(06-15-2015 01:40 PM)7 Wrote: (06-15-2015 01:35 PM)Policiious Wrote: The CFL is much closer in style to College FOotball than to the NFL. It's wide open fast break football. The field is 10 yards wider. Defenders have to be at least a yard off the ball at the snap. receivers can be in motion at any time.
How does this make it closer to college football than to the NFL? You also only have three downs, the field is 10 yards longer...lol.
NCAA & CFL are quite similar for these key reasons
1) Completed catches of a forward pass: both NCAA & CFL allow a receiver to have only 1 foot in bounds for a completed catch, NFL requires both. This is huge
2) Field Goals: both NCAA & CFL allow a 1 inch kicking tee to be used, NFL allows no kicking tees. This is huge
3) CFL does not allow for fair catches of punts but penalizes for "no yards", the NCAA also had a "no yards" penalty on punts till recently.
4) The game clock stops when the offensive team gains a first down in both the NCAA & CFL; not so in the NFL unless the receiver or runner runs out of bounds.
This is huge.
5) 2 Pt conversion attempts, Line of scrimage for NCAA & CFL is the 3, NFL is thd 2
6) Overtime rules
The procedures to settle games that are tied at the end of regulation vary considerably among football leagues.
Most leagues other than the NFL, including the CFL, use a procedure frequently called the "Kansas Playoff", so named because it was first developed for high school football in that state. The rules are summarized here:
A coin toss at the start of overtime determines the team that first receives possession in overtime, and which end zone will be used.
Each team in turn receives one possession starting with first-and-10 at a fixed point on the field, which varies according to league:
US college: Opponent's 25-yard line.
US high school (also British Columbia, where high schools play under American rules): Standard rules call for the opponent's 10-yard line, but state/provincial associations are free to use different yardage.
CFL: Opponent's 35-yard line.
The game clock does not run, but the play clock is enforced.
At all levels, possessions end when the offensive team scores, misses a field goal, or turns the ball over. Touchdowns are followed by a conversion attempt, with the following additional caveats:
US college: Teams must attempt a two-point conversion starting with the third overtime procedure.
CFL: A convert kick is not allowed in overtime—all conversion attempts must be scrimmage plays (i.e., two-point attempts).
US and BC high school: Standard rules call for no restrictions on the type of conversion attempt, but some state/provincial associations may limit the use of kick tries.
Ability of defensive team to score after gaining possession on a turnover:
US college and CFL: Can advance the ball upon gaining possession; if it scores a touchdown, it will satisfy the condition of each team having a chance to score and thus end the game.
Another important difference
Finally, the CFL is really basketball on grass and the NCAA is rapidly becoming that with passing proficiency becoming more important than being able to run the football
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