Side Snap Still Legal?

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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

I think it could. The snapper on standing up would have to have the ball in 1 or both hands. If he were pulling back, that would be a backward motion of the ball. Then all the snapper has to do is keep it moving backward by turning or by continuing the motion by other means. For instance, the snapper could pull the ball back & up like a passer doing a pass set & raising the ball to his shoulder, at which point the quarterback could take the ball from him, or the snapper could just throw it backward over his shoulder. Or the snapper could raise the ball overhead for it to be snatched as in the Statue of Liberty play. No end to the possibilities. But it has to be done quickly, not in slow motion.

Nonsense, doesn't sound anything like NFHS 7-1-3, or 2-40. The "POSSIBILITIES" are defined and limited by the judgment of the covering OFFICIAL, and are only "limitless" when allowed to be.