Re: offsides

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>"JayScott16" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> >  >> Why did the NFHS enact this rule (killing the play on
>> >   >>encroachment when  there is no contact), thus penalizing the
>> >   >offense in this case? >
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>> The reason we were given at the time was a trick play.
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>> 1-10  A on their 20  QB calls signals, and someone from the defense
>> jumps into the neutral zone, but does not contact. QB says "hey alright,
>> we'll take five, " says to his center "give me the ball. " Center snaps him
>> the ball, and the QB holds the ball out towards the Umpire, and walks
>> it towards him. Then the QB takes off running. The first time someone
>> tried it, in Minnesota, it worked for a 80 yard TD. The second time

>> In those bad old days, when I played and started officiating, the HL had to
>> decide if there had been contact or not, so he had to stand just outside
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>> end. Look at game films from that era-that's why you always saw the HL
>> trying to get out of the way. This was long before the FJ, as he was called
>> then, was moved to the line of scrimmage-in those days, if you had a 4 man
>> crew, the FJ was 10 yards downfield on scrimmage plays.
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>How long ago was this, Dino?   :^D
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We had four man crews on varsity games until the late '70's in Indiana
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>> This was also before the "false start." Offensive linemen could jump into
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>> zone as well, and if they got back, and were still for a full second, they
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>> legal.
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>That's not a forest fire, it's your birthday cake.  :^D


Careful, Scott, I'm not that much older then you are<g>

Jay Scott