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Get rid of past tournament advancement.  It carries way too much weight in determining advancement beyond Sectional Finals

Forget about new crews working state finals games and look at how few new crews make it to Regional.  Regional round year in and year out is filled with former state crews with only a few exceptions.  That is where the advancement road block occurs for crews hoping to advance.  

6 hours ago, Bobref said:

There has been some erroneous information circulating about the application of the Mercy Rule going forward in the playoffs. As of 1 hr. ago, per Asst. Commissioner Faulkens, the rule remains in effect through the semistate.

Thanks for the info, but since most crews never advance beyond Sectional this is information only needed to be known by a small group.

They could put Wendy Robinson's photo at midfield, I could care less.  I'm just happy to never have to work another game on that goat ranch they called a field.  

17 hours ago, JustRules said:

Incorrect. They still need 5 linemen numbered 50-79 (which is what the rule change is essentially referencing). The snapper needs to legally snap it to a back so you need at least 1 of them. The smallest number you could legally snap with is 6. In your example the team would be guilty of illegal numbering because they don't have 5 players numbered 50-79 on the line of scrimmage.

One confusion I've now heard a couple times is the backfield by coach's terminology and rules aren't the same. Any back is in the backfield whether he's behind the guard or next to the sideline. The previous rule said you had to have at least 7 on the line. That also meant no more than 4 in the backfield. Most officials just counted the backfield once they knew they had 11 players. If there were 4 they knew they had 7 linemen. The issue is if a team only has 10 players on the field and 6 of them were on the line they were guilty of an illegal formation because they were short a lineman. This rule change means that is no longer a foul. The offense is already at a disadvantage, why penalize them more? This is really more of a language change than anything to get to the same place.

Good point about the 5 lineman numbered 50-79.  

This change will make it easier for the wings to determine an illegal formation in that they are looking for more than 4 backs instead of 7 on the line.  

In theory, yes an offense could run a legal play with 5 players (1 on line...snapper, 4 in backfield).

Players are either on the line or off (in backfield).  There can be a maximum of 4 players in the backfield.

No change to motion rule or illegal shift rules. 

The kid has a no-contact provision with the girls swimmers, and that remains in place. But he can compete again. Because the girls aren't around anymore to have "fear exhibited."

Anyone that knows anything about the sport of swimming knows the girls are "still around".  Swimming is a year round sport and just because the High School season is over doesn't mean the girls aren't at the pool every afternoon for club practice.  In fact the Indiana Swimming Senior Short Course Championships are set for Mar 15-17, therefore there is no time off for boys or girls from the end of High School season to the beginning of club practice.

Fishers AD has to be well aware of this in that it's Fishers High School pool that is home to the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST) club swim team.  

Using "because the girls aren't around anymore" may have pulled the wool over many eyes, but not those familiar with the sport of swimming.  Shame on you Fishers administration and HSE school board.  

Northside, South and Wayne all have 30% more enrollment than Dwenger.  

40 second play clock - great change

Number visibility, no opinion

Legal scrimmage formation - great change

Tripping - "....intentionally use lower leg...." could lead to some interpretation differences

Horse-collar - good change

Illegal kicking and batting - makes sense to change to 10 yards

Replay - can't see it being used with exception of state finals.  Therefore will never affect me.