Big Sport

Imagine a game of football (soccer or "american") spread across an entire college campus, hundreds of players on each team dozens of umpires situated in promontory locations. The strategy: Move your ball to one of the opposing team's goals using the terrain to your advantage. Conventional rules would apply but a "capture the flag" style of game play would develop. Some players would act as spotters, others would spread out in hopes of participating in a glorious pass or interception. Games that deserve "BIG SPORT" versions: Soccer, Football, Rugby, Lacrosse, all the big rectangular field sports, even bicycle polo and ultimate-Frisbee. While the teams would still have stars, the need for a high degree of team co-ordination would favor training over raw talent. Modern technology could be integrated with the use of two way radios for the players and GPS by the umpires to determine field margins. At quarters the teams switch sides to correct terrain bias. Teams would need players with diverse talents; sprinters, spotters, long distance punters, defensive players, but communication skills and team co-ordination would trump having a few imported burly lads. Lets get the entire town or college involved in the game. Spectators could crowd the windows and doorways cheering their team on as they make street to street passes. Property damage and crowd control would be part of the mix just as in automotive rally events. Close the downtown for Thursday evening scrimmage and take all comers. Talk about civic pride. Let it be done!