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From: tjt@kobold.UUCP (T.J.Teixeira)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Rule Changes
Message-ID: <220@kobold.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 18:03:30 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 12 18:03:30 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 14-Dec-83 01:11:17 EST
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Clay Phipps <...!fortune!phipps> has suggested that treating a fumble
through the endzone as a touchback and handing the ball over to the
other team on the 20 yard line.  Instead, he suggests that this be
treated like a fumble out of bounds and the team getting the ball back
on the 1, 3 or 20 yard line.

Come on!  Why not just treat fumbles as five yard penalties?!  If you
fumble the ball, you don't deserve a break like this (i.e. another
chance).

If the inconsistency bothers you, change the rules about fumbles
throught the sidelines to turn the ball over also.
-- 
	Tom Teixeira,  Massachusetts Computer Corporation.  Westford MA
	...!{ihnp4,harpo,decvax,ucbcad,tektronix}!masscomp!tjt   (617) 692-6200