Hawaii Bowl ejection

[sj]

Rule On The Prevention of Being Ejected...

If you don't get the first one you will NEVER get the second one.

I had this conversation with my nephew once. He and his Dad (my brother) had called me late on a Friday night after his game and they told me that he had been ejected. They said the first USC he deserved because he had spiked the ball. But they didn't think he deserved the second one because he was at the bottom of pile and was just sort of kicking his legs out to free himself when an official threw the flag on him. I told him that whether or not you deserved the second one is not the reason you got ejected. It was more of the fact that you did deserve the first one and that put you in a position to be subject to a second one, good call or not, and being ejected.

Even my own family wanted to whine but I wouldn't let them. They understood what I was trying to say anyway.

My brother later had a conversation with the guy who called the second one a few weeks later and he told him that if he had to do it over again he wouldn't have flagged him for the stuff under the pile.

But if he hadn't gotten the first USC it wouldn't have mattered.

[TXMike]

Was this a game under NCAA rules? If so, then the 2d foul should have been a personal foul and not a UC foul. He could still have been ejected for the PF but it would not be the auto eject that comes with the 2d UC.

[sj]

It was in Iowa so it was NF. But either way your right. It could have a PF but for some reason the guy called it USC. IT was about 6-7 years ago and I can't remember all the details so maybe I'm leaving something out.

[Jim S]

Originally Posted by NickelDeuce

Yeah, but it's a bowl game. Could be the last game this kid ever plays. I think there should be some latitude in specific situations. This being one of them. That kid should not have been ejected.

So, in your rulebook, how many USL fouls make an automatic ejection? The same rules apply. The same conduct is expected. Perhaps even more so. These are teams that have have managed o get this far. Supposedly they are better coached, more disciplined, and have a better grasp o the game.
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