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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1735180, member: 2350"]
The assumption that block/charge was simpler and handled better is just plain wrong. And officials bodies like IAABO and CABO don't write rules arbitrarily in a vacuum, nor do they tinker with them as whimsically or promiscuously as you are suggesting. The game evolves at both the coaching and player levels, and the rules committees in the governing bodies have to keep up. That is what compels changes in rules. Specifically, in the mid 70's coaches began teaching better defensive skills, because offensive skills were improving greatly, and game play reflected that. The fundamental concept that was adopted was that you can't play defense standing still, and the rules needed to be adjusted to reflect that. And the direction on that came from the sport's governing bodies whose rules committees write the rule books. And believe it or not, coaching bodies have  more input into that than officials bodies. In other words, referees don't write the rule books. They do, however, read and study them and write exams annually, which more than 95% of fans, players and coaches do [I]not[/I].
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