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Originally posted by Theisey
I really wasn't going to post this, but during one of our late season games this year our substitute WH blew an IW from well over 20 yards away.
It was totally embarassing to the entire crew, not because of the IW. But because while dressing prior to the game we all talked about this topic. Specifically directed to our sub-WH about not blowing his whistle so much. During a game many weeks before, he also filled in as our sub-WH and was on his horn on just about every play.
We practically tattoo'd those words on his eyelids to don't blow your whistle... Let the wings and ocassionally the U blow the whistle to kill the play.
The play was a pass snapped from the B-14, intercepted in the EZ by B. On the way out, our sub-WH blows his whistle while standing around the B-22. Turns and gives an S10 to the press box.
We sprinted over to him and asked just what the $#%# was that for? He responded he thought is was a Try down.
We said that doesn't make any difference. We told you to stay off your whistle. The wings will kill that play if it really was a try down. It was a normal down and you just screwed team-B of a potentially longer run back.
I was so steamed my glasses were fogging up, and it wasn't even half time.
Team-A coach as expected starts arguing with me that he still gets to keep the ball. All he says was that was an IW and I get the choice. It took him until halftime was over to agree he did not get to keep the ball.
Ok, I feel better now. I'm going to forget about this and not let it bug me any more. And yes, we will not be using that sub-WH next year.
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Theisey, did you say the whistle blew after the interception? If so, B could have kept the ball. Rule 4-2-3c says "if an IW occurs while the ball is in player possession, that team may choose to accept the play at that spot or replay the down.