Question

[SJoldguy]

To Waljp: by now, with all the comments given, I am sure that you know it is 1st and 10.

I see by some comments that some of you are concerned about fairness issues. The rules are written with fairness in mind but sometimes some of the cases have a bit of unfairness to them. If the NFHS were to attempt to be absolutely 100% fair the complexity of the rules would be increased greatly. An example of a rule that is on the books for fairness is the all but one principle. And that rule is complex and hard to master by new officials. Don't be judgmental about fairness, learn to get the rules down and apply them correctly.

Another thought: If both teams know the rules, what is unfair about administering penalities as prescribed but the rules. If they know the rules and violate them, then it is fair to penalize them in accordance with those rules.