Mississippi HS Game Protest Upheld

[TXMike]

All the articles I have been reading led me to believe MS's rules permitted protests/appeals based on "rules decisions" but not judgment. Now that I actually see the book, I realize once again the media does not know what it is talking about. The only place in here where there is differentiation between the 2 is in the section re ejections of coaches. If a coach is ejected after arguing a judgment call he cannot protest the ejection But if ejected for arguing a rule interp, he can protest.

Wow, very dangerous precedent, going against their own by-laws. I would imagine if the team that protested, if they were to win the state championship, would have a tarnished image. The constitution and by-laws are so extensive, I didn't really see if there's a bigger assembly that can override the board. If so, I can see some problems down the road when that assembly meets.

[OverAndBack]

Apparently they appealed to the state supreme court, even.

See, this is the can of worms you open when you make exceptions to rules.

[GPC2]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Second, here is a (poor) video, and from the location in the stands, apparently shot by a Leland fan.

Walnut-Leland Game End

The LJ/HL appears to have thrown a bean bag - I wonder how they came up to Illegal Forward Pass, and then if they did rule that, did nobody realize that the ball hit the ground??