Here we go again,
This is a long debated subject, that i wish the nfl would just realese an official statement.
The fact is, the goal line is a plane, by definition a plane is unbounded. Thats why the nfl rules commitee refers to the goal line as, "the line that goes around the world".
A player is not out of bounds when diving, until he hits the ground.
if someone dives out of bounds for a firstdown, the ball is spotted at the yardline where it is when they hit the ground, correct?
Lets say the yardlines of the endzone are E0 thru E10, if the player dives out of bounds at the 1 yardline, where he lands is going to be around E3 yardline, which would make it a TD.
Therefore a player diving out of bounds crossing the "extended goal line" out side of the pylon, is credited with a Touchdown.
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