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The Evolution of Football Field Markings: A Historical Perspective · Sports History Network

• 0:52
  As
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  modern
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  gridiron
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  fans,
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  we
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  might
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  take
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  the
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  geometry
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  of
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  the
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  football
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  field
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  for
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  granted.
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  The
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  crisp
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  white
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  numbers,
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  the
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  directional
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  arrows
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  for
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  TV
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  reviewers,
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  and
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  the
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  standard
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  10
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  yard
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  intervals.
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  But
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  as
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  football
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  historian
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  Timothy
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  Brown
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  reveals,
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  the
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  field
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  wasn't
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  always
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  a
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  masterpiece
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  of
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  clarity.
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  In
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  the
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  early
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  days
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  of
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  the
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  sport,
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  the
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  players,
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  fans
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  and
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  officials
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  were
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  often
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  literally
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  lost
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  on
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  the
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  field.
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  Imagine
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  trying
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  to
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  officiate
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  a
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  25
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  yard
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  penalty
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  on
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  a
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  field
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  that
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  did
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  have
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  identified
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  lines
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  and
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  numbers
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  to
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  help
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  navigate
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  the
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  penalty.
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  Tim
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  joins
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  us
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  to
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  break
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  down
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  how
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  the
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  chaos
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  of
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  the
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  early
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  field
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  experimentation
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  eventually
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  gave
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  way
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  to
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  the
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  standardized
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  markings
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  that
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  define
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  the
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  game's
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  field
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  today.
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  Hello,
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  my
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  football
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  friends.
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  Once
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  again
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  we
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  are
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  joined
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  by
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  Timothy
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  p.
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  Brown
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  of
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  footballarchaeology.com
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  to
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  bring
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  us
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  one
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  of
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  his
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  tidbits
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  that
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  he's
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  done
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  recently.
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  Tim,
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  welcome
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  back
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  to
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  the
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  Pig
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  Pen.
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  Hey
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  there.
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  Look
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  forward
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  to
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  chatting
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  and
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  I
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  think
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  this
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  podcast
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  should
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  work
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  very
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  well
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  in
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  digital
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  format.
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  In
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  digital
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  format,
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  yes.
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  We're
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  talking
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  that
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  as
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  we
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  go
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  through
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  history
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  here
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  because
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  you
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  had
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  a
• 1:56
  tidbit
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  that
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  you
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  wrote
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  recently
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  that
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  really
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  tweaks
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  my,
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  my
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  officiating
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  side
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  of
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  me.
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  The
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  evolution
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  of
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  yardage
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  markers
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  and
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  field
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  numbers
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  is
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  what
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  you
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  called
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  it.
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  These
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  are
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  things
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  that
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  I'm
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  very
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  familiar
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  with
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  and
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  I'm
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  sure
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  everybody
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  watches
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  football.
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  So
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  what
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  can
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  you
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  tell
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  us
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  about
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  this
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  history?
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  Yeah,
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  so
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  let
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  me
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  just
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  to.
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  I
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  distinguish
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  yardage
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  markers
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  and
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  field
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  numbers
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  as,
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  you
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  know,
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  I
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  just
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  view
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  yardage
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  markers
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  as
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  signs
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  along
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  the,
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  along
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  the
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  grandstand
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  or
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  you
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  know,
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  the
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  post.
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  There's
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  a
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  little
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  rubber
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  tripod
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  and
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  trapezoidal
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  things
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  that,
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  you
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  know,
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  have,
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  you
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  know,
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  been
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  on
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  football
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  fields
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  over
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  time.
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  And
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  then
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  field
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  numbers
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  are
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  the
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  actual,
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  you
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  know,
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  they're
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  some
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  kind
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  of
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  number
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  or
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  indicator
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  painted
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  on
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  the
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  field,
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  on
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  the
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  grass
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  or
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  on
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  the
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  turf,
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  you
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  know,
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  itself.
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  So
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  just
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  for
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  that.
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  So
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  I
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  think,
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  you
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  know,
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  the,
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  the
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  thing
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  about
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  the
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  numbers
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  that,
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  you
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  know,
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  just
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  to
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  kind
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  of
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  put
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  them
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  in
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  place.
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  One
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  of
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  the
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  things
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  that,
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  it
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  kind
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  of
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  shocks
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  me
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  every
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  time
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  when
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  there's
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  certain
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  images
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  of
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  old
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  football
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  fields
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  in
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  the
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  non
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  checkerboard
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  days
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  when
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  you
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  look
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  at
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  the,
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  you
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  know,
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  it's
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  a
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  big
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  old
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  stadium
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  and
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  you
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  get
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  a
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  shot
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  from,
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  you
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  know,
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  press
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  box
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  or
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  higher
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  and
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  the
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  field
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  is
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  just
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  barren.
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  You
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  know,
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  all
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  that's
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  there
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  is
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  the,
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  the
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  sidelines,
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  the
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  goal
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  lines,
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  you
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  know,
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  later
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  on
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  the
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  end
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  lines
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  too,
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  and
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  the
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  yardage
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  lines
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  and
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  you
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  know,
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  so
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  no
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  lock
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  me
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  lines,
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  no
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  hash
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  marks,
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  no
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  numbers,
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  no
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  logos,
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  all
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  that
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  kind
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  of
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  stuff.
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  And,
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  but
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  then
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  obviously
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  that's
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  changed
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  a
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  lot
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  over
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  time.
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  So
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  I
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  just.
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  That's
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  kind
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  of
• 3:48
  where
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  I'm
• 3:48
  coming
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  from
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  with
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  the
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  story.
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  But
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  you
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  know,
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  in
• 3:54
  before
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  we
• 3:55
  had,
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  you
• 3:57
  know,
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  field
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  numbers
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  and
• 3:58
  even
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  some
• 3:59
  of
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  yardage
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  markers,
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  about
• 4:01
  the
• 4:02
  only
• 4:02
  really
• 4:02
  things
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  that
• 4:03
  they
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  had
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  on
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  the
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  field,
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  sometimes
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  they'd
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  have.
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  The
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  25
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  yard
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  line
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  was
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  a
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  bigger
• 4:08
  deal
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  back
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  in
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  the
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  day
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  because
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  that's
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  where
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  the.
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  You
• 4:12
  did
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  kick
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  outs,
• 4:13
  you
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  know,
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  before
• 4:14
  they
• 4:14
  had
• 4:14
  touchbacks
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  and,
• 4:15
  or
• 4:16
  even
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  with
• 4:16
  touchbacks
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  and
• 4:17
  you
• 4:17
  know,
• 4:17
  safeties
• 4:18
  were
• 4:18
  kicked
• 4:18
  from
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  the
• 4:19
  25.
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  So
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  oftentimes
• 4:20
  they.
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  The
• 4:20
  25
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  was.
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  Had
• 4:22
  some
• 4:22
  kind
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  of
• 4:22
  diamond
• 4:23
  chalked
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  on
• 4:24
  it
• 4:24
  or
• 4:24
  something
• 4:25
  like
• 4:25
  that.
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  Sometimes
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  center
• 4:27
  line
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  was
• 4:28
  a
• 4:28
  little
• 4:28
  bit
• 4:28
  different,
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  either
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  50
• 4:30
  or
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  the
• 4:31
  55.
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  So
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  anyways,
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  in,
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  you
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  know,
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  starting
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  about
• 4:37
  1900,
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  they
• 4:38
  started
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  hanging
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  these
• 4:40
  signs
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  on.
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  Along
• 4:43
  the,
• 4:44
  you
• 4:44
  know,
• 4:44
  kind
• 4:45
  of
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  base
• 4:45
  of
• 4:45
  grandstands.
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  But
• 4:48
  then,
• 4:48
  you
• 4:49
  know,
• 4:49
  a
• 4:49
  lot
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  times,
• 4:49
  like
• 4:49
  the
• 4:50
  players
• 4:50
  would
• 4:50
  block,
• 4:51
  you
• 4:51
  know,
• 4:51
  people
• 4:51
  couldn't
• 4:52
  see
• 4:52
  them
• 4:53
  because
• 4:53
  players
• 4:53
  were
• 4:54
  down
• 4:54
  there,
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  know,
• 4:56
  people
• 4:56
  on
• 4:56
  the
• 4:56
  opposite
• 4:57
  side
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  field.
• 4:57
  So
• 4:58
  then
• 4:58
  they
• 4:58
  started
• 4:58
  putting
• 4:59
  posts
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  or,
• 5:00
  you
• 5:01
  know,
• 5:01
  different
• 5:01
  kinds
• 5:01
  of
• 5:02
  basically
• 5:02
  different
• 5:03
  forms
• 5:03
  of
• 5:03
  signs,
• 5:04
  maybe
• 5:05
  5
• 5:05
  yards
• 5:05
  off
• 5:06
  the
• 5:06
  yard
• 5:06
  line
• 5:06
  or
• 5:07
  off
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  sideline.
• 5:09
  So
• 5:09
  that's
• 5:09
  about
• 5:09
  all
• 5:10
  they
• 5:10
  had.
• 5:10
  And
• 5:10
  then,
• 5:11
  then
• 5:11
  in,
• 5:13
  in
• 5:13
  27,
• 5:14
  when
• 5:15
  they
• 5:15
  moved
• 5:15
  the
• 5:16
  end
• 5:16
  line
• 5:17
  or,
• 5:17
  I'm
• 5:17
  sorry,
• 5:17
  when
• 5:17
  they
• 5:18
  move
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  goal
• 5:18
  post
• 5:19
  to
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  end
• 5:19
  line,
• 5:20
  there's
• 5:20
  whole
• 5:21
  flurry
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  activity
• 5:23
  because
• 5:24
  everyone
• 5:24
  was
• 5:24
  concerned
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  players,
• 5:26
  fans,
• 5:26
  officials
• 5:28
  would
• 5:28
  be
• 5:28
  confused
• 5:29
  about
• 5:29
  where
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  goal
• 5:30
  line
• 5:30
  is
• 5:31
  because
• 5:31
  they
• 5:31
  had
• 5:31
  always
• 5:32
  known
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  goal
• 5:33
  line
• 5:33
  was
• 5:34
  where
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  goal
• 5:34
  posts
• 5:34
  were.
• 5:35
  But
• 5:35
  once
• 5:35
  you
• 5:36
  shift
• 5:36
  them
• 5:36
  back,
• 5:37
  it's
• 5:37
  like,
• 5:37
  well,
• 5:37
  where,
• 5:37
  you
• 5:38
  know,
• 5:38
  where's
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  goal
• 5:39
  line?
• 5:40
  So,
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  know,
• 5:41
  pretty
• 5:41
  much
• 5:42
  all
• 5:42
  across
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  country,
• 5:42
  people,
• 5:43
  you
• 5:43
  know,
• 5:43
  people
• 5:44
  tried
• 5:44
  different
• 5:45
  things
• 5:45
  to,
• 5:46
  you
• 5:46
  know,
• 5:46
  they
• 5:46
  put
• 5:47
  dummies
• 5:47
  and
• 5:48
  whatnot
• 5:48
  on
• 5:48
  the
• 5:48
  go
• 5:49
  lines.
• 5:50
  They.
• 5:50
  Some
• 5:51
  people
• 5:51
  actually
• 5:52
  stuck
• 5:52
  little
• 5:52
  pieces
• 5:52
  of
• 5:53
  paper
• 5:53
  on
• 5:53
  sticks
• 5:54
  along
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  goal
• 5:54
  line.
• 5:56
  But
• 5:56
  like
• 5:57
  painting
• 5:57
  diagonal
• 5:58
  stripes
• 5:58
  or
• 5:59
  checkerboards
• 5:59
  in
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  goal
• 6:00
  in
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  end
• 6:01
  zone
• 6:02
  was
• 6:02
  probably
• 6:02
  the
• 6:03
  most
• 6:04
  common
• 6:04
  thing.
• 6:05
  And
• 6:05
  you
• 6:05
  know,
• 6:06
  basically
• 6:07
  our
• 6:08
  whole
• 6:08
  concept
• 6:08
  of
• 6:08
  decorated
• 6:09
  end
• 6:09
  zones
• 6:09
  that
• 6:10
  originated
• 6:11
  in
• 6:11
  27
• 6:11
  because
• 6:12
  we
• 6:12
  moved
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  goalpost
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  backline.
• 6:15
  So,
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  know,
• 6:16
  there's
• 6:16
  all
• 6:16
  that
• 6:16
  stuff
• 6:17
  going
• 6:17
  on.
• 6:18
  And
• 6:19
  there
• 6:19
  were.
• 6:19
  I
• 6:20
  think
• 6:20
  there
• 6:20
  may
• 6:20
  have
• 6:20
  been
• 6:20
  a
• 6:21
  few
• 6:21
  schools
• 6:22
  that
• 6:22
  in
• 6:23
  27
• 6:23
  painted
• 6:24
  either
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  zero
• 6:25
  on
• 6:25
  the
• 6:26
  field
• 6:26
  itself
• 6:26
  or
• 6:27
  a
• 6:27
  G,
• 6:27
  you
• 6:28
  know,
• 6:28
  right
• 6:28
  at
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  goal
• 6:28
  line.
• 6:31
  But,
• 6:33
  so,
• 6:34
  but,
• 6:35
  you
• 6:35
  know,
• 6:35
  over
• 6:35
  time
• 6:36
  they
• 6:36
  started
• 6:38
  painting
• 6:38
  numbers
• 6:39
  on
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  field,
• 6:40
  typically
• 6:40
  every
• 6:41
  10
• 6:41
  yards.
• 6:42
  Some
• 6:42
  did
• 6:42
  it
• 6:42
  every
• 6:43
  5
• 6:43
  yards
• 6:43
  and
• 6:43
  still
• 6:44
  do.
• 6:44
  But,
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  know,
• 6:46
  and,
• 6:47
  but
• 6:47
  they
• 6:47
  were
• 6:47
  like
• 6:48
  all
• 6:48
  shapes
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  sizes
• 6:49
  you
• 6:50
  know,
• 6:50
  I
• 6:50
  think
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  tidbit
• 6:51
  has
• 6:53
  an
• 6:53
  example.
• 6:54
  It's
• 6:54
  actually
• 6:54
  from
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  Canadian
• 6:55
  Football
• 6:55
  League,
• 6:55
  but
• 6:56
  you
• 6:56
  know,
• 6:56
  just
• 6:56
  these
• 6:57
  really
• 6:57
  long,
• 6:57
  you
• 6:58
  know,
• 6:58
  elongated
• 6:59
  numbers
• 6:59
  that
• 7:00
  just
• 7:00
  look
• 7:00
  strange,
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  know,
• 7:02
  but
• 7:02
  there
• 7:02
  were
• 7:02
  other
• 7:03
  schools
• 7:03
  that
• 7:03
  had,
• 7:03
  like,
• 7:04
  the
• 7:04
  numbers
• 7:04
  inside
• 7:04
  of
• 7:04
  a
• 7:05
  box,
• 7:05
  and
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  box
• 7:06
  might,
• 7:06
  you
• 7:06
  know,
• 7:06
  might
• 7:06
  be
• 7:06
  a
• 7:07
  red
• 7:07
  box
• 7:07
  with
• 7:07
  the
• 7:08
  numbers.
• 7:09
  You
• 7:09
  know,
• 7:09
  it
• 7:09
  was
• 7:09
  just
• 7:09
  kind
• 7:09
  of
• 7:10
  all
• 7:10
  kinds
• 7:10
  of
• 7:10
  different
• 7:10
  things.
• 7:11
  And
• 7:12
  so
• 7:13
  it
• 7:13
  kind
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  didn't
• 7:14
  matter,
• 7:14
  you
• 7:15
  know,
• 7:15
  what
• 7:15
  you
• 7:15
  did,
• 7:16
  because
• 7:17
  it
• 7:17
  was
• 7:17
  at
• 7:18
  that
• 7:18
  point,
• 7:18
  it
• 7:18
  was
• 7:18
  intended
• 7:19
  for
• 7:19
  the
• 7:19
  fans.
• 7:20
  And
• 7:20
  they
• 7:20
  could
• 7:20
  figure
• 7:21
  it
• 7:21
  out,
• 7:21
  you
• 7:21
  know,
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  fans
• 7:22
  and
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  fans.
• 7:23
  But
• 7:23
  over
• 7:24
  time,
• 7:24
  it
• 7:24
  became
• 7:25
  a
• 7:25
  little
• 7:25
  bit
• 7:25
  bigger
• 7:25
  deal
• 7:26
  because,
• 7:26
  you
• 7:26
  know,
• 7:27
  with
• 7:27
  television
• 7:28
  audiences
• 7:29
  then
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  networks
• 7:30
  kind
• 7:30
  of
• 7:30
  wanted
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  little
• 7:31
  bit
• 7:31
  more
• 7:31
  regularity
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  terms
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  where
• 7:33
  and
• 7:34
  where
• 7:34
  these
• 7:35
  numbers
• 7:36
  showed
• 7:36
  up
• 7:36
  and
• 7:37
  what
• 7:37
  they
• 7:37
  look
• 7:38
  like.
• 7:38
  But
• 7:38
  the
• 7:39
  real
• 7:39
  push
• 7:39
  came
• 7:39
  from
• 7:40
  coaches.
• 7:41
  So,
• 7:42
  you
• 7:43
  know,
• 7:43
  wide
• 7:44
  receivers
• 7:44
  are
• 7:44
  often
• 7:45
  taught
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  run
• 7:47
  their
• 7:48
  patterns
• 7:50
  in
• 7:50
  relationship
• 7:50
  to
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  field
• 7:51
  numbers.
• 7:52
  And,
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  know,
• 7:53
  you
• 7:54
  run
• 7:54
  this
• 7:54
  pattern
• 7:54
  on
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  outside
• 7:55
  of
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  field,
• 7:55
  numbers
• 7:56
  on
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  inside,
• 7:56
  or
• 7:57
  you
• 7:57
  force
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  defender
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  inside,
• 7:58
  you
• 7:58
  know,
• 7:59
  all
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  kind
• 7:59
  of
• 7:59
  stuff.
• 8:00
  And.
• 8:02
  But
• 8:02
  if
• 8:02
  the
• 8:02
  number,
• 8:03
  field
• 8:03
  numbers
• 8:03
  are
• 8:03
  different
• 8:04
  at
• 8:04
  every
• 8:04
  field,
• 8:04
  then
• 8:05
  your
• 8:05
  coaching
• 8:05
  points
• 8:06
  no
• 8:06
  longer
• 8:07
  work.
• 8:07
  So
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  NFL
• 8:08
  in
• 8:08
  72
• 8:09
  said,
• 8:09
  okay,
• 8:10
  we're
• 8:10
  going
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  standardize
• 8:10
  these
• 8:11
  things.
• 8:11
  Every
• 8:12
  field
• 8:12
  has
• 8:12
  to
• 8:13
  have
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  same
• 8:14
  size
• 8:15
  location
• 8:15
  of
• 8:16
  the
• 8:16
  field
• 8:16
  numbers,
• 8:17
  and
• 8:17
  those
• 8:17
  have
• 8:18
  changed
• 8:18
  a
• 8:18
  little
• 8:18
  bit
• 8:19
  from
• 8:19
  time
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  time.
• 8:20
  And
• 8:20
  in
• 8:20
  78,
• 8:21
  they
• 8:21
  added
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  directional
• 8:23
  arrows
• 8:24
  on
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  field
• 8:25
  as
• 8:25
  well,
• 8:27
  which
• 8:27
  again,
• 8:27
  helps
• 8:28
  the
• 8:29
  TV
• 8:29
  audience,
• 8:30
  you
• 8:30
  know,
• 8:30
  more
• 8:31
  than,
• 8:32
  you
• 8:32
  know,
• 8:32
  even
• 8:32
  if
• 8:33
  you're
• 8:33
  in
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  stands,
• 8:34
  at
• 8:34
  least
• 8:34
  you
• 8:34
  can
• 8:34
  tell
• 8:34
  it's
• 8:35
  on
• 8:35
  that
• 8:35
  side
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  field.
• 8:35
  Right,
• 8:36
  right.
• 8:37
  I'd
• 8:37
  hope
• 8:37
  so.
• 8:38
  Yeah.
• 8:39
  And
• 8:39
  then,
• 8:39
  you
• 8:40
  know,
• 8:40
  NCAA
• 8:41
  required
• 8:42
  their
• 8:42
  numbers,
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  know,
• 8:43
  to
• 8:43
  be
• 8:44
  standard
• 8:44
  format
• 8:45
  in
• 8:45
  82,
• 8:47
  though
• 8:47
  they've
• 8:47
  never
• 8:47
  required
• 8:48
  direct
• 8:48
  the
• 8:49
  directional
• 8:49
  arrows,
• 8:50
  but,
• 8:51
  you
• 8:51
  know,
• 8:51
  a
• 8:51
  lot
• 8:52
  of
• 8:52
  schools
• 8:52
  have
• 8:52
  them.
• 8:54
  So
• 8:54
  anyway,
• 8:55
  it's
• 8:55
  just
• 8:55
  one
• 8:55
  of
• 8:55
  those
• 8:55
  things
• 8:55
  that,
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  know,
• 8:57
  it
• 8:57
  just
• 8:57
  reminds
• 8:57
  you
• 8:58
  that,
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  know,
• 9:00
  it's
• 9:00
  just
• 9:00
  another
• 9:00
  instance
• 9:01
  of
• 9:01
  things
• 9:02
  like
• 9:02
  with
• 9:02
  the
• 9:03
  field
• 9:03
  is
• 9:03
  especially
• 9:04
  this
• 9:04
  way,
• 9:04
  I
• 9:05
  guess
• 9:05
  equipment
• 9:05
  too.
• 9:06
  You
• 9:06
  know,
• 9:06
  people
• 9:08
  create
• 9:08
  their
• 9:09
  own
• 9:09
  way
• 9:09
  of
• 9:09
  doing
• 9:10
  things,
• 9:10
  right?
• 9:11
  And
• 9:12
  then
• 9:12
  it
• 9:12
  gets
• 9:12
  to
• 9:13
  a
• 9:13
  point
• 9:13
  where
• 9:14
  for
• 9:14
  one
• 9:14
  reason
• 9:15
  or
• 9:15
  another,
• 9:15
  they
• 9:15
  say,
• 9:16
  okay,
• 9:16
  we
• 9:16
  got
• 9:16
  to
• 9:16
  standardize
• 9:17
  this.
• 9:17
  Everybody's
• 9:18
  got
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  do
• 9:18
  it
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  same
• 9:19
  way.
• 9:20
  And
• 9:20
  so
• 9:20
  this
• 9:20
  is
• 9:21
  just
• 9:21
  one
• 9:21
  of
• 9:21
  those
• 9:21
  instances
• 9:22
  of
• 9:22
  kind
• 9:22
  of
• 9:23
  a
• 9:24
  groundswell
• 9:25
  activity
• 9:25
  that
• 9:26
  just
• 9:26
  developed
• 9:27
  organically
• 9:27
  that
• 9:27
  then
• 9:28
  becomes
• 9:28
  standardized
• 9:29
  and
• 9:29
  consistent.
• 9:32
  And
• 9:33
  I
• 9:33
  know
• 9:34
  at
• 9:34
  least
• 9:34
  high
• 9:34
  school
• 9:35
  wise,
• 9:36
  National
• 9:36
  Football
• 9:37
  Federation
• 9:38
  has
• 9:39
  them
• 9:39
  at
• 9:39
  the
• 9:39
  nine
• 9:40
  yard
• 9:40
  marks,
• 9:40
  they
• 9:41
  call
• 9:41
  them,
• 9:41
  and
• 9:41
  that's
• 9:42
  indicated,
• 9:42
  that's
• 9:43
  by
• 9:43
  a
• 9:43
  rule
• 9:43
  Tool
• 9:43
  for
• 9:44
  substitution.
• 9:45
  If
• 9:45
  in
• 9:45
  between
• 9:45
  every
• 9:46
  play
• 9:47
  to
• 9:48
  every
• 9:48
  player
• 9:48
  for
• 9:48
  that
• 9:49
  next
• 9:49
  play
• 9:49
  has
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  be
• 9:49
  inside
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  numbers
• 9:51
  at
• 9:51
  some
• 9:51
  point
• 9:51
  during,
• 9:52
  you
• 9:53
  know,
• 9:53
  the
• 9:53
  time
• 9:53
  in
• 9:53
  between
• 9:54
  snaps.
• 9:54
  So.
• 9:55
  And
• 9:55
  ready
• 9:55
  for
• 9:56
  play.
• 9:56
  So
• 9:57
  that's
• 9:57
  the,
• 9:57
  that's
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  good
• 9:58
  rule
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  they
• 9:58
  use
• 9:58
  there.
• 9:59
  So
• 9:59
  we
• 9:59
  always
• 9:59
  would
• 9:59
  use
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  numbers
• 10:00
  and
• 10:00
  refer
• 10:01
  to,
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  know,
• 10:01
  inside
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  numbers
• 10:02
  or
• 10:02
  top
• 10:03
  of
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  numbers
• 10:03
  and,
• 10:04
  and
• 10:04
  do
• 10:05
  that
• 10:05
  too.
• 10:05
  So
• 10:05
  that
• 10:06
  was
• 10:06
  good.
• 10:06
  And
• 10:06
  it
• 10:07
  makes
• 10:07
  me.
• 10:08
  That
• 10:08
  takes
• 10:08
  care
• 10:09
  of,
• 10:09
  you
• 10:09
  know,
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  old
• 10:09
  lonesome
• 10:10
  in
• 10:10
  kind
• 10:10
  of.
• 10:11
  Right.
• 10:13
  Hanging
• 10:14
  out
• 10:14
  like
• 10:14
  he's
• 10:14
  talking
• 10:15
  to
• 10:15
  the
• 10:15
  coach
• 10:15
  and
• 10:15
  all
• 10:15
  of
• 10:15
  a
• 10:16
  sudden
• 10:16
  he
• 10:16
  goes
• 10:16
  down
• 10:16
  for
• 10:16
  a
• 10:17
  long
• 10:17
  pass.
• 10:18
  Yeah,
• 10:18
  that's
• 10:18
  definitely.
• 10:19
  That's
• 10:19
  exactly
• 10:19
  what
• 10:19
  that
• 10:20
  substitution
• 10:21
  rules
• 10:21
  for.
• 10:22
  And
• 10:22
  it
• 10:22
  also
• 10:22
  takes
• 10:23
  me
• 10:23
  back.
• 10:23
  When
• 10:23
  I
• 10:24
  first
• 10:24
  started
• 10:24
  officiating,
• 10:25
  I
• 10:25
  was
• 10:25
  in
• 10:25
  my
• 10:25
  early
• 10:26
  20s
• 10:26
  and
• 10:26
  I
• 10:27
  got
• 10:27
  on
• 10:27
  a
• 10:27
  really
• 10:28
  good
• 10:28
  crew.
• 10:28
  They
• 10:28
  had
• 10:29
  really
• 10:29
  experienced
• 10:29
  crew.
• 10:30
  We
• 10:30
  had
• 10:30
  a
• 10:30
  gentleman
• 10:31
  that
• 10:31
  was
• 10:31
  probably
• 10:31
  about
• 10:31
  45
• 10:32
  years
• 10:32
  older
• 10:32
  than
• 10:32
  me,
• 10:32
  season
• 10:33
  his
• 10:33
  mid-60s
• 10:34
  at
• 10:34
  some
• 10:34
  point.
• 10:35
  And
• 10:35
  he
• 10:35
  was,
• 10:36
  he
• 10:36
  was
• 10:36
  a
• 10:36
  ball
• 10:36
  buster.
• 10:37
  You
• 10:37
  know,
• 10:37
  he
• 10:37
  busted
• 10:38
  my
• 10:38
  chops
• 10:38
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• 10:39
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• 10:39
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• 10:39
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• 10:40
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• 10:40
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• 10:40
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• 10:40
  We.
• 10:41
  And
• 10:41
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• 10:41
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• 10:41
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• 10:42
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• 10:42
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
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• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:45
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:47
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• 10:48
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:51
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:52
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:54
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• 10:54
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• 10:54
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• 10:54
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• 10:54
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• 10:55
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• 10:55
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• 10:55
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:58
  when
• 10:58
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• 10:58
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 11:00
  numerals
• 11:00
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• 11:00
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• 11:00
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• 11:00
  when
• 11:01
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• 11:01
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• 11:02
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• 11:03
  He
• 11:03
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:04
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• 11:05
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:07
  He's
• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
  you
• 11:08
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• 11:08
  me
• 11:08
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• 11:08
  But.
• 11:09
  But
• 11:09
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• 11:09
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
  But
• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:12
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• 11:12
  Ed
• 11:12
  and
• 11:13
  Good
• 11:13
  Guy.
• 11:13
  So
• 11:14
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• 11:14
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• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
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• 11:14
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• 11:14
  fun.
• 11:17
  Yeah,
• 11:17
  well,
• 11:18
  yeah,
• 11:18
  folks,
• 11:18
  they
• 11:18
  never
• 11:18
  had.
• 11:19
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• 11:19
  numerals
• 11:19
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• 11:19
  the
• 11:20
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• 11:21
  Well,
• 11:21
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• 11:21
  some
• 11:22
  place,
• 11:22
  did
• 11:22
  I?
• 11:22
  You
• 11:23
  know,
• 11:24
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:26
  dad
• 11:26
  Amos,
• 11:28
  before
• 11:28
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• 11:29
  jersey
• 11:29
  numbers
• 11:30
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• 11:30
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• 11:31
  he
• 11:31
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• 11:32
  his
• 11:32
  team
• 11:32
  out
• 11:32
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• 11:32
  You
• 11:33
  know,
• 11:33
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• 11:33
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• 11:33
  to
• 11:33
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• 11:33
  numbers,
• 11:33
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• 11:33
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• 11:34
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• 11:34
  them
• 11:34
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• 11:34
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• 11:34
  with
• 11:34
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• 11:35
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• 11:38
  Yeah.
• 11:39
  Oh,
• 11:39
  well,
• 11:39
  that,
• 11:39
  that's
• 11:40
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• 11:40
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• 11:40
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• 11:40
  It's
• 11:41
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• 11:41
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• 11:41
  to
• 11:42
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• 11:42
  about
• 11:42
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• 11:42
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• 11:42
  you
• 11:43
  learn
• 11:43
  a
• 11:43
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• 11:43
  bit
• 11:43
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• 11:44
  the
• 11:44
  evolution
• 11:44
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• 11:44
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• 11:45
  game
• 11:45
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• 11:45
  how,
• 11:45
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• 11:46
  know,
• 11:46
  how
• 11:46
  the
• 11:46
  forefathers
• 11:47
  of
• 11:47
  football
• 11:47
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• 11:47
  sort
• 11:48
  of
• 11:48
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• 11:48
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• 11:49
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• 11:49
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• 11:49
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• 11:50
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• 11:50
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• 11:51
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• 11:51
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• 11:51
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• 11:51
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• 11:51
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• 11:52
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• 11:52
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• 11:53
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• 11:53
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• 11:53
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• 11:53
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• 11:53
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• 11:54
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• 11:54
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• 11:54
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• 11:54
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:55
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• 11:56
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• 11:56
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• 11:56
  So
• 11:57
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• 11:57
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• 11:57
  stuff.
• 11:58
  And
• 11:58
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• 11:58
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• 11:58
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• 11:58
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• 11:58
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• 11:59
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• 11:59
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• 11:59
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• 12:00
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• 12:00
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• 12:00
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• 12:01
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• 12:01
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• 12:01
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• 12:01
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• 12:02
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• 12:02
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• 12:02
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• 12:02
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• 12:03
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• 12:03
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• 12:04
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• 12:04
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• 12:05
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• 12:05
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• 12:05
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• 12:06
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• 12:07
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• 12:07
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• 12:08
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• 12:09
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• 12:09
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• 12:18
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• 12:20
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• 12:20
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• 12:20
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• 12:20
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• 12:22
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• 12:22
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• 12:23
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• 12:23
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• 12:24
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• 12:24
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• 12:25
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• 12:25
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• 12:26
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• 12:32
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• 12:33
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• 12:33
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:34
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• 12:35
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• 12:35
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• 12:35
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• 12:36
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• 12:36
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• 12:36
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• 12:36
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:37
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• 12:38
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• 12:38
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• 12:38
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• 12:40
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• 12:40
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• 12:41
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• 12:41
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• 12:41
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• 12:41
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• 12:42
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• 12:44
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