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re: The ref that confidentially runs to the exact spot a high punt went out of bounds...
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:27 pm to CMBears1259
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:27 pm to CMBears1259
Just finished up year 18. I'm moving up to the #1 FJ in my association next year after being #2 for the last 5 years. Hopefully that comes.with us finally breaking the glass ceiling and getting a final at MBS. We've had semis 2 of the last 3 years but haven't broken through yet.
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 12:33 pm
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Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:33 pm to sicboy
Who’s he keeping it secret from?
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:39 pm to Lexis Dad
15 mostly at B, but started at F/S.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:46 pm to fightin tigers
Some dude explaining it in his apartment bedroom on a 16 in TV is the best video out there on this subject? 
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:49 pm to RGJ18
quote:sure, in a game of inches just grant 2.5 yards whenever
They don’t pinpoint shite. Place the ball on the nearest 5 yard marker to move the game along and limit measurements. And that’s not just on punts.
What a dumb comment
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:51 pm to sicboy
I still don’t follow the explanation in the thread. They ARE still partially guessing right?
In principle, if a person is on the long sideline opposite the side where the ball goes out of bounds, that person knows the yard line where it goes out, if he also knows when it goes out. And someone on the sideline where the ball does go out can watch and signal when it goes out. But don’t you have to be watching both at the same time to know it?
Guys are describing a ref literally running the sideline and using himself as the spot so he can watch someone else signal, which makes sense if the ref can keep up with the ball. Can he? Lol
In principle, if a person is on the long sideline opposite the side where the ball goes out of bounds, that person knows the yard line where it goes out, if he also knows when it goes out. And someone on the sideline where the ball does go out can watch and signal when it goes out. But don’t you have to be watching both at the same time to know it?
Guys are describing a ref literally running the sideline and using himself as the spot so he can watch someone else signal, which makes sense if the ref can keep up with the ball. Can he? Lol
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:51 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
They definitely try to put the ball with the nose on a yard line.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:53 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
If you watch where officials in college spot the ball relative to where the runner actually went down you would agree. “Game of inches” doesn’t mean much apparently. Maybe pay attention to details before posting.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 12:57 pm to KosmoCramer
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They definitely try to put the ball with the nose on a yard line.
Not always the case, especially when short yardage situations
Posted on 12/20/25 at 1:03 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Of course it’s not always the case. Like in high leverage situations. I was making a point that on punts where its nearly impossible to spot the ball exactly where it crosses out of bounds, they tend to put the ball on a 5 yard marker for ease of spotting.
They do it on 1st and 2nd downs too (not 5 yard markers but the nearest yard). It’s not the game of inches you think it is. If it really was they’d try to be more accurate. So much for my dumb post huh.
They do it on 1st and 2nd downs too (not 5 yard markers but the nearest yard). It’s not the game of inches you think it is. If it really was they’d try to be more accurate. So much for my dumb post huh.
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 12/20/25 at 1:09 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
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Not always the case, especially when short yardage situations
Hence my usage of the word try, Chief.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 1:13 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
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Not always the case, especially when short yardage situations
Between the hash marks the ball is spotted where the short wings mark the player down.
If the ball is downed outside the hashes (between the hash and sideline) the ball is spotted at the nearest yard marker. Inside the 5-10 yard line (especially the 5) is when the inches really matter/are factored in.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 1:20 pm to sicboy
Its called triangulation
Posted on 12/20/25 at 1:44 pm to CMBears1259
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15 mostly at B, but started at F/S.
I do run B at times but FJ is my natural position.
Had my first two games as a varsity white hat this season. But I'm not ready to move full time. Got things I wanna accomplish at FJ
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