Quote:
	
	
		
			
				
					Originally Posted by  TonyT
					 
				 
				The coach gave a signal like a triangle to designate a play he wanted ran and the official thought he was giving the time out signal and blew his whistle giving him a time out. The coach says no I was calling a play I wasn't calling time out so they disregard the time out and put the ball in play again and resume play. I have seen this happen more than once. 
			
		 | 
	
	
 That's not the OP.  OP was a coach actually requesting a TO at a time when he was not truly allowed to have one.  It should be ignored, but if it's granted by error, it should be granted.