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Originally posted by Bob M.
REPLY: Certainly is an error when put into the context of a TRY. But if you look at the numbering of the rules, Rule 8-2-2 speaks about when penalties are carried over to the try when a TD is scored. I think the error is that plays 8.2.2A and 8.2.2B are lumped under a heading of "TRY" when they should more appropriately be under a heading of "TOUCHDOWN." If taken out of the "TRY" category, the ruling is correct. Even play 8.2.2A has nothing really to do with a try down. Personally, I can't see why Rule 8-2-2 is defined under Rule 8 (likewise with 8-4-3). They more appropriately belong somewhere in Rule 10 since they are specifically related to Enforcement of Penalties--not Scoring.
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That's what I was thinking as I read and reread the case to be sure that the word TRY was not a figment of my immagination.
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(I'll say this here to save typing it on every one of my posts) I'm a rookie official so I might be woefully mistaken about everything I've said above, but please go easy on me - I'll learn.
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