If you can make it to a college level official, you know the rules

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If you can make it to a college level official, you know the rules

Author: McIrish (5322 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 7:22 pm on Jan 3, 2025

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I often question their application or interpretation of the rules but not their knowledge of them. Officials are required to take exams testing their knowledge of the rules prior to being certified regardless of the fact that they are part-time.

Replies to: "If you can make it to a college level official, you know the rules"

I saw this interesting post about the field goal just before halftime in the ASU-Texas game. [LINK] - Protagonist - 1:48pm 1/3/25 (21) [View All]
- I ve seen a drop kick field goal but that behind the line of scrimmage [NT] - DonMiller - 5:32pm 1/3/25
- It never went through the uprights. Why should it have counted? [NT] - McIrish - 3:49pm 1/3/25
  - Watch the bounce. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:55pm 1/3/25
    - Yeah? It can't bounce over. Once it hits the ground it is dead [NT] - McIrish - 4:03pm 1/3/25
      - But it did go through the uprights... Not arguing it should count. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:09pm 1/3/25
        Not in the air - McIrish - 5:24pm 1/3/25
      - that's what i thought - holybull101 - 4:19pm 1/3/25
        It can't touch a member of the kicking team OR THE GROUND - McIrish - 4:25pm 1/3/25
        Where’s the fun in that? [NT] - ndphysics - 4:49pm 1/3/25
        So then should receivers be allowed to catch passes off the bounce? - McIrish - 4:53pm 1/3/25
        There was a bunch of sarcasm in my post [NT] - ndphysics - 5:14pm 1/3/25
        I figured. I was just busting your balls. [NT] - McIrish - 5:19pm 1/3/25
        Noted [NT] - ndphysics - 6:57am 1/4/25
- Re: I saw this interesting post about the field goal just before halftime in the ASU-Texas game. [LINK] - Bnieves - 3:21pm 1/3/25
- ChatGpt said "No good" [NT] - murph92675 - 2:44pm 1/3/25
  - ChatGPT lies when it doesn’t know the answer… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:51pm 1/3/25
- College officials don't know the rule book, just a part time gig [NT] - holybull101 - 2:10pm 1/3/25
  - If you can make it to a college level official, you know the rules - McIrish - 7:22pm 1/3/25
  - All Refs including NFL have regular jobs. Moreover it does not require 365 days to know the rulebook [NT] - SteveM - 2:21pm 1/3/25
    - ^^^THIS^^^ [NT] - McIrish - 4:39pm 1/3/25
  - I personally knew a Bg 10 ref about 30 yrs ago. He was a HS Principal during the week. [NT] - ELP - 2:20pm 1/3/25