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If you're a football coach or just goofing off with friends, most people like to impress their peers with their athletic prowess. Even more than showing off your skills, sportsmen like to demonstrate neat football tricks they have picked up over the years.

On November 6, 1869 the first soccer football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton. Rugby as the game was known developed over a seven year period and became the favorite sport among the major eastern schools over all other sports including soccer. It was during these 7 years that modern day football began to develop into the sport it is today.

This article describes in detail the difficulties many colleges are facing in regards to their athletic programs. In light of student activity, academic, and other university fee increases, many students are reluctant to approve increases to keep varsity sport programs afloat. Although the reasoning is justified, maintaining athletic programs is vital to the operation of many universities, especially when sport teams are generally considered the most visible entity a school has to promote their academic mission. The article also mentions the involvement of the NCAA and their lack of research and assistance when it comes to monetary issues for member institutions, especially with schools which lack a football program.