Judgment calls on pre-snap and at-the-snap fouls???

[ChickenOfNC]

We had a discussion going in the Boise St. thread, and I wanted to start a new thread so that maybe we'd get a better discussion:

Basically, should we use advantage/disadvantage type judment on illegal motion/shift/formation type of infractions?

This discussion spawned from a reference to the OT touchdown in the Boise St. game, where it appeared that the man in motion turned upfield before the snap. This occurred on the opposite side of where the play eventually went, and the wing did not flag it.

Myself and others believe there should be no judgment on these types of fouls. Shifts, motions, formations, should always be called, regardless of advantage/disadvantage.

Others believe that we should be using judgment and only flagging these if a team gains an advantage.

Discuss: