Scrimmage Kick/Momentum

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

If you have the September issue of REFEREE magazine, there's an article entitled "That's MY Call!" all about making calls outside of your area of responsibility. The author (a very good friend of mine ) interviewed a number of professional and D1 officials and supervisors. To a man, they all said that you never let an incorrect application of a rule go unchallenged. You may be wrong, but still get together and discuss it.

A rules issue is a little different than a judgment difference. We can always disagree on judgment, but if we are about to apply a rule wrong, then we all have a responsibility. We can all debate why this BJ made the call they did. I could even make a case that he might have not really had momentum. Since the BJ made that call, we cannot go further without the issue being addressed that we are about to screw up a rule big time.

Peace