Re: Fed FB: Micro-Management By State

"Jim R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >Friday night - The Assistant Commissioner for football, who's never worked the
> sport to my knowledge, and the Assistant Commissioner who acts as the
> Officials' Liaison, a retired D-1 referee, are just aghast when a 30+ year
> veteran from our association lines up on the wide side of the field, instead of
> on the qb's passing arm, before every play as the R in a 5-man
> crew during a Class 5A semi-final game. >
>
> Although I'm not on the committee, I *do* have some indirect input into the
> Alabama Official's Manual.  Our manual had the "passing arm side" in it for
> exactly ONE season, before wiser heads prevailed.
>
> It now states that the R shall line up "in the best possible position that will
> allow you to  carry out your responsibilities."
>
> As Scott points out, many times that will be the wide side.  On obvious passing
> downs, or when the ball is in the middle of the field, I will get on the PA
> side.

Me too.

In non-passing situations, sometimes there are more interesting
things to see on the non-passing arm side of the line.


--  Scott