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Originally Posted by maven
That's right. The rule addresses the situation where on 4th down the defense has stopped a runner short of the LTG and before going down the runner "fumbles" the ball past the LTG. If recovered by an opponent, no big deal, since the offense was going to turn it over on downs anyway. If recovered by a teammate, the offense gets a "cheap" new series.
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Seems to me the way to combat this was to call an incomplete pass, and if necessary, an IFP. If a ball is intentionally "fumbled" forward, seems like a pass to me.
But why within the 2 minute warning?
And I wonder why NFHS has yet to adopt such a rule.
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Originally Posted by maven
The "Holy Roller" play was pretty clearly an IFP and illegal bat if you ask me.  |
I thought the same when I watched it.