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Originally Posted by Bob M.
REPLY: Earlier this month, the NFHS Interpreters' Meeting was held in Indianapolis. Note: This was not the Rules Committee so they were not at liberty to make any rule changes. The A11 was discussed. Here's a brief synopsis of the discussion from one of the attendees who regulary publishes on the NFHS board. So, this is the real scoop--from the Federation:
...If anyone wants to suggest a language change, the deadline is October 31. Work with your state association, because the NFHS will only accept proposed rules changes from state associations."[/COLOR][/I]
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I see only a few
good changes possible:
- abolish eligible receiver numbering entirely, going back to status quo before ca. 1960
- abolish the exemption for scrimmage kick formations
- disallow forward passes when a formation is legal only because of the scrimmage kick exemption
- make the requirement of 5 numbers 50-79 apply to any, and only, forward pass downs (flagging formation foul retroactively); or disallow the forward pass on any down where the requirement is not met (flagging the pass)
- limit the scrimmage kick exemption to 4th down
- have players "report eligible/ineligible" as in NFL & some minor leagues
Any others?
If #2 is used, they could also allow pullover numbers as NCAA did.
#4 has a precedent in Canadian football. For a span of some decades they required 5 players on the OL, but 7 on any down in which a forward pass was thrown. They didn't require 7 players on the O line on all downs until well into the 1960s.
Any of the above changes would be improvements IMO.
Robert