The AI-generated cat pictures thread
03-12-2012, 08:02 PM
#8881
(A single team could hold possession of the ball for an entire half, neither achieving a goal nor forfeiting possession of the ball, simply by alternating between periods of incremental gain in field position and instantaneous large losses of field position as by a reverse-pass.)
However, you left out the actual way they might retain possession indefinitely -- penalties. If, after said failed reverse, and now facing the 2nd down and 30 yards to go, the defense commits a penalty that results in less yardage gained than the previous loss (basically, anything other than pass interference on a long pass attempt) but awards a 1st down to the offense, the offense could conceivably continue to reset the downs (via the penalty) while not gaining any total yardage.
Make sense?
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03-12-2012, 10:42 PM
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Yeah, To be honest, I have only a vague grasp of the rules of football. I forgot that yards to a down are counted from the original line of scrimmage at the first down.
Now, let's do a big of light Googleing. Ah, here we are:
So from a practical standpoint, it looks like you can indeed hold posession of the ball for an entire half, thus allowing for only two "regular" commercial breaks (end of quarter and 2 minute warning) and forcing 8 TV Timeouts.
I wonder what the real-world record is for this?
Now, let's do a big of light Googleing. Ah, here we are:
If a team started a drive on their own 1-yard line, took 4 downs to make a first down every time, got just enough every time to get the first down, allowed the play clock to nearly expire before every play, took 5 seconds to run each play, never threw an incomplete pass, and the clock never stopped... that would mean 1 play was run every 50 seconds. It would take 4 plays to get to the 11-yard line, 4 more to get to the 21-yard line, etc, for a total of 40 plays to get a touchdown. These 40 plays would take 2,000 seconds, or 33 minutes, 20 seconds. However, even if the drive started at the beginning of the game, or the beginning of the second half, the drive would end at the end of the half, for a maximum of 30 minutes.
So from a practical standpoint, it looks like you can indeed hold posession of the ball for an entire half, thus allowing for only two "regular" commercial breaks (end of quarter and 2 minute warning) and forcing 8 TV Timeouts.
I wonder what the real-world record is for this?
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03-12-2012, 11:22 PM
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Haha, Nebraska Furniture Mart.. Picture an Electronics / Home decor store that's about the physical size of 2 home depots put together. They sell everything from electronics to appliances, furniture, rugs, etc. Most of what they sell undercuts shitty places like Best Buy to the tune of several hundred dollars.
http://nfm.com
Don't hurt my feelings any, not my home or equipment. Judging by the space left to work with, doesn't appear they had much of a choice.
Don't know what you consider "small" but that's a 60" Plazma, bra. Your mom doesn't seem to mind my dick size, either.
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Don't know what you consider "small" but that's a 60" Plazma, bra. Your mom doesn't seem to mind my dick size, either.
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03-13-2012, 01:10 AM
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This car might be quick as fawk but it's still HORRIBLE looking and has a really shitty transmission.
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03-13-2012, 02:58 AM
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That video is only 3 days old. It's the new Alpha Omega from AMS. I'm sure they will get video of it demolishing everything the world can throw at it soon.
The Alpha 12 has been setting, literally, every record for the GTR. The Alpha 12 is something like 1300~whp, the Omega is 1600~whp. Keep in mind that these are full weight, street cars.
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