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Originally posted by Dan_ref
So you're serious about this. OK. Imagine you & I are working a game together. You're at trail and call a travel, and since you have excellent presence, rules knowledge and mechanics you give the travel signal, point to a spot on the sideline in front of the bench, point downcourt to designate the direction of the ball & hightail it to new lead. I, as new trail, decide there's no reason for me to cross the court and put the ball in play in front of the coach who I T'ed 2 minutes ago. I decide to put the ball in play on the sideline opposite the table. You with me so far? Good. You're saying as soon as I hand A1 the ball on the throw-in he's violated? [/B]
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If you read my posts, you know that I would never call it this way. I am merely pointing out (for the umpteenth time) that there are people who find a rules-based reason for viewing things this way. They are not ignoring the rules, they are reading the rules a bit too literally. They are wrong by NCAA, but can argue they are right by NF.
And by the way Dan, the administering official is the one who establishes the spot prior to giving the ball up for the throw in, and so nobody, even the refs that call in this manner, should have a violation in the case you outline
