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[QUOTE=sloth] The big thing I took from it was a discussion with Mark Boltz (sp?) on working the LJ position. In the past on close in situations, its always been my understanding and SOP to never "give" a TD away. If you see the ball carrier go into a mass of humanity on the goal line, but never see the ball cross; I'd always mark it short. Though being, better to call it short than to give a runner an advantage by assuming that he wasn't down. Baltz suggested that current though in the NFL was to have the umpire freeze the ball in a pile (upon the whistle) and the two wings are to come in. The determintion of TD or not is based on that spot of the ball...I actually challanged him on this a little bit. It just didn't sit right with me. I can see the logic in his arguement, and givin his extensive experience I'm really sort of chewing on this to decide if this is something I want to adopt.
If I can't see the ball on a goal line play, I will run in at about the 1/2 yard line and look for the U to help me find the ball. If he finds it in the endzone, he'll tell me and it's a TD. I'm not sure what you mean by "the determination of the TD or not is based on that spot of the ball". It sounds like it is based on that spot. It's the only spot we have on that play.
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