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Originally Posted by Bob M.
So I have absolutely NO idea to what extent states can adopt their own playing rules.
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States can do whatever they want, since FED has neither the authority nor the power to sanction them. All FED can do is deny a state a voice in the rule-making process, which hardly prevents the state from doing as it wants.
Ohio, for example, has completely different kick coverage from FED. This is a mechanics difference, not a rules difference, but Ohio still lost its seat on the rules committee over this issue. We still use our own kick coverage and FED rules, though.
The mistake lies in thinking of FED as somehow authorizing state associations, rather than the other way round.