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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
I don't see how you can possibly make this comparison.
On the 2 point conversion by OU, the TE was called for an illegal shift because he did not reset for 1 second. You say that the defense is reading the formation to know who they need to cover. Are you telling me they didn't know he was an eligible receiver?
But then you turn around and say that OU was not placed at a disadvantage by the BSU QB miving toward the LOS at the snap. I saw it when the play was ran and was surprised there was no flag.
May I say that the same official had both calls?
Sorry but you can't have it both ways.
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When two players are moving the defense does not think the snap is about to happen because they know the ball cannot be snapped while there is a shift. For the motion, they know the ball can be snapped if a player is in motion are are prepared for it. Here's a link to the final plays of the Boise game. Once it gets to the motion play look at the snap and the direction of the motion. It is a bang bang play with his motion and the snap.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...sta+bowl&hl=en
Another side of this type of motion is I have seen this as being under the philosophy of a "talk to first" before flagging it when the play goes the other way. If that is the case then I believe you'd have to adhere to that philosphy in this play as well.