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Old Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:32am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
It was proposed in ASA about 4-5 years ago. It went nowhere.
Perhaps. But now there's precedence.

Of course, NCAA also changed the LBE violation a couple of years ago to a delayed-dead ball to allow the defense to take the option of the play if it's to their advantage. That hasn't trickled down.
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