Situation 10 still bothers me.

[Ref in PA]

What Juulie said.

I just think if the defense hits the ball, both teams should have equal right to go after the resulting loose ball and recover it cleanly - with out regard to where they are standing. Then, once possession is gained, then the location status can be defined.

I understand what they are trying to say with this interpretation, it just does not sit well with me. The follow on examples I gave above are logical conclusions based on the interpretaion which I think shows why it is a bad interpretation. Do others feel the same way? or am I alone with this?

This interpretation is kind of a natural extension of the interpretation situations 6 and 7 discussed in another thread - which also make no sense to me base on the wording of 9-9-3.