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Originally Posted by bossman72
I think that the pylon shouldn't be used to judge in bounds/out of bounds in this case (although i didn't see the play).
Hypothetical and weird play just to discuss a point (NFL rules):
What if the receiver catches the ball in the right corner of the endzone. Left foot is down and shoulders are square to the end line. Receiver stands on one foot with the left, then with the other, swings it around counter-clockwise while pivoting on the left, kicks the very top of the pylon, then continues to spin and lands with the whole right foot in bounds and shoulders are facing the other endzone.
Wouldn't this be a catch even though the receiver hit the pylon, he didn't really step on the ground out of bounds?
NFHS/NCAA you could probably use the pylon as a good measurement for in/out of bounds since the first step has to come down in bounds (so if he hit the pylon, he was probably out of bounds).
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I've always understood the pylon is out of bounds so contacting the pylon is the same as touching the ground out of bounds. That's why we move the pylons on the end lines that line up with the in-bounds hashes. They only serve to help the U with the hashes so there is no reason for them to be on the end line. Since they are out of bounds a receiver would be considered out bounds if he hits one of the pylons so you are better safe than sorry if you move the pylons back about 3 yards.