I’ve been trying to make sense of it my whole life. It is stupid and doesn’t

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Nov 2, 2024
11:55:12am

Socrates Johnson All-American

Make sense but it happens rarely enough no one has bothered to change it.

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Socrates Johnson

Previous username: jkccoug
Bio page: Socrates Johnson
Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Last login: Nov 4, 2024
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I’m trying to make sense of that touchback rule.

GRCoug

Nov 2, 11:26am

Offense fumbles ball into endzone and out, touchback it's controversial

BYUFootballisBack

Nov 2, 11:27am

the name of the game is "football" -that doesn't make sense. Just enjoy!

claw

Nov 2, 11:27am

It makes sense. Is it played on horseback? Nope. It is played on foot.

BYUtka

Nov 2, 11:29am

RE: It makes sense. Is it played on horseback? Nope. It is played on foot.

claw

Nov 2, 11:32am

Offense has the burden of control when crossing the goal line. Because all they

RGGeemer

Nov 2, 11:27am

Yep. Stops the offense from trying to extend and potentially fumble

spidercoug

Nov 2, 11:29am

Yeah the alternative is giving the ball back to the offense at the 1.

NYCougz

Nov 2, 11:29am

Fumbled and ball cross over the end zone pylon

Cougs1

Nov 2, 11:28am

It's the dumbest rule in all of sports. The only justification is to make

volleyjiver

Nov 2, 11:30am

What are they supposed to do? Give it to OSU in Penn states endzone?

goblin

Nov 2, 11:30am

If you fumble out of bounds anywhere else on the field it’s brought back to the spot of the fumble

scootsy

Nov 2, 11:33am

Maybe a better alternative would be giving the ball back at the 20-25 yard line.

bigbossbyu

Nov 2, 11:35am

On a forward fumble the spot is where the ball goes out of bounds

goblin

Nov 2, 11:37am

So theoretically you could roll the ball down the field and if it goes

GRCoug

Nov 2, 11:40am

It goes back to the spot of the fumble if forwards.

RGGeemer

Nov 2, 11:48am

That's only for backwards "If you fumble the ball forward and it goes out of bou

goblin

Nov 2, 11:53am

You have it swapped. If it goes backwards it is where the ball went out. If it

RGGeemer

Nov 2, 12:07pm

oh ok gotcha

goblin

Nov 2, 2:44pm

Does it? I guess I only know the NFL rule.

scootsy

Nov 2, 11:42am

I love the chaos caused by the rule and I don’t care that it’s nonsensical

Salami Karate

Nov 2, 11:30am

I there was a big thread last year

YouthCrue

Nov 2, 11:40am

I’ve been trying to make sense of it my whole life. It is stupid and doesn’t

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