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Originally Posted by Welpe
There's no exception for the score. Team A would have to decline the penalty.
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Thank you for confirming my understanding of this. From a game management perspective, would you emphasize to A that accepting the penalty isn't going to have any impact on the game if it is a blow out or do you just let it go? Obviously in a close game there is always a chance of a fumbled snap or something goofy that could allow A to score to tie or win, but in a blowout I'd hate for that "something goofy" to result in an injury if the play isn't going to impact the outcome of the game.
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
No, because Fed has "shall" too (w/o 2-way scoring on the try), & NCAA made that change before 2-way try scoring was instituted. I couldn't say for sure right now, but I think the wording changed in the 1930s.
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Clearly I've been grasping for straws to try to align NCAA rules with having never observed a team leading in the score snap the ball during an untimed down to extend the 4th quarter (other than a try attempt). I appreciate the explanation.