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Originally Posted by youngump
The case play says that one official calls a charge and the other a block. That's different from making a signal. If one official called OOB off white and another called OOB off blue would you give the ball to both teams?
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Completely irrelevant analogy.
There is a case play. Making a preliminary signal is the same as a call in this case.
I would rather be able to talk with my partner, etc., but I do think there's great wisdom in the case play:
(1) I may not be with a partner I know and/or like. We could (theoretically) stick to our guns and insist we are right. Case play eliminates that.
(2) One team will feel like there's an ulterior motive for going with one call over the other. Case play means we can enforce this and tell the coaches "We have no choice. There is a specific play in the case book."
Why fight it? The book TELLS US how to deal with it should it happen. Much better than having to make something up.