Here's a play - Page 2

parepat · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 09, 2004, 06:13pm

I would say a do over is authorized but not warranted here. I am without my rule book, but, isn't there a catch all provision that says that the referee can take any action to address fundamental unfairness in the game (ie award a touchdown, call a forfeit) that are not covered specifically in the rules? I call it the CYA rule.

Not warranted here though. The coach can't abdicate his responsibility to independently know the rules to the official.

Snake~eyes · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 09, 2004, 06:55pm

Unfair Acts Rule.

Bob M. · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 12, 2004, 01:09pm

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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
Unfair Acts Rule.

REPLY: Snake-eyes...just who did anything unfair? B's coach screaming for his players to get away isn't unfair. And Team A's diving on a live loose ball isn't unfair. The only act affecting the play is that of the official who naively misled Team B. But it was hardly an unfair act.

Snake~eyes · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 12, 2004, 01:29pm

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Originally posted by Bob M.

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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
Unfair Acts Rule.

REPLY: Snake-eyes...just who did anything unfair? B's coach screaming for his players to get away isn't unfair. And Team A's diving on a live loose ball isn't unfair. The only act affecting the play is that of the official who naively misled Team B. But it was hardly an unfair act.

I didn't say that we could implement that, I was just naming what parepat was describing.

Bob M. · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 12, 2004, 01:58pm

Sorry Snake-eyes. I missed that. My bad...