Scott,
I'm actually on the side of allowing more a "run what you brung" kind of format. I don't care much for an IROC approach to racing. Having said that, I also believe in "necessity is the mother of invention". Sometimes things need to be forced so I applaud F1 in legislating the change. I'd rather see an objective put out instead of the final solution but...
As for football, the issue was whether anybody cared. The facts show that Americans do care. Whether scottfab cares or likes football wasn't the question.
Origins of football from FIFA :
http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/...e/origins.html