Would You Wind It?

[jontheref]

You all have hit on all the points. The wings need to have progress stopped inbounds. Its a judgement call for progress. And in my judgement in this game with this much time left, he was stopped in bounds. The other thing is they aint getting in the endzone again...because some lineman twitched for a false start or they didnt have enough guys on the line. But no I wont wind the clock after a timeout.

[PSU213]

Originally Posted by jontheref

You all have hit on all the points. The wings need to have progress stopped inbounds. Its a judgement call for progress. And in my judgement in this game with this much time left, he was stopped in bounds. The other thing is they aint getting in the endzone again...because some lineman twitched for a false start or they didnt have enough guys on the line. But no I wont wind the clock after a timeout.

I totally agree with ruling him in bounds, letting my watch run to zero, etc... That being said, I find it to be totally wrong to call a player for a foul he did not commit. I'm guessing some will argue that both situations are essentially the same (i.e. 'stretching' the rules in a blowout to prevent another score). However, in the latter situation, you would have to be 'making up' a foul against an innocent player. I do not think that is fair to that individual (including the potential grief he will get from coaches and fellow players). Sure, move slowly to run out the clock, but don't penalize a player who has done nothing wrong.

[OverAndBack]

I can see not winding it. That's cool. But I don't think that's as egregious as a phantom foul.

I've actually had partners tell me before to make up fouls to keep an obviously dominant team from scoring more, and I won't do it. That's just where my personal line is.

[MJT]

I wouldn't wind it. Sometimes the kids don't think about the situation, they are just thinking about scoring a TD whenever possible. It is nice to know the team decided to down it. The coach didn't call the TO, the kid did, but I'm sure the coach made sure they just downed it on the next play.

[refbuz]

Originally Posted by OverAndBack

I can see not winding it. That's cool. But I don't think that's as egregious as a phantom foul.

I've actually had partners tell me before to make up fouls to keep an obviously dominant team from scoring more, and I won't do it. That's just where my personal line is.

I'm not throwing phantom fouls, but I might be looking harder if the starters are still in there in a blowout. If the 2nd or 3rd team is in there, I am more apt to let them play. If they score so be it, they've worked just as hard during the week.

It's not my fault that your 1st team can't stop their 2nd team.