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DFW HOYA
March 8th, 2008, 10:41 PM
With VMI no longer fielding a team, Div. II Mansfield stepped up with a program. Any other I-AA/FCS schools looking into this?

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/SPORTS/803050326
grizband
March 9th, 2008, 02:44 PM
I'm unfamiliar with Sprint football; please explain the basics.
DFW HOYA
March 9th, 2008, 02:46 PM
I'm unfamiliar with Sprint football; please explain the basics.

Full varsity football, except there is a 172 lb. weight limit.

It used to be known as "lightweight" or "150 pound" football before the weight limit was raised.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Football
Peems
March 9th, 2008, 03:41 PM
Hey I could play!
Seahawks Fan
March 9th, 2008, 05:18 PM
The Army and Navy Sprint teams play an annual charity game in Newark, NJ known as the Pride Bowl. It raises money for Newark athletic programs.
DevilDawg
March 10th, 2008, 09:55 PM
With VMI no longer fielding a team, Div. II Mansfield stepped up with a program. Any other I-AA/FCS schools looking into this?

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/SPORTS/803050326

This article makes me so angry! Poor, Poor journalism! How does Navy go undefeated, beating Cornell 35-14 along the way (it was 35-0 when we started emptying the bench) and yet the article says Cornell is the defending Champs.

For those of you, which is likely most of you, who don't know anything about sprint football, here's an NFL films documentary.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1392279962340837987&q=sprint+football&total=213&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

The unique thing with Mansfield's entrance into the league is that the sprint team is their only football program. All other schools in the league also have an NCAA Division 1 program.
citdog
March 11th, 2008, 02:40 PM
CANOE U AND HUDSON HIGH LIGHTWEIGHTS? ARE THERE ANY OTHER KIND?xnodx xnodx xnodx
MplsBison
March 11th, 2008, 04:51 PM
I guess I don't get it.


Aren't all the costs the same as regular football?



What advantage does an athletic department have in starting a sprint team over a regular team?
Franks Tanks
March 11th, 2008, 04:57 PM
I guess I don't get it.


Aren't all the costs the same as regular football?



What advantage does an athletic department have in starting a sprint team over a regular team?

Absoluty no scholarships and minimal (if any) recruiting. You pay a part time coach a few grand, have a trainer handy, and the rest of the costs are just the equipment and travel. It operates like a club sport. Also Mansfield is the exception all other sprint football teams also have varsity D-1 teams. Its like club football for guys who are smaller and unable to play D-1