Puzzling Rule of the Game
I am no expert on the rules of the RMFL or on how they should be enforced, but I would expect the officials at the game to be knowledgable about the rules. Here is one I found particularly interesting from the Bears/Rhino-Raiders game this past Saturday:
Other Special Penalty Enforcements
Any personal foul on the defense results in an automatic first down for the offense.
The Bears were struggling to get the ball in the end-zone when a dead-ball personal foul was called on the Rhino-Raiders for a late hit. Instead of giving the Bears an automatic first down, the officials choose not to give the first down because they claimed not all personal fouls resulted in automatic first downs. I don't see any exceptions in the rule above, so this is where I need some help understanding this. What a change in the game that call could have made. Four downs from the four yard line would have been very different in the game.
The Rhino-Raiders argued this one up pretty good that there is a difference between different personal fouls and the particular personal foul whistled on the Rhino-Raiders when the Bears were on their 4 yard line (or close to it)should not be an automatic first down. The rule looked pretty clear to me. Maybe someone with more understanding of this rule can explain to me the difference between the personal foul on the Rhino-Raiders and the rule listed above. Anyone?
A partial list of game rules can be found at RMFL Rules
I won't claim this would have been the difference in the game, because things might hav gone very different after that for both teams -- but it sure would have made it more interesting if the game was 7-0 at the half.
Other Special Penalty Enforcements
Any personal foul on the defense results in an automatic first down for the offense.
The Bears were struggling to get the ball in the end-zone when a dead-ball personal foul was called on the Rhino-Raiders for a late hit. Instead of giving the Bears an automatic first down, the officials choose not to give the first down because they claimed not all personal fouls resulted in automatic first downs. I don't see any exceptions in the rule above, so this is where I need some help understanding this. What a change in the game that call could have made. Four downs from the four yard line would have been very different in the game.
The Rhino-Raiders argued this one up pretty good that there is a difference between different personal fouls and the particular personal foul whistled on the Rhino-Raiders when the Bears were on their 4 yard line (or close to it)should not be an automatic first down. The rule looked pretty clear to me. Maybe someone with more understanding of this rule can explain to me the difference between the personal foul on the Rhino-Raiders and the rule listed above. Anyone?
A partial list of game rules can be found at RMFL Rules
I won't claim this would have been the difference in the game, because things might hav gone very different after that for both teams -- but it sure would have made it more interesting if the game was 7-0 at the half.
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