REPLY: Actually, I have no apathy for the rules. In fact, I believe that the rules support a TD in the case we've been discussing--to wit NF 4-3-2. I've never suggested that it's OOB by rule but aw...let's just call it a TD. I've always claimed that by rule, it's a TD.
Back to my question...how would you handle it if a scrimmage kick rolled into the pylon (the one "at the intersection of the goal line and sideline"
)??
And I was never suggesting that Dr. J was diving from the field of play to the end line. Let's face it...the Fed is not the best in the world when it comes to wording their rules or their Case Book plays, or their exams for that matter. I think the Fed is just telling you which pylon they're referring to. In fact, if they meant it the way you think they do, they would have said "...at the intersection of the front edge and inside side edge" of the pylon, and not the intersection of the sideline and goal line. Right??
And I'm surprised that no one has questioned the Case Book play I quoted. It says that "Ball carrier A10 dives into the pylon at the intersection of the goal line and sideline." Never once mentions where the ball is. It might be carried outside the pylon (OOB where it crossed the sideline) or might be crossing the goal line inside the pylon (TD) or it might be carried short of the goal line when the player hits the pylon so it would be dead in the field of play or it might be the first thing to hit the pylon which is the play we're discussing. With the Fed, you never can tell what they really are looking for.
Oh well, I just think we should put this one on the "We-really-don't-know" shelf and agree to professionally disagree.