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Originally posted by scottk_61
I have been a registered basketball official in Ohio since the 1971-72 school year and I can tell you in no uncertain terms, that the OhioHSAA does not ban players from chewing gum while playing basketball nor has it ever had such a ban in place in all of the years that I have been registered by the OhioHSAA. Anybody that told you in 1980 and 1981 that players could not chew gum in Ohio was wrong.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Ok, Mark
I was really in BFA and just decided to pick on Ohio.
Actually, it was a communist plot during the cold war.
I still dont' allow gum or hard candy and won't...feeling no pain for not allowing it and having great games.
Get over it, will ya?
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First you state that you were an OhioHSAA registered basketball official in 1980 and 1981 and that the OhioHSAA prohibited players from chewing gum while playing. Now you state that you really were not registered by the OhioHSAA in 1980 and 1981 because you apparently were not anywhere near Ohio at that time.
And now you expect others to respect your argument that the "Elastic Clause" (NFHS R2-S3) as well as NFHS R3-S7 gives you the authority to not allow a player to participate in a basketball game while chewing gum. I do not think so. You have lost any credibility that you might have had when you lied about being registered by the OhioHSAA in 1980 and 1981. I am sorry, but I know that you have a lot to learn about the rules of basketball and, more importantly, you have a tremendous amount to learn about ethics and professionalism.
You owe this Discussion Forum an apology.