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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Whether you agree with a ruling or not, that ruling should be followed. That case play couldn't be more specific. The player interfered with the ball following a goal with the purpose of stopping the clock. You and Camron are trying to attach degrees to that interference. It doesn't matter HOW he interfered with the ball; the only thing that matters is that he DID interfere with the ball. The player screwed his team by throwing the ball up in the stands. Just let time run out. Don't bail him out now by giving his team even the faintest possibility of benefiting from his act. That's the purpose and intent as outlined in the COMMENT.
You guys are ignoring a very explicit case play to make a call that is not supported by rule. That's wrong.
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I'm looking at 10-3-7
. . . Delay the game by acts such as: a. Preventing the ball from being made live promptly or from being put in play.
The case/comment you reference is relevant to a delay of game situation which is either a delay warning (and possibly a team T) or is ignored in the closing seconds. It does not refer to situations covered by 10-3 which are a player technical.
The comment you cite refers to a time when the team delays or violates the throwin plane...not when they prevent the ball from being live at all.