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Does the NCAA and the NFL ust the same size/type ball?

Posted on 11/29/08 at 5:35 pm
Posted by sparkywade
Member since Dec 2007
182 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 5:35 pm
Just wondering?
Posted by The Eric
Member since Sep 2008
24094 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 5:56 pm to
i think they are the same size. the nfl doesnt have the white semi-circles on the ball though
Posted by LSUAce007
Member since Feb 2007
9877 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 6:21 pm to
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This post was edited on 11/29/08 at 6:22 pm
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 6:38 pm to
they are shaped differently, so no
Posted by AlejandroInHouston
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2007
18776 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 6:58 pm to
No it's not even close. The NCAA ball is smaller and squatter and much easier to throw and kick long distances.

The NFL ball is thinner and bigger and designed for a more passing-oriented game, but despite that it's heavier and more difficult to throw long distances.
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 7:20 pm to
i thought the NFL ball = ncaa ball in weight?

An NFL ball is easier to throw
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 11/29/08 at 11:10 pm to
quote:

The NCAA ball is smaller and squatter and much easier to throw

quote:

but despite that it's heavier and more difficult to throw long distances.
quote:

The NFL ball is thinner and bigger and designed for a more passing-oriented game


I'm a little confused. You said the NCAA ball is easier to throw, but the NFL ball is for a passing oriented game. What does that mean?
Posted by AlejandroInHouston
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2007
18776 posts
Posted on 11/29/08 at 11:28 pm to
Well for somebody with normal sized hands like me, the NCAA ball is much easier to grab and therefore throw.

However, the NFL ball is more aerodynamic and is narrower at it's widest point so if you've got big enough hands to grab it firmly than it's easier to throw.

I did a shitty job of explaining it I guess. And on second thought they MIGHT be the same weight but I just cannot throw an NFL ball the way I can an NCAA ball. It feels a lot heavier. But ask an NFL quarterback what ball they like to throw better and 9 out of 10 will tell you the NFL ball because its shape allows for easier spirals. You rarely see an NFL ball wobbling around in flight like you do those fat, squat NCAA balls.
This post was edited on 11/29/08 at 11:30 pm
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 11/30/08 at 1:50 am to
i can throw an nfl ball with a lot more zip than a college football. for some reason the college football is harder to grip for me. I guess it varies from person to person
Posted by Gugich22
Who Dat Nation
Member since Jan 2006
27786 posts
Posted on 11/30/08 at 1:53 am to
NFL >>>> College ball



in almost every aspect, IMO
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 11/30/08 at 1:54 am to
yep, i agree. I think high school and college should both use it
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