Delay on the Defense?

[AndrewMcCarthy]

Remember if the defense is just being a pain- not coming out- and you decide to flag them for delay, you march off 5 yards AND move the chains since the penalty was before the RFP.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by AndrewMcCarthy

Remember if the defense is just being a pain- not coming out- and you decide to flag them for delay, you march off 5 yards AND move the chains since the penalty was before the RFP.

Not in NCAA. The cutoff for moving the chains (or offsetting DBF's for example) is not the RFP. Once you've announced and marked off any relevant fouls (not an issue in the OP), and set the chains, any DBF after this does NOT reset the chains.

[AndrewMcCarthy]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Not in NCAA. The cutoff for moving the chains (or offsetting DBF's for example) is not the RFP. Once you've announced and marked off any relevant fouls (not an issue in the OP), and set the chains, any DBF after this does NOT reset the chains.

What about 5-2-7?

The penalty for any dead-ball foul (including live-ball fouls penalized as dead-ball fouls and fouls after a free kick down) incurred after a series ends and before the next ready-for-play signal shall be enforced before the line to gain is established. The penalty for any dead-ball foul incurred after the ready-for-play signal shall be enforced after the line to gain is established.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by AndrewMcCarthy

What about 5-2-7?

The penalty for any dead-ball foul (including live-ball fouls penalized as dead-ball fouls and fouls after a free kick down) incurred after a series ends and before the next ready-for-play signal shall be enforced before the line to gain is established. The penalty for any dead-ball foul incurred after the ready-for-play signal shall be enforced after the line to gain is established.

Mmmm. Good point. I was leaning on the wrong rule. Since you set me straight here, I'm sure this will happen tonight.