Blarge administration

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

What is the reason?

seriously

Seriously, because the rulesmakers needed to cover a situation that actually happens in real life, no matter what the people who say that's supposedly impossible might think. Yes, under ideal conditions and correct mechanics, a blarge shouldn't happen. But unfortunately they do happen on occasion, and they happens to the best of us. And under NCAA Mens and NHHS rules, the correct call on a blarge is a double foul. Whether one of the fouls was wrong or not is moot as far as we're concerned.

JAR, my point is that (1) we don't write the rules, and (2) we don't get to pick and choose what rules we can call or ignore by personal like or dislike either. We, as officials, have to live with what we're given. And what we're given under NCAA Mens & FED rules is that if we have conflicting calls made in a block/charge situation, then both calls will stand. That's the way that The Powers To Be want it called. Until that's changed, so be it.