Fix net or not?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
My personal opinion is that the flipped net NEVER actually interferes with the ball going into the basket. Therefore, I will NEVER blow my whistle during a live ball to fix the net. It will fix itself the next time that team scores. For other (that means "incorrect" ) opinions, go to another thread on the this very topic. http://www.officialforum.com/showthr...?threadid=7092

Chuck, my sentiments are with you on this subject, but as I posted earlier, the NCAA mandates differently now. But the following is what JR posted in the thread that you have also listed:

"In the old days(20/30 years go),this situation was covered in the casebook/approved rulings and officials manual for both NCAA and NFHS.We were told that we could only have the net flipped down when the clock was stopped and the ball was dead.If a ballboy or player wanted to grab it while play was going on,that was fine-but we were not to stop the game to flip a net down. I don't have a clue when they removed this reference or why.Personally,I agree with Chuck.It's a game interupter if you stop the game just to get the net down."

JR is correct when he states it is a game interupter. I personally care for the NCAA ruling but for college games it is the law of the land.