Talk:Ball (gridiron football)

Thanks

This was a needed article, so thanks for getting it started. I look forward to seei g how it is expanded. - BilCat (talk) 07:50, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Number of balls for an NFL game

"In an NFL game, the home club must have 36 balls for an outdoor game or 24 for an indoor game". Why the difference ? Does this go back to the days when a ball could be kicked right out of the stadium ? Also, the 12 new balls for kicking : are they included in or additional to the total of balls mentioned above ? I.e. is a total of 48 or 36 balls provided in total ?

Also : the Deflategate article states : "In 2006, the rules were altered so that each team uses its own footballs while on offense. Teams rarely handle a football used by the other team except after recovering a fumble or interception". This article needs to cover that if it still applies. How many balls from each team ?

Rcbutcher (talk) 00:09, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

American (grdiron) Football ball dimensions

Why isn't the length and circumference given for the ball. One would think this would be basic information...Duh!!! AA Pilot16 (talk) 15:14, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

All American

Other than the second word and the first sentence of the paragraph about "other leagues", this article seems to be completely American. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 05:46, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Requested move 10 December 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to Ball (gridiron football). (closed by non-admin page mover) — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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Gridiron ball → American football (ball) – I'm sure all Americans know it as a football. Georgia guy (talk) 16:13, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose as currently presented this will need so work since the ball itself is known as a football not as an American Football. It is Also used in Canada. Maybe Football (gridiron football) would woke better since it will include the term the ball is actually known as. I am open to other suggestions though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.92.162.81 (talk)
• Move back to Ball (gridiron football). This was moved today without discussion, the previous and stable title works fine. @UU: 162 etc. (talk) 17:39, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

While I do see a case for football I am fine with going back to the previous title.--65.92.162.81 (talk) 18:34, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Content in the "Other leagues" section also refers to its use in Canadian football, specifically the CFL. No objection to moving it back to Ball (gridiron football). Zzyzx11 (talk) 19:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
• Move back to Ball (gridiron football) - "Gridiron ball" is ambiguous, and "gridrion football" is the name of the sport. This should be the "no consensus" option, as the article was moved without discussion. If not for the move proposal, I'd have moved it back myself. BilCat (talk) 19:28, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
• Move back to Ball (gridiron football) per above. I'm a big fan of naturally disambiguated titles, but in this particular case it doesn't quite work. Rreagan007 (talk) 19:43, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose, obv. — I agree with Zzyzx11. Portsclopsandroid (talk) 08:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
• Move back to Ball (gridiron football) per above. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:44, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.