Wednesday question

[ABoselli]

You both keep quoting a rule that says if the ball hits the pylon, it's out of bounds in the endzone when it hits the pylon. Great. So what? It was already out of bounds

No, I said it was OB behind the goal line. To get behind the goal line, it had to cross the goal line. If it crossed the goal line, it's a TD.

You and I know you never would spot a ball .0000001 inches from the goal line. It's just not done - at least I've never seen it done by anyone. If you want to be the guy who explains to a coach or another official that, even though the ball hit the pylon, it hit the wrong side of the pylon, hence it is not a TD, but rather we will be spotting the ball within a micron on the goal line, go ahead.

I'm at a loss to see that an official, one who seems to have a solid grasp of the rules, also subscribes to this line of reasoning. At every level, if you get the pylon, you're in - no matter what side of the pylon you get. The NFL is even more liberal, but Fed and NCAA are clear on this. If the ball passes even over the top of the pylon, the NCAA book says it's in - no matter what part of the pylon (which is properly placed OB at the intersection of the goal line and sideline) it passes over - outside, inside, whatever.

You and I will have to disagree. If there is word from a higher authority that says I am wrong - Jerry Diehl or Dave Parry, I'm ready to say I am wrong.