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Forum: Football Fri Nov 03, 2006, 04:29pm

Replies: 19 Do We Have Anything Here? Views: 1,861 Posted By simpson HeHe I'm sure you might get some objection... HeHe I'm sure you might get some objection from coaches about that. :D Personally, I never underestimate a coach's ability to teach his kids the most complicated trick plays while not...

Forum: Football Fri Nov 03, 2006, 09:31am

Replies: 4 Please help!!! Views: 996 Posted By simpson In high school, you're wrong on both counts. ... In high school, you're wrong on both counts. There is no rule that says the offense must break the huddle with only 11. The defense certainly cannot have however many players it wants waiting for...

Forum: Football Wed Nov 01, 2006, 10:40am

Replies: 17 NFHS referee with a microphone Views: 3,506 Posted By simpson This is especially important when you are... This is especially important when you are conferencing w/ other officials or a coach. Also, make sure it's off when you are in the locker room. :) Also, make sure you stop walking before you...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 27, 2006, 04:51pm

Replies: 17 Flag or no flag? Views: 2,228 Posted By simpson Fair enough, but 4 players 40 yards behind the... Fair enough, but 4 players 40 yards behind the play are probably just watching while your crew clearly missed a PF where the action was. This isn't a 7 man crew, you're not going to be able to see...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 27, 2006, 04:41pm

Replies: 17 Flag or no flag? Views: 2,228 Posted By simpson I guess it's a "you had to be there type of... I guess it's a "you had to be there type of thing." I'm just trying to run the image through my mind. If you have a guy slow down/jog and run toward the middle of the field/maybe even come close to...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 27, 2006, 04:22pm

Replies: 17 Flag or no flag? Views: 2,228 Posted By simpson I agree with trying to talk the BJ into having... I agree with trying to talk the BJ into having both fouls. As for the USC, it wasn't the TE who scored. It was a receiver running free for a TD who cut across the field and slowed down at the 5...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 27, 2006, 03:44pm

Replies: 17 Flag or no flag? Views: 2,228 Posted By simpson To answer your questions: 1) if you are 40... To answer your questions: 1) if you are 40 yards away and the HL and BJ are close, it's probably not your flag. 2) I wouldn't recommend throwing your flag after conferencing with the other...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 27, 2006, 09:18am

Replies: 7 Injured Player; Officials Timeout Views: 3,084 Posted By simpson I don't have my rulebook in front of me, but... I don't have my rulebook in front of me, but here's how we do it. When the trainers first come out, we keep the kids in the huddle w/out coaches. If it's hot out, we'll send the trainers w/...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 26, 2006, 03:00pm

Replies: 19 Question on Penalty Enforcement Views: 2,100 Posted By simpson If you get 2 USCs, you have to sit out the next... If you get 2 USCs, you have to sit out the next game as well? Is that a Fed rule or a local rule?

Forum: Football Thu Oct 26, 2006, 01:14pm

Replies: 12 Goal line -- not seeing the ball Views: 1,624 Posted By simpson If you crash, you can usually tell by how the... If you crash, you can usually tell by how the player is laying whether he has advanced the ball. If the ball is still tucked away and is a foot beyond the endzone, you got a TD. If you never saw...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 26, 2006, 01:09pm

Replies: 19 Question on Penalty Enforcement Views: 2,100 Posted By simpson That's too bad. I know different officials deal... That's too bad. I know different officials deal with action after the whistle differently, but they really should have tossed the kid. It's one thing to push a kid after the play is over and just...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 26, 2006, 10:40am

Replies: 19 Question on Penalty Enforcement Views: 2,100 Posted By simpson Rockyroad, Just curious, did they eject the... Rockyroad, Just curious, did they eject the player who kneed your guy in the stomach?

Forum: Football Fri Oct 20, 2006, 04:11pm

Replies: 36 Momentum question Views: 2,870 Posted By simpson NFHS 2006 Rule 8-5-2 It is a safety when: a.... NFHS 2006 Rule 8-5-2 It is a safety when: a. A runner carries the ball ...blah-blah-blah EXCEPTION: When a defensive player intercepts an opponent's forward pass; intercepts or recovers an...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 19, 2006, 10:46am

Replies: 32 Article: HS Trick play Views: 2,896 Posted By simpson Here's the worst part of the story: "Pinkney... Here's the worst part of the story: "Pinkney protested, but Harley had run it by the referees before the game to make sure it was legal." Is there anyone on this board that is confused by this?...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 19, 2006, 10:37am

Replies: 8 Steelers Center Question Views: 1,086 Posted By simpson That's what I figured, it just seems so unusual... That's what I figured, it just seems so unusual to see a center turn the ball horizontal to the line of scrimmage. I just wonder how the center ever got in the habit of doing that since he couldn't...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 19, 2006, 10:06am

Replies: 19 Finger Whistles or not? Views: 2,444 Posted By simpson I can see why a U or maybe an R might want a... I can see why a U or maybe an R might want a finger whistle, but if you work on the line or BJ you probably want the lanyard. The half signals have always bothered me. Personally, I hold the...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 19, 2006, 09:57am

Replies: 8 Steelers Center Question Views: 1,086 Posted By simpson Steelers Center Question Not that it has a material effect on the game or anything, but I noticed during the Pittsburgh - KC game on Sunday that Pittsburgh's Center turns the ball horizontal to the line of scrimmage prior to...

Forum: Football Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:45pm

Replies: 42 Sportmanship--What can officials do? Views: 3,062 Posted By simpson [QUOTE=parepat]Football is a competitve sport.... [QUOTE=parepat]Football is a competitve sport. The best way to stop blowouts is for the other team to play better. Why ask the third string FB on the winning team to not try and score in his first...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:48am

Replies: 4 IW on GL Fumble. Views: 1,243 Posted By simpson In the game you described, the player was down by... In the game you described, the player was down by contact. ;) (I'm assuming your HL didn't signal TD.) In a normal game situation, A has the choice of replaying the down or the result of the...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:35am

Replies: 42 Sportmanship--What can officials do? Views: 3,062 Posted By simpson I would not recommend getting together to discuss... I would not recommend getting together to discuss what fouls are called and then calling every ticky-tack foul. That would look as unprofessional as the coach. Maybe at half-time you can discuss...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:17am

Replies: 13 RTP passed the LOS Views: 1,422 Posted By simpson This is a great example for all those officials... This is a great example for all those officials who insist penalty enforcement is always, "whatever hurts them the most." I'm sure McCrowder's official was doing the same thing.

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:16am

Replies: 3 Who what when where are we?? next play Views: 760 Posted By simpson You got it right. 1 & 10 from the 35 for A/K. ... You got it right. 1 & 10 from the 35 for A/K. Live ball UCs are succeeding spot fouls. After the play, A/K was in possession and will get a new set of downs. Mark off the 15, set the chains...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:10am

Replies: 17 Video highlights Views: 2,029 Posted By simpson I guess we're arguing over semantics here, with... I guess we're arguing over semantics here, with the result being the same. My take is the deception (and therefore the foul) occurs prior to the snap, we just are unable to determine if it...

Forum: Football Fri Oct 13, 2006, 09:24am

Replies: 17 Video highlights Views: 2,029 Posted By simpson To be more specific, the "Where's the Tee play?"... To be more specific, the "Where's the Tee play?" is a penalty for deceiving the Defense into believing the snap is not imminent. Having a player run to his sideline with his hands out and then...

Forum: Football Thu Oct 12, 2006, 04:30pm

Replies: 18 How to ignore Views: 2,670 Posted By simpson Humorous heckler: I hate to give this guy... Humorous heckler: I hate to give this guy his due, but ... My first playoff game I ever worked was on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and the home team had "accidentally" watered the field all...

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