #79 
  - The shootout in the NHL and the DH in MLB  socordsx   Nov-13-07 07:42 PM   #80 
  - Basketball - the fouling team could get possession  JustABozoOnThisBus   Nov-13-07 07:43 PM   #81 
  - Football - pushing an airborn receiver OOB  pokerfan   Nov-13-07 09:09 PM   #83 
  - Does NCAA do it that way?  DuStrange   Nov-13-07 09:16 PM   #84 
  - I pretty sure that's the way the NCAA does it  pokerfan   Nov-13-07 09:25 PM   #87 
  - Sooo, a guy catches a pass over the middle going airborne,  recoveringdittohed   Nov-15-07 06:18 AM   #115 
     - It would be a good change  pokerfan   Nov-15-07 08:18 AM   #117 
  - shootout in both NHL and soccer  sniffa   Nov-13-07 09:18 PM   #85 
  - AMEN!!  tkmorris   Nov-15-07 04:36 AM   #114 
  - Fan interference in baseball  EOO   Nov-13-07 09:51 PM   #89 
  - "Running into the kicker" in football  Strawman   Nov-13-07 09:55 PM   #90 
  - I hate the 20 foot rule in Women's Flat Track Roller Derby  swag   Nov-13-07 10:22 PM   #91 
  - no kicking in the private places  Perseid   Nov-13-07 10:32 PM   #93 
  - The apparent unwritten "rule"  Cabcere   Nov-13-07 10:38 PM   #94 
  - Alternate Possession in NCAA basketball  Lance_Boyle   Nov-14-07 01:29 PM   #98 
  - Having to wear clothes.  hisownpetard   Nov-14-07 11:24 PM   #99 
  - Pass interference in the NFL being penalized as a spot foul.  Tinman   Nov-14-07 11:38 PM   #101 
  - rule #48  Perseid   Nov-15-07 12:08 AM   #103 
  - Onside kick - that's just wrong nt  alphafemale   Nov-15-07 02:05 AM   #104 
  - Soccer - that it's a good thing to hit a ball with your head nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 03:17 AM   #106 
  - Football - that running people down to the ground is considered a sport nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 03:18 AM   #107 
  - Boxing - That beating someone up is considered a sport nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 03:19 AM   #108 
  - Clock stopping after a sack  Awsi Dooger   Nov-15-07 03:22 AM   #109 
  - Tuck rule  Awsi Dooger   Nov-15-07 03:34 AM   #110 
  - I would eliminate pass interference  Awsi Dooger   Nov-15-07 03:44 AM   #111 
  - I'd get rid of the drop areas in golf  Awsi Dooger   Nov-15-07 03:55 AM   #113 
  - That sports enthusiasts have to have that lower IQ, unsophisticated, neanderthal grace of Mac Truck  skyblue   Nov-15-07 09:30 AM   #118 
  - That "Coach" is usually somewhat of a bully. nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 09:36 AM   #119 
  - That some sports enthusiasts think beer bellies are more attractive or manly. nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 09:38 AM   #120 
  - The soft porn cheerleader thing is pretty much sexist nt  skyblue   Nov-15-07 10:00 AM   #121 
 

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC