Nah, don't give him that much credit. He only found it because I posted a link to it in the current thread about the most bizarre happenings in HS sports during the past year.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted this. Who'd have thought I'd need to read all the threads before posting on this one?

haha Nevada is right.

They handed out a sheet this year at the rules meetings in Missouri about protests. They are similar to baseball protests. I believe the coach has 10 minutes to produce proof that a rule has been misapplied. And yes, it must be about a rule, not about judgment calls.

I didn't know that MO did that!

Missouri does that to all sports. Only applies to rules, not judgement

I've Got A Rulebook In My Pocket And I'm Not Afraid To Use It ...
 

Of course. Isn't Missouri the "Show Me The Rule State"?

No, it's not. But that's close.

Question: is there some sort of punishment for losing the appeal? IOW, if the rule book confirms the officials were correct, does the coach lose a TO or something?

The coach should be given the seat belt for the rest of the game. :D

I really should submit this one, too
 

And that would, under my proposed rule change, also come with the loss of his ability to request a TO.

Here's a couple more suggestions:

The HC is demoted to AC or better yet, CC (crowd control.)
The HC has to wear a dunce cap.