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Wow...just wow...this reminds me of what I witnessed in a NAIA game this fall. I won't name names, but anyone who was there will know. Home Team trailing 7-3 with no timeouts remaining, clock running out. Had 3rd and 15 (or so), completes a pass, setting up a 4th and 6 at about Visitor's 40, everyone's scrambling for position because the clock is about to run down to zero. Both teams are set, and the quarterback (who's a good shotgun quarterback by the way) goes under center and....yup, you guessed it, spiked the ball, giving the Visitors the ball with just a couple seconds left on the clock. Visitors celebrating and getting their offense out to take a knee, Home looking at the quarterback in bewilderment, and Home coaches holding their heads in disbelief. It took the poor kid a moment to realize what he had done. Bizarre ending.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Wow...just wow...this reminds me of what I witnessed in a NAIA game this fall. I won't name names, but anyone who was there will know. Home Team trailing 7-3 with no timeouts remaining, clock running out. Had 3rd and 15 (or so), completes a pass, setting up a 4th and 6 at about Visitor's 40, everyone's scrambling for position because the clock is about to run down to zero. Both teams are set, and the quarterback (who's a good shotgun quarterback by the way) goes under center and....yup, you guessed it, spiked the ball, giving the Visitors the ball with just a couple seconds left on the clock. Visitors celebrating and getting their offense out to take a knee, Home looking at the quarterback in bewilderment, and Home coaches holding their heads in disbelief. It took the poor kid a moment to realize what he had done. Bizarre ending.

Sucker. Everyone learns a hard lesson in their lives about paying attention to detail.

[ODJ]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Wow...just wow...this reminds me of what I witnessed in a NAIA game this fall. I won't name names, but anyone who was there will know. Home Team trailing 7-3 with no timeouts remaining, clock running out. Had 3rd and 15 (or so), completes a pass, setting up a 4th and 6 at about Visitor's 40, everyone's scrambling for position because the clock is about to run down to zero. Both teams are set, and the quarterback (who's a good shotgun quarterback by the way) goes under center and....yup, you guessed it, spiked the ball, giving the Visitors the ball with just a couple seconds left on the clock. Visitors celebrating and getting their offense out to take a knee, Home looking at the quarterback in bewilderment, and Home coaches holding their heads in disbelief. It took the poor kid a moment to realize what he had done. Bizarre ending.

We had that this year too.