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REPLY: I agree that both of these should be called personal fouls (for unnecessary roughness). See NF 9-4-2g (or NCAA 9-1-2j). You might also want to consider the possibility of ejection for a flagrant personal foul. Neither of these acts can be ruled Unsportsmanlike Conduct, despite the fact that each foul has an unsportsmanlike "character" to it. USC is non-contact in nature. It's related to behavior and conduct, not contact. IMHO, to "dilute" this contact to IBB is asking for further trouble and escalation of this type of contact.
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Bob M.
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