Two Scenarios from Last Night

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by MJT

So, Bob are you going to just wind the clock when you know they didn't have any TO's left but you granted them one and leave it at that? Why doesn't the NF have a rule against calling a TO when you don't have one like in BB. It seems like it would be a good rule change because in the heat of the battle, an officials error by granting a TO they don't have should not give them a timing advantage.

At one time ISTR either NCAA or NFL (maybe both) having such a rule, but I actually prefer leaving it on the officials to not grant the request. If they put one over on the officials intentionally or accidentally and get granted a stoppage, I think all you should do is correct that error ASAP without a penalty. Players, substitutes, and partisans of various kinds may distract officials during a game with claims of various sorts, and you don't penalize those, do you? The only exception I know of is feigning injury.

Would you want to penalize a request for a measurement based on your guess that the captain requesting it didn't really believe it was necessary?

Robert

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

...Would you want to penalize a request for a measurement based on your guess that the captain requesting it didn't really believe it was necessary?

REPLY: My only concern during potential measurement situations is whether I believe it's necessary. If a captain requests one and I don't feel it's necessary, he doesn't get it. I wouldn't 'penalize' his request; I just wouldn't grant it. That way, I don't need to consider any possible ulterior motives in his asking for it.

[andy1033]

The only time you let a team call a timeout when they have not left, is when the coach wants an interperation. So you must know what the request is for.

[wisref2]

1 - you can't penalize a team because the officials made a mistake. The rule covers this - look it up in the casebook, maybe it's covered there (granting TO when none are available).

2 - The rule says nothing about breaking the huddle with 12. It states that it is a violation for a replaced player to not leave immediately (NF, about 3-5 seconds).

Tell your WH that if he wants to make up his own rules, he should go create his own league.