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The PROS march to their own drum - but then you knew that. The referee indicated that the taunting was "part of the previous play." That would mean replay the down following enforcement.
That's different from the NFHS rules. In High School football, the unsportsmanlike foul would be enforced from the succeeding spot the same as a dead ball foul, and the down would count.
I saw the Elvis Grbac foul. In Fed play, it would have been 4th down and a bunch, not 3rd down. Not only was it an unsportsmanlike act, but it occurred after he was down. So you have two reasons to count the down: 1) It was an unsportsmanlike conduct foul, and; 2) It was a dead ball foul.
I didn't see the other, but the enforcement would have been 15 yards, count the down. Since the Steelers had reached the line to gain, it would have been 1st and 10 after enforcement, had they been playing under Fed rules.
I can't help you with the NCAA ruling. I can say this: What the coaches, players, and fans see and hear on Saturday and Sunday afternoons affects the wat they deal with us on Friday nights. I know you understand that concept, Pete, because it's no different in baseball.
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