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Old Tue Oct 20, 2015, 11:28am
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False start timing rule loophole

In NCAA, when a dead-ball foul such as false start is committed by A while the game clock is running, does the game clock continue to run on the RFP after administering the penalty?
Situation: 4th quarter 3:00 remaining, A leads by 6 points, 1st & 10 at B's 40. B has no timeouts. The ready is given and A allows the clock to wind to 2:25 before snapping.
Case 1) the snap and kneel down is made, and the play clock sets to 40 seconds starting at about 2:22, subsequent snaps are: 2nd down, 1:45, 3rd down at 1:05, and 4th down at 0:25. Obviously, A cannot close the game and must give B an opportunity to have the ball.
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Case 2) just before the first down snap, A72 commits a false start. At 2:25, the penalty is administered and the 25-second clock is started at 2:25. The subsequent snaps occur at: 1st down, 2:00, 2nd down 1:20, 3rd down 0:40, 4th down 0:00. In this case, a deliberate penalty can allow A to gain a timing advantage, and it's easy to see it as inadvertent.

Do I have the right penalty administration? Is this a legitimate application of the timing rules by the officials, assuming the current NCAA rules? Are there any coaches sly enough to try to pull this off? Am I missing something?
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Old Tue Oct 20, 2015, 11:46am
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NCAA 3-4-3, excerpted, emphasis mine:

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The referee shall order the game clock or play clock started or stopped whenever either team conserves or consumes playing time by tactics obviously unfair. This includes starting the game clock on the snap if the foul is by the team ahead in the score.
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Old Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:40pm
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NCAA 3-4-3, excerpted, emphasis mine:
In a perfect world, with time to sit and discuss what's going on, it would likely be caught. In the real world, something like this could be easily overlooked, if there's not an emphasis on looking out for timing abuses, or a rule directly establishing a threshold time.
For example, a mechanic could be to allow B to have the game clock start on the succeeding snap. It may not stop all such fouls, but it would ensure all such fouls are not intentional.
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