The only rule that stuck was one: if a team scored a touchdown on its first possession, the game was over.
Back in January, with the whole country watching, this team lined up against the number-one ranked, undefeated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, and dominated from the first possession.
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The junior guard got going with a layup on Iowa's first possession and rattled off 10 points in the first 4 minutes, completing a nifty three-point play on a drive through the lane and hitting his first 3-point attempt.
Terry Matterson's side enjoyed the bulk of first-half possession but only held a 13-4 interval lead.
But my first vigor is Possession, which allows players to possess machines.
The Irish province enjoyed much of the first-half possession but their progress was halted by a combination of handling errors and stubborn defence from their well-organised opponents.
The Scarlets started at a startling pace, as from first-minute possession on the halfway line the ball was spread across the three-quarters to Stoddart, who burst a tackle before showing the pace to make it to the line.
City then had their first serious spell of possession, but lacked a cutting edge to go with their approach work.
That documentation could then help the police trace a gun through the chain of possession from first retail sale by a licensed dealer.
On a day that the Devils (9-3-4, 22 points) could have taken over sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division, they had to settle for securing just one point Monday and sharing the division's top spot with the Pittsburgh Penguins, in large part because of Bishop.
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Northern Ireland dominated possession in the first half but failed to create clear-cut chances against a hardworking Faroes team in Toftir.
There was Lord Jenkins himself, then plain Woy, in possession of a first-class degree from Balliol College, Oxford, like his colleague Denis Healey.
"We didn't have any consistent possession in the first half and that was a big contributing factor to our circumstance, " acknowledged Wallabies' coach Robbie Deans.
Barnsley could not make the most of good possession in the first-half and the hosts broke the deadlock in the 50th minute when Eagles angled his shot past Luke Steele from long range.
Institute, who can welcome back manager John Gregg to the touchline next weekend after a three match suspension, controlled the possession in the first half but rarely troubled Andrew Plummer in the Glenavon goal.
Jones, Mafi and Denis Hurley saw plenty of possession in the first quarter but Munster grew frustrated by the Dragons' well-organised, aggressive defence and O'Gara had to react sharply to prevent Ashley Smith from releasing a team-mate for the line.
Despite retaining less possession than in the first 45 minutes, United still looked menacing when moving forward.
Killie controlled the first half but failed to turn possession into goals.
Although Russia had a lot of possession we controlled the first half and I was expecting a little bit more from Guus Hiddink's team in Moscow.
The visitors managed to resist the first charge but when Saracens recycled possession it opened up for Rauluni and the Fijian scrum-half - a late replacement for Neil de Kock - ducked through one tackle before diving over in a second tackle to score.
Wales, giving 21-year-old Dave Edwards his first start, made a composed start and quickly began to keep possession confidently - a feat they managed consistently for the rest of a outstanding first half.
City were gifted their first opportunity when Drenthe carelessly gave away possession after 23 minutes.
The second half was as tight and attritional as the first, dominated by kicking and lost possession.
Another area of concern for head coach Andy Robinson in the first Test was the vast amount of possession that was turned over.
Gareth Barry gave away possession for Southampton's first goal by Jason Puncheon and also conceded an embarrassing own-goal soon after halftime to make it 3-1.
"We would have liked to have got more points from the pressure and the possession we had in the first half, but were very patient and the points began to rack up, " he added.
Arsenal dominated possession and missed a host of first-half chances with veteran Greek goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis standing firm.
In the first half, they had a lot of possession but I think the only chance they created led to their goal.
Wigan enjoyed the bulk of possession at the start of the first half but were unable to score and they fell behind when Martin raced onto the end of Brough's kick to go over.
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