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Originally Posted by JRutledge
We debate over similar issues like this discussion. When people bring up old rulings, immediately we try to get an official ruling from the IHSA Office or IHSA Rules Interpreters.
I completely respect the knowledge that Bob J has. But Bob J and I are just officials. We are not clinicians or rules interpreters. We work for the state when they decide to assign us post season. I cannot speak for Bob J, but I did not get to where I was by trying to be right when the IHSA takes a position that is different than what I understand a rule to be.
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Just a coupla points from my perspective......
1) If IHSA through it's rules interpreters handed down an interpretation on this play, then that IHSA interpretation is now an official ruling for all of Illinois.
2) Bob J. did not hand down his
opinion or
interpretation. Bob supplied us with an NFHS-issued ruling.
Afaik, that ruling is an official ruling also and is still in effect, until the FED issues another ruling contradicting it.
Therein lies the problem. We got dueling rulings, and I don't really have a clue which one the FED currently prefers. I do know that Illinois officials should be following the IHSA-issued ruling until something else comes out, but that doesn't apply outside Illinois.
Interesting situation....