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Texas Topics / Pay Issues This Past Season

« Last post by dammitbobby on July 02, 2026, 10:36:03 AM »

Crossposting from Facebook

Anyone who experienced a Varsity game check issue this past season, please DM or email rtmclemore@yahoo.com the following details:
🏈Contest, date, hosting ISD
🏈Discrepancy between what open records reflected for total tickets sold vs original compensation received.
🏈Was the correction made & How quick?
🏈Did you file a UIL incident report?
🏈Any additional info ie were you black listed from future games, any animosity from district personnel etc.?

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National Federation Discussion / Re: Subtle Change in Manual

« Last post by bossman72 on July 02, 2026, 08:54:09 AM »

On kickoffs I have no issue moving to the 50...that's what is done in 7 man mechanics during playoffs anyway....BUT...in a 5 man game putting 1 official on the 50 and 3 on the Goal Line.....is ...to put it mildly...difficult    ....that leaves massive amount of non coverage for the much used in recent years "pooch kicks"....and trying to cover that on the run from the goal line to the 20-40 yard line will be very difficult....

H and L can always move up based on the strength of the kicker.

This change makes more sense than the old mechanics.  You have all 22 players boxed in with this new mechanic.

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National Federation Discussion / Re: Subtle Change in Manual

« Last post by hef333 on July 01, 2026, 02:45:48 PM »

OK, been an umpire 30+ years, don't chime in here often but read it alot.....here are my .02 from PA

Umpire under the post on 4 man and 5 man within 15 yard line has been a no brainier for years...you can easily see the snapper from there (if I can at 60+, you can too)  ...and makes it far easier to have the sidelines covered without a massive fire drill....

Now we do have some very good kickers in our league, and tries from 40+ have happened during the season....I personally don't know how I will be able to see that, especially if the coaches catch on and place LB's in a spot where the snapper is blocked.....I think the change should include a yard line distance.

On kickoffs I have no issue moving to the 50...that's what is done in 7 man mechanics during playoffs anyway....BUT...in a 5 man game putting 1 official on the 50 and 3 on the Goal Line.....is ...to put it mildly...difficult    ....that leaves massive amount of non coverage for the much used in recent years "pooch kicks"....and trying to cover that on the run from the goal line to the 20-40 yard line will be very difficult....

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Texas Topics / Re: Ok, silly but..

« Last post by GA Umpire on June 30, 2026, 10:44:38 PM »

Saw on the NFHS side of the house the discussion on FCK restraining line for Team B when the FC occurred inside the B-10.
Holes in the rule or just another sport where the referee has to carry a can of Vanishing Spray to mark the 10 yards the defense must retreat from for the free [fair catch] kick? 

You set the chains.

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Texas Topics / Ok, silly but..

« Last post by TxJim on June 30, 2026, 10:08:22 PM »

Saw on the NFHS side of the house the discussion on FCK restraining line for Team B when the FC occurred inside the B-10.
Holes in the rule or just another sport where the referee has to carry a can of Vanishing Spray to mark the 10 yards the defense must retreat from for the free [fair catch] kick? 

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NCAA Discussion / Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK

« Last post by ElvisLives on June 30, 2026, 05:15:05 PM »

THANK YOU GENTILEMEN

You are welcome. That’s why we are here.

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NCAA Discussion / Re: OFFENSIVE FACEMASK

« Last post by Navcom on June 30, 2026, 04:07:06 PM »

THANK YOU GENTILEMEN

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National Federation Discussion / Re: Fair catch free kick and restraining lines.

« Last post by NVFOA_Ump on June 30, 2026, 01:29:22 PM »

Unfortunately, early in my career, I called several varsity games on fields like that.

I had 2 games on field ("natural grass") like that last year.

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NCAA Discussion / Re: Clock and Play clock question

« Last post by ElvisLives on June 29, 2026, 07:50:40 PM »

Well, in situations with a penalty administration and a helmet off, there is ambiguity between 3-2-4-c-1, and 3-3-10-b-1.
But, all my sources tell me that Shaw’s intent is that the defensive helmet off/injury governs, and the play clock is set to 40.
I’m OK with that, but fix the rules to say that, for goodness sake. It ain’t that difficult.

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NCAA Discussion / Re: Clock and Play clock question

« Last post by Whodatboy18 on June 29, 2026, 06:56:41 PM »

From all of the AR I have seen, the precedent is that if the defense has an injury or helmet off at the end of the play, the play clock will default to 40 seconds. Nothing supersedes that except for a team timeout or two minute timeout.