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Originally posted by sm_bbcoach
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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
sm_bbcoach - I was with you until I looked in my rules book. At the top of rule 8 there is a table listing the points values for different scoring plays. It lists a successful try as being a touchdown for 2 points or either a field goal or a safety for 1 point.
8-3-3 During a try, A may score two points from what would be a touchdown or one point for a field goal or safety by B under rules governing play at other times during the game.
So a safety by A is considered a successful try and thus the penalty can be enforced at the succeeding spot.
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I think the key word in this rule is: "FROM WHAT WOULD BE" a touchdown. It is NOT a touchdown, just as a 1 pt try is NOT a field Goal. The book does not give a defination or discussion in the box, just a point summary.
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When they say they get two points "from what would be a TD" they are making a comparison and saying that a TD during a try is worth two points. I believe that the option exists for the succeeding spot.