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Originally Posted by maven
1. The OP didn't state the rule set, so it's an assumption. Good, fair, or "not much" of an assumption if you like.
2. NCAA A.R. 3-4-3 III: throwing a backwards pass out of bounds in order to conserve time is penalized as IG (even though not technically defined as IG).
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Maven, you wrote:
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Originally Posted by maven
2. I'd have to know more to assess whether that's a good IG call. If the passer was in the field of play when he committed the foul, the penalty is not a safety, though the result of the play is. If that was the case, your options should have been: accept (half the distance from the spot of the foul, LOD), or decline (safety). OTOH, if the foul occurred in the EZ, again you'd have an option between a safety or a safety.
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Under no rule set would IG be the appropriate call. The play is perfectly legal under NFHS, NCAA and NFL rules.
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Originally Posted by Rich
I never said it was. Clearly, the officials in that game were a bit rule-challenged.
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I didn't say you did.
I was referring to the poster above.
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Last edited by BktBallRef; Sun Sep 09, 2012 at 08:53pm.
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