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Old Tue Oct 24, 2006, 12:37pm
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The play certainly fits under the "God" rule. I don't think anyone has disputed that. It certainly "tends to make a travesty of the game".The penalty is any the Referee "considers equitable". While the signal is S27, remember that is both unsportsmanlike and NONCONTACT. So why not 15 yards from the spot of the foul - the spot the q-back makes the utterance? As long as it's a noncontact vs unsportsmanlike, there is no mandate to enforce from the succeeding spot. Right? It isn't specifically covered so let's use common sense and fair play.
I can only imagine enforcing from the previous spot on this. Perhaps there is one, but I cannot think of another non-contact foul that would be enforced from the spot of the foul. Enforcing it as such would seem very incongruous.
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Old Tue Oct 24, 2006, 03:42pm
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Maybe that illegal snap thing is one way to get it to a previous spot if you don't think you want to kill it just for USC. After you see what is happening kill it and go over to the head coach and tell him you have an illegal snap and if he doesn't like it then you have USC on top of an illegal snap. And the next time you see it there won't be any decision for that coach to make about what type of foul he wants you to call.
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Old Tue Oct 24, 2006, 05:46pm
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Go back and read the original story. Nothing happened just before the snap so you are going to kill the play based on what you think may happen just after the snap? Do that all game long and it will be a really long game.

Guy's I don't disagree that had the action happened prior to the snap that there is a penalty. What I am merely trying to point out is that, according to the story, the snap was made. So you now have a live ball.
See, I don't feel honor bound to be restricted by the letter of the law. I'd kill it, enforce 15, and sleep very well at night.

I'm just telling you what I'd do. I don't feel the need to justify penalizing such blatant USC to anyone.
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