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Wrong sir. If the officials and/or coaches are calling the games (even those non sanctioned passing league games) by the rules, then all padding requirements should be enforced as well. If the helmet is worn, then all helmet rules should apply.

No longer true. Beginning this season, NCAA rule same as NFHS. 100% colorless clear or not legal.

If in the opinion of the umpire, the second baseman was not even able to make an attempt, he is perfectly correct (the umpire) and within his judgement to declare interference. It was a judgement call that could be debated ad nauseum (it actually already has been), and the rule is not likely to change given how long it has been on the books. And I have read enough to know that as currently written, the call was correct. That's what the umpire is required to do, enforce the rules as written, not what he/she or the fans or coaches may want them to say. The KHSAA is very involved at the NFHS level in rules writing, if you have better wording, you should probably send it to them. But be prepared that you don't open up problems with your proposal. In many cases, I have seen the KHSAA and NFHS change rules to fix one problem, only to compound or create more of them.

You guessed incorrectly. Saw it up pretty clearly, have seen it several times since then on tape. He went past the base, no matter how slightly, made contact with the fielder outside the baseline, and the official IMO, correctly ruled interference. It may be "good, solid baseball" as you say, but it was illegal and was correctly enforced...bottom line.

It doesn't matter what type of slide. It's the contact that the umpire has to judge as interference or not. The runner was outside the base path (for whatever reason) and made contact with the fielder. In his judgement (and correctly so), the umpire said that the contact at that point prevented the fielder from making a play on the batter-runner, and declared him out.

One other thing to consider mustang, to you very wise post. Doubtful that any of those other events have the kind of crowds that attend Rupp. That size audience limits where you can play. With only two options in the state, and both costing about the same (about $200,000 for the week), there are some costs that just have to be passed on to fans and those who attend. But you are right, the beauty of the system is that you do one or the other or all, depending on what you choose.

After a lot of years of listening to crowds, this year attributed at a district may have been the best ever told or re-told. North Oldham had recently had its coach suspended for ALLEGED interaction with a minor female student at the school. When North Oldham came out to warm up, Oldham's fans began to chant "where's your coach", "where's your coach", "where's your coach". At first, the North Oldham students had no response. Then when the cheer started again, the North Oldham kids began chanting "with your daughters", "with your daughters"..... Talk about cutting to the quick........

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go to http://www.khsaa.org and click on the state tournament info link

I found this site for KHSAA. Take a look. http://www.khsaa.org/basketball/boys/ is the site that has links for the radio broadcast, stats links and other information.

They will be public for the first time wednesday. According to one of the coaches, the list is in the State Tournament program.

Friday afternoon. The luncheon is Friday morning (where the coaches and players of the year are being honored) and then they will be announced at the tournament games on Friday afternoon.

She wins two more matches to be in the top 16. Wrestles again 9 a.m. Saturday!

Thankfully, Ryan isn't always right. Priscilla wins her second round match pinning Jerod Smith of Fort Campbell.

Bowling Green 21-0, 51 seconds in first half

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They are cheaper. They are by a company called Dollamur. The contact they announced at the State Meet was Dave Coons. I am sure he would help out in a pinch. Dollamur Site

It is difficult to discuss things with people who have made up their mind without being involved in all of the discussion and only base their thoughts on the way it was when they were in school, etc. And this next comment is specific to football, not your basketball arguments. Every state association, according to the recent Dayton Daily information and other previous surveys, does its football different than its other sports as the numbers, while they may have an effect in all sports, have a more exponentiated impact in football due to the nature of the game. And with Indiana's five classes, it does take less than the sixteen or so weeks it would take to play a playoff system with everyone in, and very few classes. Bottom line, is those that the decision effects 100% think that more teams should be in, BUT they want to keep a ten game regular season schedule AND they do not want a bye in the brackets. So with those objectives conflicting, the path of change recommended as of now was increasing the number of classes.

Allowing the schools, who are the ones effected and affected, to decide, IS the right thing to do. You shouldn't always rely on a "big brother" mentality to decide issues. Its the same with State Government, even your local Board. Some issues, you have to get in there, fight for, and if you don't win, then maybe it isn't the best idea for ALL involved. But don't always just sit back and complain that big brother (for you in the case, KHSAA) is the one doing the wrong thing.

In basketball, you can get all of the kids into the playoffs (or all of those that choose to enter the district tournament) with one class, because you can play multiple games in one week. In football however, because you generally can play only one game per week, it would take sixteen weeks to play a one class system with everyone in. So you divide into classes, not to mention the numbers disparity. The philosophy of coaches has shifted as some of the "newer" generation is more comfortable with more teams getting an opportunity for the playoffs. Just like baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball. It is understandable that those who have attended Beechwood, and other schools such as Highlands, Cov. Cath, Danville, St. X, Trinity, might not all be for it. They haven't been shut out of the current system very often. But for the others, who have not tasted the playoffs, that's where the impetus has come from. Plus, it helps with the great disparity that exists in both the top Class (4A, with actually enrollments from 1040 to 2100) and bottom Class (1A, 101 to 531). Or at least that's what the coaches are saying that were on the committee.

Just out of curiousity, do you feel the same way when the 1-23 basketball team, or 2-24 baseball team plays in the district tournament?

Let me give you some more history and help, even though it isn't all about money for the schools. In the days when only one team came to the playoffs, many times that deciding game was not played at the end, but rather, whenever the traditional schedule date allowed. For example, Belfry and Russell used to play about the fifth game every year, and basically, the loser was done. They go very little crowd after that point (whoever lost), and it set a negative tone for a lot of other things. It got better when it increased to two, and then still to four. As others will point out, lots of teams without previous success were able to remain in the playoff picture, better gates, more support, more kids out, improved play next time, etc. It's easy to sit back and say that anything more is too many, but there is another thing that is a problem. With anything less than four (for that matter, with anything less and all getting in), it basically allows the rich to keep getting richer. Remember the article early in the year about 40 something titles among a handful of teams? Part of the reason is that those schools get three to five weeks additional practice every year. With everyone in the playoffs (or nearly everyone), that means an extra week of practice for nearly every team, or four weeks over the career of a player (minimum). That's how you build parity, and keep more people involved.

Yes, that's one of the biggest differences. Certain folks from Kentucky and other states have tried for years to get that changed, but to no avail. OPI = 15 yards and loss is like the death penalty for a parking violation. It is an interesting rule, with three different answers. NFL - 5 yards and loss, NCAA - 15 yards, no loss, NFHS - 15 yards and loss. Guess there isn't much agreement.

Thought you might want to know the right answer on this one. Proposal 20 was properly amended by the delegates to move FT Knox and FT Campbell to the public side since they received all of the Federal programs that public schools receive such as free and assisted lunch, etc. Looks like the member schools were aware that their jurisdiction only went so far. :thumb:

I would encourage you to take a high school rules test and become a high school official. 1) Defensive pass interference is always a first down by rule. 2) Personal fouls can be live or dead ball, depending on when they happen, and can be enforced either way, depending on when they happen, so there is no automatic next down or kick. 3) Will give you credit for one thing. You are right that when officials properly call the foul, it usually doesn't happen again.