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Originally posted by bklabe21
Hi all,
I was announcing the Princeton vs. Yale football game earlier today on the radio, and the officials totally blew a call. They somehow blew the whistle as if the running back for Yale was down before he fumbled even though it was blatant fumble with the benefit of instant replay. The Princeton coach went nuts, and the refs talked it over for a few minutes.
Finally they announced something to the effect of: "We are not entirely sure whether or not the runner was down before losing possession of the football. Therefore, we will replay the down."
Have any of you ever seen a doover in college football before? Is that actually part of the rulebook?
I'd love to know if this has happened before and if it is legitimate purely out of curiousity.
If any of you are curious how it turned out - Yale fumbled the snap on the next play and Princeton recovered. (Yale won the game, however).
thanks!
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This isn't a do over. It's an inadvertant whistle and they happen from time to time.
The team that had the ball at the time of the whistle is entitled to take the ball where it was when the whistle blew or replay the down. If the ball was loose when the whistle was blown, then the down has to be replayed.
There are two types of officials:
1- Those that have had an IW
2-Those that will have an IW.
The officials handled the play correctly. Seems to me that if you're going to announce games on the radio, you might want to invest some money and time in a rule book. Contrary to popular belief, most coaches and announcers do not know the rules. None of that is meant to be critical of you, it's just fact.