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Old Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:10am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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"A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away" ...

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
If I recall correctly, the old rule was out of bounds at the spot where the ball was touched by the non-throwing player, but the NFHS messed up an unannounced editorial change about fifteen years ago that sent the ball back to the original throw-in spot. That ruling only lasted a couple of seasons and then returned to as it was before.
I'm talking about forty years ago. Fifteen years ago is an antique. Forty years ago is ancient.

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...most guys (and it was only guys back then) who knew the ancient rule are either retired, or dead.
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