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Forum: Football Sun Aug 29, 2010, 10:47am

Replies: 15 Wild First week! Views: 2,736 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire I'm jealous that (a) your seasons have started... I'm jealous that (a) your seasons have started already, and (b) you get to work JV with FOUR guys.

Forum: Football Sun Aug 29, 2010, 10:44am

Replies: 34 TE cut blocks Views: 6,086 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Correct - it's based solely on where the snap... Correct - it's based solely on where the snap occurs.

Forum: Football Fri Aug 20, 2010, 08:30am

Replies: 22 is it possible Views: 3,472 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire I would actually guess not, but to my knowledge... I would actually guess not, but to my knowledge there is absolutely NO guidance on this (ridiculously obscure) question.

Forum: Football Thu Aug 19, 2010, 08:23am

Replies: 22 is it possible Views: 3,472 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire I'm using NFHS rules here. Note the bold... I'm using NFHS rules here. Note the bold section. Team B is going to enforce the live-ball foul and take the points off the board so that they're still WINNING 35-30. But, let's assume that by...

Forum: Football Fri Aug 06, 2010, 09:15pm

Replies: 8 Number Exception Views: 2,064 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Yes, 12 and 14 are eligible, the remainder are... Yes, 12 and 14 are eligible, the remainder are ineligible throughout the down. (The numbering exception specifies that players using it must be on the line between the ends.)

Forum: Football Thu Aug 05, 2010, 08:10pm

Replies: 8 Number Exception Views: 2,064 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Yup, what Mike said. A81 and A82 both will remain... Yup, what Mike said. A81 and A82 both will remain ineligible throughout the down.

Forum: Football Thu Aug 05, 2010, 07:37pm

Replies: 15 Revised Brain Teaser Views: 2,525 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Our problem, of course, is while the rulebook... Our problem, of course, is while the rulebook defines "out of bounds" quite clearly, it never defines "inbounds." My take is that there is no third option - if you're not out of bounds, you MUST be...

Forum: Football Thu Aug 05, 2010, 11:56am

Replies: 15 Revised Brain Teaser Views: 2,525 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Ok, I can give you a number of things that... Ok, I can give you a number of things that haven't happened, and then what I think should be called. I'll go with NFHS rules. I will also presume that after his leap, A88 once again lands OOB -...

Forum: Football Wed Aug 04, 2010, 04:17pm

Replies: 5 First touching Views: 5,000 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire I certainly subscribe to interpretation #2. I... I certainly subscribe to interpretation #2. I just ran the play from the NFHS forum by our local interpreter - he agrees that 6-2-5 means that the receiving team loses the automatic right to the...

Forum: Football Fri Jul 30, 2010, 08:54am

Replies: 45 Pick your ruling Views: 7,691 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire It says the yard lines IN THE FIELD OF PLAY are... It says the yard lines IN THE FIELD OF PLAY are NUMBERED from the goal line. The definition of a yard line is the first sentence - notably ANY line parallel to the end lines. I'm currently...

Forum: Football Thu Jul 29, 2010, 09:26am

Replies: 10 Dead-Ball Foul Sequence/Mechanics Views: 2,426 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Whistle first - it should be in your mouth... Whistle first - it should be in your mouth already. The most important thing is to make sure play stops. In theory, kill the clock is the next most important thing. In practice, I find it's...

Forum: Football Tue Jul 27, 2010, 10:16am

Replies: 21 Roughing or not Study Group ? #1 Views: 2,738 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Nope, we're good, you're clear. A few years ago,... Nope, we're good, you're clear. A few years ago, I would have agreed wholeheartedly. My stance has shifted over time - I can't exactly put my finger on why. But I certainly have a sense (possibly...

Forum: Football Mon Jul 26, 2010, 03:02pm

Replies: 21 Roughing or not Study Group ? #1 Views: 2,738 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire I assure you, making people like me has never... I assure you, making people like me has never been my objective - if nothing else, I shoot my mouth off too often for that to work anyway. I should clarify my original statement: I have no...

Forum: Football Sun Jul 25, 2010, 05:13pm

Replies: 21 Roughing or not Study Group ? #1 Views: 2,738 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire While this is true, I suggest to you that you're... While this is true, I suggest to you that you're going to have an extremely tough sell if you call grounding here. I would even go so far as to say that probably most of the relevant people (i.e....

Forum: Football Sat Jul 24, 2010, 08:52am

Replies: 9 Scrimmage kick play Views: 1,689 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire :eek: Kicks end in only two ways: player... :eek: Kicks end in only two ways: player possession or dead ball. If the returner is picking up a live ball, then it's still a kick, and momentum will apply.

Forum: Football Sat Jul 24, 2010, 08:46am

Replies: 21 Roughing or not Study Group ? #1 Views: 2,738 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire With the usual caveat of "gotta see it": I... With the usual caveat of "gotta see it": I expect a flag for grounding would be VERY difficult to justify here. QB is under pressure & throwing on the run; the ball was at an eligible receiver. Even...

Forum: Football Sun Sep 23, 2007, 10:46am

Replies: 9 The call? Views: 1,781 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Right, to answer your question: Team B will... Right, to answer your question: Team B will decline the penalty and keep the ball. No problems here.

Forum: Football Tue Sep 18, 2007, 07:23pm

Replies: 13 First Touching or...... Views: 3,599 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Nice question. The real conflict here is between... Nice question. The real conflict here is between 5-1-3a (which awards a new series to A when they reach the LTG) and 5-1-3g (which awards a new series to R in the event of first touching). Obviously,...

Forum: Football Tue Sep 11, 2007, 12:17pm

Replies: 4 Free Kick Rules Views: 1,879 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Let's be a little careful with our terminology.... Let's be a little careful with our terminology. The ball is live as soon as it is legally free kicked. The ball may not be legally recovered by K until it has touched the ground or an R player - as...

Forum: Football Thu Sep 06, 2007, 08:51am

Replies: 12 Touchback ?? Views: 6,220 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire You are correct - look up the definition of... You are correct - look up the definition of safety. B has forced the ball into their own end zone and it has gone OOB there: safety.

Forum: Football Thu Aug 30, 2007, 09:34am

Replies: 4 Signalling carry-over fouls Views: 1,283 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Signalling carry-over fouls We've kicked around in great detail how fouls that carry over to kickoffs will be enforced. But we haven't talked much about how the R will signal them. For the basic case, say a 5-yard face mask by...

Forum: Football Thu Aug 30, 2007, 09:23am

Replies: 23 I don't understand the new NFHS rule Views: 3,553 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Yup. I would have something like: "The... Yup. I would have something like: "The result of the play is a touchdown." (arms up) "During the play, there was a face mask foul ... " (signal appropriately) "... by the defense." (point at the...

Forum: Football Thu Aug 30, 2007, 09:03am

Replies: 20 Lineman/judge pre-snap hand signals. Views: 23,466 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Watch the players. You need to know roughly... Watch the players. You need to know roughly when/where the ball is coming, but mostly watch the players. Keep a wide enough angle so that you can see action around the primary receiver. Up through...

Forum: Football Thu Aug 30, 2007, 08:44am

Replies: 19 Captains! Views: 3,293 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire Which is weird - I have a vague recollection of... Which is weird - I have a vague recollection of teams being able to elect to kickoff in the first half and still receive in the second half. Anyone know if the NFL rule has changed in the last... 20...

Forum: Football Wed Aug 29, 2007, 11:18am

Replies: 6 Backwards pass Views: 2,372 Posted By The Roamin' Umpire The QB himself is eligible? :rolleyes: The QB himself is eligible? :rolleyes:

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