runner down exception

[Ed Hickland]

NCAA and NFHS differ on this subject.

NCAA the holder can handle the ball from his knees. Think it was a game with Louisville and somebody two seasons ago where the holder took the snap on his knee and flipped it over his shoulder to the kicker who ran around end for the score.

The same play under NFHS the ball is dead. The holder could keep it alive by rising.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

NCAA and NFHS differ on this subject.

NCAA the holder can handle the ball from his knees. Think it was a game with Louisville and somebody two seasons ago where the holder took the snap on his knee and flipped it over his shoulder to the kicker who ran around end for the score.

The same play under NFHS the ball is dead. The holder could keep it alive by rising.

And I had it twice this year, once in a varsity game. I blew it dead as the white hat and had to go to the sidelines to explain the difference (essentially). And the coach didn't believe me and then went out and probably rated me very low for my "lack of knowledge of the rules." A broken system if there ever was one.

[ajmc]

Especially in a High School football game, being right, isn't always what it's cracked up to be, and the sense of knowing that you were correct often provides very lonely comfort.

That's one of the primary reasons the "crew" should stop somewhere together after the game to properly complete the "officiating experience".

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ajmc

Especially in a High School football game, being right, isn't always what it's cracked up to be, and the sense of knowing that you were correct often provides very lonely comfort.

That's one of the primary reasons the "crew" should stop somewhere together after the game to properly complete the "officiating experience".

And that involves beer, greasy food, beer, conversation, and beer.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

And that involves beer, greasy food, beer, conversation, and beer.

And a hot-looking waitress ala Daisy Duke.

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

NCAA the holder can handle the ball from his knees. Think it was a game with Louisville and somebody two seasons ago where the holder took the snap on his knee and flipped it over his shoulder to the kicker who ran around end for the score.

It was LSU who pulled this during the 2007 season. Bo Pelini was their defensive coordinator, and brought the play with him to Nebraska, and tried it against Colorado, damn near costing them the game.