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Trick Play from Memphis-Louisville Game
Trick play from Memphis-Louisville game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG1MfoWXpnU |
I'd flag this under FED rules.
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I'm assuming you would flag it because it's not in the spirit of the rules/game, and that's more than just natural deception? Other than that I can't see any reason to flag it.
If anyone were to flag it, how would you approach the coach after that, assuming he's upset you penalized him? |
same as wrong ball play in Fed
The Case Book is clear: Any action or verbage designed to make the defense think the snap is not iminent is ... unsportsmanlike conduct
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Many will see it, and many will be taken by surprise and allow it.
I'm always looking for ways to defuse crap like that. One thing you could do: grant the timeout. The coach will complain, and you can say: "Coach, if you go ahead with that trick play, it'll cost you 15 yards. This way, it costs only a timeout. Your choice." |
Friday night, I flag this as a referee...Saturday (or DIII JV game) I let it go.
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To be honest I don't see the issue under NFHS rules. He didn't ask for a time out. His signal was a common one for when a QB wants the offensive coordinator to run through the signals again, and the snap was pretty much right away so no one was fooled.
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No one fooled?
Maybe you should watch the video again. Louisville is preparing to blitz 3 or 4 players on the edge. As soon as the quarterback turns, the stand up and relax. If the play had gone outside, they would have been caught of guard. Under fed, this is a situation that is clearly illegal and must be called. There are a number of things that can be done in NCAA but not in Fed, this is one of them.
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NCAA has an "obviously unfair acts" clause which could be used here IMHO
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Unless the QB said something, or someone on the sidline said something, I still have nothing. He just turned and walked away roling his hands as if he was looking for a new set of signals from the sideline.
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Now, if NCAA has a rule akin to ours about verbalizations or acts designed to make the defense believe the snap is not imminent, then there's your out. And I'm not letting this go in an NFHS game or a Pop Warner game. That would be a foul at the snap, right? Live ball foul? If they score, they score, but you're bringing it back? |
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