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Can’t Advance a Muffed Punt
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:27 pm
When did Football become gay?
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Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:28 pm to GoldenGuy
Just Googled this as well.
Apparently it was a rule change they made in the 1920s.
Ridiculous that it's still on the books.
Apparently it was a rule change they made in the 1920s.
Ridiculous that it's still on the books.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:31 pm to GoldenGuy
I guess it's because returner never had possession.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:32 pm to GoldenGuy
It’s been a rule as long as I’ve been alive and I’m over 40 
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:33 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
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Apparently it was a rule change they made in the 1920s.
Ahh, same time as prohibition and women’s suffrage. Makes sense
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:36 pm to GoldenGuy
I dont understand the reasoning behind it. The receiving team touched the ball, it should be a live ball and fair game to be advanced either way
This post was edited on 10/1/22 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:45 pm to WaterLink
If he called a fair catch, then I get why you can’t advance it as pursuit to tackle the potential ball carrier is stopped.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:53 pm to GoldenGuy
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This post was edited on 10/1/22 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:06 pm to GoldenGuy
Same for an onside kick. Dumb rule all around
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:08 pm to GoldenGuy
I have followed football since middle school and have officiated it for 15 years, and K has never been able to advance a muffed punt.
This post was edited on 10/1/22 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:10 pm to Eighteen
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It’s been a rule as long as I’ve been alive and I’m over 40
Agreed, but I also agree it’s a dumb rule that doesn’t really make sense.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:26 pm to Bama Bird
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Same for an onside kick. Dumb rule all around
This makes the least amount of sense because by definition the kick off is a free kick.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:27 pm to GoldenGuy
Stupid rule
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:38 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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I have followed football since middle school and have officiated it for 15 years, and K has never been able to advance a muffed punt.
We know it's the rule. We're questioning why it's a rule.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:39 pm to Dizz
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because by definition the kick off is a free kick.
What's really dumb is that the kicking team is not allowed to catch the ball in the air on a kickoff.
It rarely happens, so it's not well known that you have to allow the receiving team the chance to catch it. But if you kick it on the ground it's free game for some reason.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:47 pm to PeteRose
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I guess it's because returner never had possession.
bingo, same as an onside kick
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:48 pm to Dizz
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This makes the least amount of sense because by definition the kick off is a free kick.
By definition a free kick only happens after a safety.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:49 pm to GoldenGuy
Related question - back in the day...say, the 80s:
On a kickoff, was the ball not live in the endzone even if they didn't touch it?
On a kickoff, was the ball not live in the endzone even if they didn't touch it?
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:50 pm to GoldenGuy
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When did Football become gay?
Apparently 1920. So your great-grandfather was gay.
This post was edited on 10/1/22 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:52 pm to Big Scrub TX
I think the NCAA rule as always been if the kickoff lands in the end zone is a touchback.
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