According to Michael Oriard, Which of the Following Is True

Multiple Choice

According to Michael Oriard, which of the following is true relative to the study of football?

A) The evolution of football from a kind of rugby to a distinctly American game was a trouble free/a smooth process because Americans despised British sports.
B) American coaches and players used rules to penalize ungentlemanly conduct and punish athletes who strayed from the concept of playing the game properly; the outcome of the game was not as important to Americans as was "playing by the rules".
C) English athletes, as was the case with American athletes, insisted on the imposition of rules because British athletes would cheat if not bound by rules.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.