Post by FredFan7 on Dec 16, 2011 15:46:30 GMT -5
From 1969. Michigan vs. Ohio State
bit.ly/sTJRas
A few things I noticed:
Do you see the white rags in the officials pockets? That's the penalty flag! Football officials used white penalty flags for many years (some years with a red checked pattern in a corner). The NFL went to yellow penalty flags in the mid 60s so they could show up on TV better. The NCAA followed suit a few years later.
I can't get over the obsession of covering the ball and the spot. Markbreit and the U just crash the spot and hover over it like a mother bird protects the eggs in the nest. Acceptable mechanics of that time, but not today!
Enjoy the footage!
bit.ly/sTJRas
A few things I noticed:
Do you see the white rags in the officials pockets? That's the penalty flag! Football officials used white penalty flags for many years (some years with a red checked pattern in a corner). The NFL went to yellow penalty flags in the mid 60s so they could show up on TV better. The NCAA followed suit a few years later.
I can't get over the obsession of covering the ball and the spot. Markbreit and the U just crash the spot and hover over it like a mother bird protects the eggs in the nest. Acceptable mechanics of that time, but not today!
Enjoy the footage!
