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Sleeper Play
It's coaches (and officials) like this that make people think this kind of stuff is legal. I think this is clearly a sleeper-type play that should have been flagged as USC on the coach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YnnnnyMjCw What do you guys think? Last edited by Suudy; Tue Aug 08, 2006 at 12:00pm. |
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As a white hat I never would've let this play stand. It is clearly intended to deceive in an unsportsmanlike manner and against the spirit of the rules.
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REPLY: Note that the fully informed commentator says that "...the play is completely legal."
Any coach who teaches this stuff embarrasses not only his players but himself as well.
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There is no question that this play is illegal in both codes. There can be no "deception" based on the substitution process, or based on the "wrong equipment" (tee, shoe, ball, etc) swap, especially when the sideline is actively participating in the act.
This should be flagged without hesitation.
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Based on the position of the "wing" official (at the top of the picture) who is practically next to the ends, it appears they were expecting the offense to take-a-knee.
Anyone know the game time remaining.. Otherwise if looks and smells like the we've got the wrong ball play. Shame on the coach... shame of the officials for not killing the play. Yes, I mean killing the play. |
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The way the coach on the sideline was holding up the ball, this looks like it might have been a variation of the old "where is the tee?" play but this time "we've got the wrong ball". Clearly illegal. I hope they didn't let this stand.
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I know the play is illegal and will get called back. However the rule book calls this an "Unfair Act" penalty. The signal is "27 which is Unsportsmanlike. I would call it Unsportsman Like and give the penalty to the QB.
Any argument for penalizing for "Unfair Act" and not counting it as Unsportsmanlike or for giving to the Head Coach instead of the QB. |
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Is there anyway to download this? I can view it but would like to use it for a clinic.
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isn't that an illegal snap ??
the center/snapper lifts the ball and hands it to the QB--- dead ball foul-- illegal snap ???
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I believe they said it's the first play of the game. So I don't think they were expecting them to take a knee.
I would like to download this, too, but it's a .swf file with some javascript that calls for a certain file, so good luck. If anybody is geeky enough to figure it out, I'm sure we'd all love to be able to grab it.
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I think it's use may be questionable. And the file is in FLV format, so work from there! |
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