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Originally posted by Blue37
5 man crew, 15 seconds to go in the game. B leads 21 to 17. A has the ball on B1, 4th and goal. They run a QB sneak, and the QB is stacked up at the goal line and pushed back. R, U, and BJ cannot tell whether he scored. L goes up with the TD signal but LJ signals him down short of the goal. You are the R so you huddle with the crew. Now remember that neither you, the U, or the BJ have anything to offer as to whether the QB scored. Both your endmen are adamant that their call is correct and neither will back down. How do you resolve this without overruling one or the other?
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First of all, you cannot overrule anyone if no decision has been made. Both officials made a signal, but you cannot have both. Someone was not supposed to signal at all. So this is not an "overrule" when someone had a brain fart and did something they were not suppose to.
I have had this happen as a Referee. You use common sense than talk to both officials. Usually you stick with the official's call that had the ball come to their side. If someone is blocked off you might give the call to the other side. The bottom line is that there is no good that can come out of conflicting signals. If anything, try to prevent it. The wings should pinch if they are not sure, and then rule a TD after the play is dead if necessary. The wings should also look at each other if there is any question as to if he got across.
Peace