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NCAA has relaxed its stance on uniformity and adopted the model MLB has for unique fields. However, they really went the extra mile and has given each team full creative control for whatever changes they want to apply to their fields.

Fundamental rules of football are the same but each field is varied. Think “this is a home run in 22 ballparks” but in football terms. Changes can be size, surface played on, etc.

Ones I’ve considered:

Iowa: football field is extended out to a mile long. Good luck scoring. Punts all day, err day.

Georgia: remove the grass field and play on asphalt. Hash marks use similar lines and colors as your standard road/highway. Sideline has metal guardrails. Traffic cones in place of pylons. Maybe throw in a concrete divider in the back of the end zone for funsies.

Army/Navy: Both want the field to be the size of a 10X10 room. Eliminate the forward pass unless you want a goal line fade route.

Penn State: regular field but concession stands have crayons for distraction and consumption

I’ve always been very independent from my parents so as far as I can remember, I’ve always been the one to safeguard my social security card and birth certificate. I didn’t get my passport until later in life after college. I don’t know exactly when or how it became my responsibility but it had to have started sometime in elementary/middle school, so age 8-10 ish. I’m sure I was told something like “These are yours. They’re important. Don’t destroy or lose them.”

A friend of mine and I booked an international trip not too long ago and, I reminded him to check his passport expiration date to confirm it’s far out from our trip. His response was that he’d have to call his mom because she has it. And I was very confused. He told me that his mom still has all of his important documents and if he needs something, he just calls her or stops by to pick it up. He’s over 40. She lives about an hour away.

I understand my situation is on one extreme end of the spectrum but I refuse to believe his is normal and now we’re having a debate. At what age did you take over the responsibility of your important documents like your birth certificate, passport, and social security card from your parents? Was there a specific conversation had, a passing of the baton of sorts?