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Old Sun Apr 24, 2011, 12:48pm
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Chris,

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"Rescinded"? Are you suggesting that Roder pulled the case because it was wrong?
That is certainly one possibility. I just said that it wasn't there anymore. I actually have no idea why.

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True - the source is unimpeachable. You read the e-mail from the source. I think it is safe to say that the NCAA wants us to allow such advances. To suggest or instruct otherwise is an intentional contradiction to what the NCAA wants us to rule. In other words - an umpire who rules against what the organization wants will likely lose in an official protest.
I do not think it is safe to say that because there is nothing in the text of the rule or any interpretation that suggests the source's suggested ruling is correct.

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