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re: What time do you consider "Modern College Football"
Posted on 11/11/11 at 11:46 am to Ghostfacedistiller
Posted on 11/11/11 at 11:46 am to Ghostfacedistiller
The modern era started with the advent of two platoon football in the early sixties. It is a completely different game now, played by different types of athletes. Few players from that era could compete now, they wouldn't be big enough. Conversely, most modern players couldn't go sixty minutes while carrying the weight they carry.
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Posted on 11/11/11 at 11:48 am to Jim Rockford
quote:which means the game is "modern" NOW. how could it be modern in the 50's? TV, radio, Social Media, Formations....it isnt even remotely close
It is a completely different game now
Posted on 11/11/11 at 12:08 pm to Jim Rockford
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The modern era started with the advent of two platoon football in the early sixties. It is a completely different game now, played by different types of athletes. Few players from that era could compete now, they wouldn't be big enough. Conversely, most modern players couldn't go sixty minutes while carrying the weight they carry.
Thanks. Interesting post.
Seems also consistent with the eye test in terms of video archives from before just seem really "different" from now to a degree that, say, the Oklahoma/Nebraska 1 v 2 game from 1971 or so doesn't.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 12:15 pm to Jim Rockford
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The modern era started with the advent of two platoon football in the early sixties. It is a completely different game now, played by different types of athletes. Few players from that era could compete now, they wouldn't be big enough. Conversely, most modern players couldn't go sixty minutes while carrying the weight they carry.
I agree with this. Paul Dietzel and LSU were pretty much among the first innovators of this around the late 50s.
Has nothing really to do with division splitting or designations.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 6:13 pm to Jim Rockford
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The modern era started with the advent of two platoon football in the early sixties
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