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Old Sat Aug 31, 2013, 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman View Post
Why? Doesn't the 25-second rule still apply? If anything, it would seem to advantage the offense if you gave them up to the expiration of regulation time to put the ball in play, and then an additional 25 secs. after whistling & signaling a new RFP. I wouldn't call it a huge difference either way, but it seems to run in that direction to me, not the way you think. FAIK your way may be the way the rules committee intended it, but simply playing thru the end of regulation time for the period with the ball still RFP and the 25 seconds still running has got to be less advantageous for team A.
Had time expired during the play when the defensive penalty occurred, we would have an untimed down with a 25 second play clock. Why should A be robbed of that opportunity just because there's one second or ten seconds left in the clock when the play ends? The offense gets one untimed down with a 25 second window, period. That's part of the enforcement when such a foul occurs.

When the clock strikes 0:00 and the ball has not been snapped, the defense will stop playing. Why? Because in EVERY other situation where the clock strikes 0:00 and the ball hasn't been snapped, the period ends. Yes, the defense would be placed at a greater disadvantage if you erroneously ignore clock striking 0:00.

There is no rule backing for what you suggest. Time has EXPIRED during a dead ball, therefore the period is over. NOW, the period is extended because of the penalty.
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