Taunting

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by ajmc

I certainly agree that handling taunting as a live ball situation, and penalizing it as such, would be much more effective as a deterrent, but that would require a major rule philosophy revision

In this situation, the taunting was "a live ball situation". The penalty enforcement for USC has nothing to do with live or dead.

Actually, it wasn't that many years ago (remember I am old and anything since 1980 is not that many years ago) that it was handled under the all-but-one in Fedlandia. In the situation given in the initial post, the taunting would have been penalized from the ten yard line. 1st and 10 from the 25, clock on the snap.

[ajmc]

Excuse me, "penalty enforcement for USC has nothing to do with live or dead.", other than the fact USC are enforced, the same as dead ball fouls, from the basic spot of the succeeding spot.

Perhaps my observation would have been more gramatically correct if I said handled as a live ball personal foul situation, but because that was the heart of the conversation, I didn't think it necessary to restate that.

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by ajmc

Excuse me, "penalty enforcement for USC has nothing to do with live or dead.", other than the fact USC are enforced, the same as dead ball fouls, from the basic spot of the succeeding spot.

Perhaps my observation would have been more gramatically correct if I said handled as a live ball personal foul situation, but because that was the heart of the conversation, I didn't think it necessary to restate that.

Appology accepted.