Hey that might not be too far fetched. It has happened
in other sports. What used to be a "50" "yards"
converted to a "45" meters in Gaelic Football and was
accepted totally within 5 years.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I can't wait to be watching a National Football
> League telecast some Sunday
> afternoon and here Pat Summerall say, "It's first
> down and 9.14 meters to go
> for the Giants." I doubt anybody on this list or any
> of our children will
> live long enough to hear that. Somehow this is tied
> into the future of
> metrics in this country. Or the lack of that future.
> Of course, maybe the NFL
> will change and it will be first down and 10 meters
> to go. And players will
> play for free. Just as likely.
>
> Steve
>
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