Wednesday question

[Dale Smith]

I have been watching this thread and have been enjoying the discussion and think that it is time to join in. What mcrowder has stated is what I have always been taught. Try to look at it in this prospective, A20 is running with the ball in his right arm and dives toward the end zone. The ball crosses the sideline at the one yard line. A20 then lands out of bounds after the ball has penetrated the goal line extended. The result of the play not a TD but the ball is placed where it went OB at the one yard line. Using that philosophy, when a ball carrier is diving toward the pylon and the ball hits the front surface, the ball had to cross the sideline at some point prior to crossing the goal line extended. The covering official must determine the point at which the ball crossed the sideline. That is what we get paid for.
Dale Smith