1. The NFL, the NCAA and the Eternal Football Rules Debate
"Here in America, we play by our own rules. I don’t mean this in some jingoistic, political, or metaphorical way. I mean that the United States is pretty much the only country on the planet that insists on creating its own rules for every sport it plays.
Take basketball. Virtually every country on earth uses the rules put forth by FIBA, the international governing body of the sport. Every country, that is, except America, where the NBA and NCAA each have separate sets of rules. And while men and women play by the same rules under FIBA, the WNBA and women’s college basketball have their own sets of rules that differ from each other, from the international rules, and from American men’s rules.
Unlike basketball, American football is not a game played across the world. The vast majority of football interest and participation lies in two countries: the United States and Canada. And yet, somehow, we’re a million miles from having anything resembling a consensus on rules. The NFL has its own distinct rules; the NCAA has its own distinct rules. Canadian football rules are so dramatically dissimilar from American football rules that its form of the game is generally considered its own sport.
So when pro football and college football differ, who wins? We took a look at six major rule differences to determine which version is superior.">> Be Smart: The NFL and NCAA have no incentive to unify their rules, and probably never will. The NCAA even created a new rule book for soccer, possibly the only league that felt compelled to do so.
>> Best Quotes: "The toe tap is a ballet move on grass." "The basketball world accepts a "smart foul" - why can't the football world accept a smart penalty, too?"
>> Who Won: The final score was 4-2.
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