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Originally posted by BktBallRef
3- False. A foul that includes loss of down "takes a down away." Therefore the answer is False.
[Edited by BktBallRef on Oct 24th, 2003 at 12:26 AM]
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BBR
I thought the loss of down aspect only denied a team the right to replay the down, not take it away. I am under the thought that each team A has 4 plays to attempt to reach the line to gain. No penality I can recall will ever take a down away, meaning that can only have 3 or 2 attempts. In a LOD penality,they were given teh chance to run the play but then chose to do something illegal. They HAD the play ran, but now can not REPLAY the down.
Maybe I am nit-picking in the wording, but this is how I explained it to a coach 2 weeks ago. Now he believes me. He was under the impression that the LOD made the down go from 2nd to 4th, no chance to play 3rd; 3rd to B al 1/10; ect. If you use the wording above, it gives that impression "take away the down".