Recent content by cowman52

Ball carrier is only one you can trip

Clinicians told us to start the 40 after a ko return but don't get so wrapped up in it to lose our focus. It was intended to keep the offense from huddling forever and then running out without the defense getting to match up. 11 man still gets the 1 min after pat plus the 40 on the play clock.

The clock rules have been apart of EVERY clinic, meeting, and test the officials have attended? Since aug 1, it has been drilled, pushed, emphasized daily, weekly. It is confusing from the old way of doing things but it is not that much different when you consider wanting to speed up game...

The 40 second clock is only running after a pat and after a kickoff. The teams still have 2 min between pat and kick off, tho most come out after a min of so. After a kickoff, the crew will take some time to set chains, make sure all officials are in position, if the 40 second clock is close...

I think you had better re read the pay scale for next season. If it is the one voted on in October, the game fee is 100 for one game which includes a travel charge for each ring from the chapters center, which is 10 dollars for each 30 miles of radius per official. What is going to screw the...

We need to think about several things, on a scrimmage kick there can be no blocking below the waist. Now, the offense is in a 3 point stance, if the defense runs into a down lineman, its going to be real hard for it not to be below the waist. A muffed snap and it becomes a running play so...

Ref's were told 12 weeks ago, if you can't read the numbers from 40 yards away, the uniforms were not legal. Penalty is a time out at the start of every period where the uniforms are worn. Other than an incident report to Austin, what else is expected?

I've seen this twice, pat kicked through uprights, gets blown back through and once caught at the 4 and advanced in for 2 points. 11 man. Six man ball lands on the 5, picked up and ran in for 1. A kick is not a kick unless it touches ground ( or a tree for example). If you blow the whistle...

It was once that as soon as the ball was kicked, a whistle was blown. Then someone started thinking how can a ball blown dead be a score, so whistle is not blown until the ball crosses through the uprights and stays through or the kick is blocked. A kick that is blown back through the up...

Violation is not a penalty, never.

Not supposed to block until you are eligible to touch the ball. Problem is was he blocking or standing there. Very seldom called. Touching before it goes 15 yard is a violation, bean bag, or hat for the older guys, regardless of what happens, receiving team is able to take the ball at...

Is Paint Rock among the living?

Excuse me, fingers out ran my brain, this is about the same as offense running out of downs at the 3 yard line, they didn't score so does defense get to have the ball at the 20, no.

Not sure what rule you are using to put the ball at the 20. A field goal is the same as a punt, ball is dead when the kicking team recovers. Only way for it to go to the 20 is for it to go untouched into the end zone, or or the receiving team fields the ball in the end zone and takes a knee...

Foul, probably, do you want to have a game with 5 or 6 flags before the first possession? Had the same deal in a j v game last week, team with no talent, no chance, no way it was an advantage. Was not worth rubbing their nose in the mud. Some times you need to have some common sense and do...