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REPLY: Since it was obvious ("NOW!") that the coach's focus was on consuming time, his player's foul put his team into a position where the foul would have allowed him to consume more time. I'm with you on this one. Start it on the snap. If he's got an axe to grind, it's with his tackle who couldn't keep his butt down and wait for the snap. The fact that he complained should give you a hint. Your action (starting on the snap) didn't cost him a thing. You didn't put any extra time on the clock. And he was ready to go at that instant anyway. The fact that he complained leads me to believe that his "NOW" signal on that particular play was aimed more at his tackle than at the QB...if you know what I mean.
NF 3-6-3 says nothing about needing to know that the foul was intentional. NCAA rule goes one better using as a criteria a consideration of who is ahead in the score.
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Bob M.
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