Double Foul

[Welpe]

A taking a cheapshot at B will never be USC, it is always a personal foul.

You have multiple live ball fouls by one team during the play and only one can be enforced.

B has the option of taking the illegal formation penalty from the previous spot or taking the PF enforced under all but one.

I'd post rule references but I'm posting this from my Blackberry waiting for the 4th of July parade to start.

Happy 4th everyone!

[Texas Aggie]

Hmm. This is an interesting play. We (using NCAA rules) usually put as many cheap shot, behind the play, personal fouls in the dead ball category on scoring runs -- or even just long plays -- as possible. I said scoring runs since they usually happen on those sorts of plays. Anyway, often the contact is technically while the ball is still alive but if its 20 yards downfield (from the back), its a dead ball foul and will be enforced as such. I or my crew called this maybe half a dozen times last year and didn't hear anything from the coaches on it, as the hit was clearly indefensible and they were probably *****ing out their player.

On this play, we have to bring the TD or long run back and it is going to be a fact specific decision as to whether to offset or enforce both. How bad was the hit? Where in relation to the play was it? What down was it? I know some will have a problem with this and if you do, then there is nothing wrong with you offsetting the penalties. Where I work, in both HS and college, we'd take a little more detailed look into the play.

[jaybird]

Welpe got it. A, 3/15 @ A15.

[Forksref]

Only non-contact fouls are USC.

You didn't give a yardline for the cheap shot "way downfield" but it would appear that the best option for B is the IF foul, 5 yds from the previous spot and replay.

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Hmm. This is an interesting play. We (using NCAA rules) usually put as many cheap shot, behind the play, personal fouls in the dead ball category on scoring runs -- or even just long plays -- as possible. I said scoring runs since they usually happen on those sorts of plays. Anyway, often the contact is technically while the ball is still alive but if its 20 yards downfield (from the back), its a dead ball foul and will be enforced as such. I or my crew called this maybe half a dozen times last year and didn't hear anything from the coaches on it, as the hit was clearly indefensible and they were probably *****ing out their player.

On this play, we have to bring the TD or long run back and it is going to be a fact specific decision as to whether to offset or enforce both. How bad was the hit? Where in relation to the play was it? What down was it? I know some will have a problem with this and if you do, then there is nothing wrong with you offsetting the penalties. Where I work, in both HS and college, we'd take a little more detailed look into the play.

That is an interesting penalty enforcement by making the contact foul a dead ball foul it changes the whole dynamic versus enforcing the fouls as written, that is, two live ball fouls. As written, B has a choice of fouls; per the alternate B can get the effect of both fouls.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

That is an interesting penalty enforcement by making the contact foul a dead ball foul it changes the whole dynamic versus enforcing the fouls as written, that is, two live ball fouls. As written, B has a choice of fouls; per the alternate B can get the effect of both fouls.

This is one of the reasons I favor a finding that the cheap shot occurred after the ball was dead rather than before. Sometimes it favors the offense, sometimes the defense, but I think it's always more equitable that way.

Robert

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

This is one of the reasons I favor a finding that the cheap shot occurred after the ball was dead rather than before. Sometimes it favors the offense, sometimes the defense, but I think it's always more equitable that way.

Robert

If the contact was after the score, or perceived to be after the score calling a dead bal foul a dead ball foul is the way to go. Unfortunately, however, arbitrarily changing a live ball foul to a dead ball foul only accomplishes one thing; it ALWAYS favors the criminal and NEVER favors the victim.

If you feel you have to respond to sideline complaints about the punishment, of wiping points off the board, not fitting the crime, you might suggest, "That's a coaching issue that should be taught", although simply ignoring the complaints might be the better path to follow.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by ajmc

If the contact was after the score, or perceived to be after the score calling a dead bal foul a dead ball foul is the way to go. Unfortunately, however, arbitrarily changing a live ball foul to a dead ball foul only accomplishes one thing; it ALWAYS favors the criminal and NEVER favors the victim.

No, not in the case mentioned above. If both fouls were by A, they'd have to choose one penalty if the fouls were both during the live ball interval, which would cause the personal foul to be ignored when the previous spot was far behind the point of the foul. If the personal foul was after the ball was dead, the penalty for it would wind up being enforced.

Robert

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

No, not in the case mentioned above. If both fouls were by A, they'd have to choose one penalty if the fouls were both during the live ball interval, which would cause the personal foul to be ignored when the previous spot was far behind the point of the foul. If the personal foul was after the ball was dead, the penalty for it would wind up being enforced.

Robert

The fouled team always has the "CHOICE"