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By TruthBKnown Returned
Posted Dec 13, 5:01 p.m.

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RE: Will the whole head injury debate kill football completely or just as we know it?

As most of you probably know, among the big rules changes back then included the forward pass, which UNC helped "invent".  

- Posted by unc70

Guess Carolina fans can stop bragging about that one, eh? :) 

- Posted by TruthBKnown Returned

Don't see any reason we should.  

- Posted by unc70

The way I heard that story was that the UNC punter, realizing that the oncoming rush was going to squash him like a bug, threw the ball into the air and ran from the field screaming like a little girl. Luckily for UNC, a teammate caught the ball thrown away in panic and scored. So UNC "invented" the forward pass in the same way Isaac Newton invented gravity by letting an apple fall on his head. :) 

- Posted by Ken D.

By Ken D.
Posted Dec 14, 9:27 a.m.

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RE: Will the whole head injury debate kill football completely or just as we know it?

RE: Will the whole head injury debate kill football completely or just as we know it?

As most of you probably know, among the big rules changes back then included the forward pass, which UNC helped "invent".  

- Posted by unc70

Guess Carolina fans can stop bragging about that one, eh? :) 

- Posted by TruthBKnown Returned

Don't see any reason we should.  

- Posted by unc70

The way I heard that story was that the UNC punter, realizing that the oncoming rush was going to squash him like a bug, threw the ball into the air and ran from the field screaming like a little girl. Luckily for UNC, a teammate caught the ball thrown away in panic and scored. So UNC "invented" the forward pass in the same way Isaac Newton invented gravity by letting an apple fall on his head. :) 

- Posted by Ken D.

By hovis
Posted Dec 14, 4:24 p.m.

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RE: Will the whole head injury debate kill football completely or just as we know it?

Sorry, hovis. Didn't mean to kill your thread. We had a good discussion going for a while. :) 

- Posted by Ken D.