[JRutledge]

In my state, I am not going to be dealing with coaches that even know what Situation 13 is. I am going to deal with coaches that saw the NF Powerpoint presentation at a IHSA Rules meeting explaining what is PSK and what is not. Also on that Powerpoint presentations was chop block examples, Free Blocking zone examples, fouls on scoring plays examples and all the other new rules or changes for 2003. After all of that infromation on this presentation, I have not heard one person from my state quote Situation 13 as a just and correct interpretation from the NF. And for the record, we even debated this very issue we are discussing now about a double foul. For those that even read the Official's Quarterly, they might notice a contradiction. But our Rules Interpreters told us what to do, and a double foul was not it. And I am also in an association that has D1 Crew Chiefs and officials in one of my associations, they have interpreted this rule as the NCAA type on most levels. All I am doing is passing along what is the prevailing wisdom from my state, based on the information that the NF gave them and how it was interpreted. This was the same information given in the 3 Rules meetings I was able to attend.

So if your state is doing something different, or was not presenting the Powerpoint to your fellow officials, I can see how Situation 13 would be your "Bible" on what to do. And at the end of the day, this was just a major mess up year for the NF Football Committee in 2003

Peace