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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Question on rules
Message-ID: <551@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 17:08:30 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 18 17:08:30 1983
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Tom, it seems either your Dad can't keep up with the times, or he
really likes Canadian football.  It seems like he's describing the
situation for a rouge.  In CF, if a kick goes into the end zone, which
is much larger than in the American game, it must be returned, or else the
kicking team gets one point.  (Could the Northern Neighbors please
clarify, correct, and/or expand on this point?)
In American football, once a score is made, the clock stops.  Thus play is
dead.  The ball cannot be advanced.  If the ball was kicked over present
goalposts, it's out of the field anyway.  If it was kicked over the posts
when they were on the goal line, even though it might be within the playing
field, the ball is dead.  As for running out a miss, if the runner is not
careful, he could be caught for a safety, fumble the ball back, or lose it for
a touchdown.  If he doesn't return it to the line of scrimmage, it will be
placed at the line of scrimmage.  (That is a bad rule I feel.  If he choses to
run it back, he should take the consequences.  That should not apply on a
block.)

By the way, did you know that a team used to be able to score a field goal
on a kick off?