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Given the length of debate on this play, I'm going to post what actually happened on the play.
The applicable rule is 2-25-3. It states that "... if the runner is not touching inbounds when the ball breaks the plane of the goal-line extended, it is not a touchdown ...."
In the play, the ball was clearly breaking the plane of the sideline and the runner was clearly not touching inbounds, when the ball hit the pylon. By definition the pylon is out of bounds.
I was the Line Judge and the play happened right in front of me. I immediately signalled that the try was no good. Rule 2-25-3 is very clear that the runner has to be touching in bounds for the "goal-line extended" to come into play. The comic book, page 28, probably has the best explanation and illustration.
What about the Case Book 1.2.4 example? From my perspective this represents a play where the runner is clearly in bounds and the ball is clearly in bounds (not breaking the plane of the sideline), when the ball contacts the pylon. In the play I described, the ball was clearly breaking the vertical plane of the sideline. This meant that the goal-line extended would come into play, but only if the runner was touching inbounds.
The try is no good.
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