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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Why? Any official can screw that up and once the whistle blows the only choice is to enforce it as an IW and give the ball back to A.
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Umm...if B's coach requested the TO, and it was incorrectly granted (because A still had the ball), the TO is still awared and taken under Fed. rules. It's an IW only under NCAA rules, I believe.
Maybe that's why Tony needed to step in as the R.
But, otherwise, I agree with both of you. Of course, there aren't any "magical powers" associated with the duty, but sometimes a stronger personality is needed on a crew, and that person is usually better off being the R.