Team Refuses to Play

[Bob M.]

REPLY: mbcrowder...not sure I would do it that way. Allowing the offense to play a down prior to the defense being ready--anytime during the contest--IMHO makes a travesty of the game. I think I would follow mikesears' recommendation. Warn the defense's head coach of the consequences if he refuses to put his team on the field. Then if he still refuses, it's him pulling the trigger--not you. I really don't know what choice he gives you.

[MD Longhorn]

I understand that ... and that's normally for safety reasons.

But you'd let them run that play with 10 men out there if that's what they wanted. What about 9. 8? Zero?

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I understand that ... and that's normally for safety reasons.

But you'd let them run that play with 10 men out there if that's what they wanted. What about 9. 8? Zero?

REPLY: Let me clarify what I said in my earlier post. I had said,

Originally Posted by Bob M.

Allowing the offense to play a down prior to the defense being ready--anytime during the contest--IMHO makes a travesty of the game.

In reality, I really don't care whether or not B "is ready" as long as they're on the field on their side of the neutral zone. What I meant is that I would not blow the ready until B comes back to the field. This also would include after a TO. Though in that case (after TO) I would flag them for DOG. If the coach refuses to send his team back onto the field. I stand by what I had said earlier.