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Old Thu Feb 17, 2005, 01:05pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally posted by Andy
To me a train wreck is when the ball and the runner arrive at the same time, or as someone else said, the ball gets there just ahead of the runner and the runner is sliding or attempting to avoid contact.

I've got a similar situation that I have been wondering about, but I think I will start a new thread.
Speaking ASA.

Nope, cannot happen. If the defender does not have POSSESSION of the ball, it is obstruction. The ball getting there first or at the same time is not irrelevant to the ruling.

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