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Today's Tidbit... 1876 IFA Rule #59: Officials
This is #59 in a series covering football's original 61 rules adopted by the Intercollegiate Football Association in 1876. We review one rule each…
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Today's Tidbit... Notre Dame's Halftime Jersey Switcheroo
In an age in which teams swap alternate uniforms as easily as a pair of socks, it seems odd that football teams once wore the same uniform game after…
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Today's Tidbit... Those Terrible Tearaway Jerseys
Have you ever heard a song for the first time and thought the band was playing original music and lyrics only to learn the song had been a hit 20 years…
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The Long History of Football's Short Pants
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A Brief History of Football's Extra Point
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Terminology... Three Yards and A Cloud of Dust
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Today's Tidbit... NFL and College Football Stadiums in 1956
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Terminology... X's and O's
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Today's Tidbit... When Students Built Football Stadiums
College athletic teams began as student-run organizations. Athletes initially trained themselves and then formed athletic associations to handle the…
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Murder On The Football Field
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss a recent Tidbit about a 1910 game in which the authorities considered charging a player with murder…
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Today's Tidbit... The Best Things In Football Are Free
I published an image a few days ago in the story about the 1931 Wisconsin-Minnesota game that showed fans watching the game for free by standing or…
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Today's Tidbit... The Tale of Two Tidbits
I sent two Tidbits by mistake yesterday. I had one scheduled for Saturday night and should have rescheduled it for today after completing the story on…
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Today's Tidbit... 100 Years of Football: 1935-1939
This is the twelfth in a series looking back at “100 Years of Football,” syndicated cartoons published by Jerry Brondfield and Charles Beck in 1969…
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Today's Tidbit... Purdue and The Lafayette Cup
College football plays trophy and rivalry games throughout the year, but many of the best of those games occur on Thanksgiving weekend. Teams that did…
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Today's Tidbit... 1876 IFA Rule #58: Gutta Percha
This is #58 in a series covering football's original 61 rules adopted by the Intercollegiate Football Association in 1876. We review one rule each…
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Today's Tidbit... State Pride and the 1931 Wisconsin-Minnesota Game
Like most, I enjoy learning about games involving top players and coaches with championship implications. Yesterday's story about the 1932 Colgate-Brown…
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The 1932 Colgate-Brown Thanksgiving Game for the Rose Bowl
The story a few days ago, Today's Tidbit... 100 Years of Football: 1931-1935, mentioned the 1932 Colgate team that was the end cap of a remarkable…
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