When did first down marker become"Line to gain"

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oskidunker
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9:15a, 10/31/20
Heard it a few times this year
Bring back It’s It’s to Haas Pavillion!
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9:22a, 10/31/20
I believe it's actually an archaic term from the early days of the sport.
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11:34a, 10/31/20
"Line to Gain" is the term used in the NCAA Football Rules Book (Rule 5).
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In reply to oskidunker • 6:08p, 10/31/20
oskidunker said:
Heard it a few times this year
Several years after a base hit became a base knock and tall players became long. Also, quite a few years after players started scoring the ball.
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12:34a, 11/1/20
New drinking game around here is waiting for an entirely sufficient sentence to have "going/moving forward" tacked on the end.
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