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Forum: Football Fri Aug 27, 2004, 12:28pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,902
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
The $64K question...

The NF mechanics manual appears to be silent as to which wing. My opinion is that the offside official (from whom the pass is moving away) has the best look at the forward/backward call, for two...
Forum: Football Wed Aug 25, 2004, 08:49pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,995
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
The ball will be placed on the three-yard line....

The ball will be placed on the three-yard line. The momentum exception (NF 8-5-2a Exc.) reads (with emphasis added by me):

<i>When a defensive player intercepts a forward pass, fumble, backward...
Forum: Football Wed Aug 25, 2004, 01:57pm
Replies: 9
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Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
You have two mostly unrelated questions there. ...

You have two mostly unrelated questions there.

The ball carrier is out of bounds when he steps out, or touches something other than a player or official who is beyond the sideline plane. (NF...
Forum: Football Wed Aug 25, 2004, 09:41am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,790
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
Parallax

Well, I <b>do</b> teach physics for a living...
Forum: Football Sat Aug 21, 2004, 12:58pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,790
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
Ok, either the facts haven't all come out, one of...

Ok, either the facts haven't all come out, one of the wings was out of position, or one of them is mistaken/lying about what he saw - it's highly unlikely that they could BOTH see the ball. Here's...
Forum: Football Sat Aug 21, 2004, 12:41pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,573
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
Possible IP

Remember that there is one further restriction, NF 9-6-4c: <i>It is illegal participation... to use a player, replaced player, or substitute in a substitution or pretended substitution to deceive...
Forum: Football Fri Aug 20, 2004, 10:02am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,890
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
Get in touch now...

If you're heading to the Albany region, you should e-mail [email protected] today. Our assignors are already working on the first several weeks of the season.

In fact, wherever you're...
Forum: Football Thu Aug 19, 2004, 08:05pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,203
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
I'm afraid you're mistaken, Bob. The last...

I'm afraid you're mistaken, Bob. The last sentence of NF 5-2-2 states: <i>"The loss of down aspect of a penalty has no significance following a change of possession or if the line to gain is reached...
Forum: Football Thu Aug 19, 2004, 07:52pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,958
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
In our area of NY, we also receive Part I as a...

In our area of NY, we also receive Part I as a study guide. Active (full) members must score 85% on the closed-book Part II - missing the cutoff two straight years results in a drop in status. All...
Forum: Football Thu Aug 19, 2004, 07:37pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,389
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
Taking the test closed book, I also answered true...

Taking the test closed book, I also answered true - illegal position, procedure, numbering, formation all amount to the same thing. People use the terms interchangeably. The writers of the NF exam...
Forum: Football Wed Aug 18, 2004, 09:28pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,203
Posted By The Roamin' Umpire
In another thread, OverAndBack requested a...

In another thread, OverAndBack requested a "crazy" situation every day. This is only semi-crazy, but it came up at our association meeting tonight and I thought it was interesting enough:

4/10 @...
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