End of Iowa Game today

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by jdmara

Thanks Mike...Does the clock stop once the kick comes off the foot? after it crosses the line of scrimmage? I'm sorry if this is a "stupid" question.

-Josh

It's a scrimmage kick. The clock stops when the ball becomes dead. It is the same as a punt.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by mikesears

Once the ball becomes dead. If it was blocked and somebody recovered it whlie laying on the ground that would kill the clock. I didn't see the game and haven't had a chance to see replays so I really don't know what happened. All I know is that UNI got two chances and didn't make either.

Originally Posted by LDUB

It's a scrimmage kick. The clock stops when the ball becomes dead. It is the same as a punt.

Thanks Gentleman...I apologize for my ignorance of football. The ball was recovered after the first blocked FG by UNI (actually Iowa ran away from it)

-Josh

[bisonlj]

The call was definitely the right call. I was wondering about the clock status. There was 1 second left on the clock after the first kick (started with :07 not :06) so it was very close. Smart move by UNI. Too bad they couldn't convert.

[verticalStripes]

In Fed rules, the clock would start on the ready.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by verticalStripes

In Fed rules, the clock would start on the ready.

Are you sure the clock would stop at all? Do you have a rule reference for that?

[verticalStripes]

Your right. Clock doesn't stop. It keeps running.

[MJT]

In NF, the clock would not have stopped at all on that play.

An Iowa defender could have picked it up, or fell on it, but got away. A UNI player picked it up and immediately was tackled. Then Iowa blocked the next FG also to secure the win.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by verticalStripes

In Fed rules, the clock would start on the ready.

I think the first FG attempt was on 1st down so the clock would not have stopped.

[movingthechains]

Originally Posted by jdmara

Thanks Gentleman...I apologize for my ignorance of football. The ball was recovered after the first blocked FG by UNI (actually Iowa ran away from it)

-Josh

Players are taught to run away from a blocked FG when it will deliver a win, we usually use Leon lett and his thanksgiving day blunder be a good example!!

Only bad things happen when big lineman try to pick up a loose ball.

Headlinesman or Line Judge in 4 and 5 man mechanics has the line of scrimmage and determines wether the kick crosses the line of scrimmage.

It looks like they got it right!!

[jdmara]

I learned something this morning about this call. As some of you that watched the game live would have noticed a VERY long delay by the replay official reviewing the play to make sure the ball did not cross the LOS. Well, as I found out this morning from press box personnel, this was because the replay official was looking up the run and literally reading it to the ref on field There was a reason they got this ruling right.

It's funny because I thought it was an extended time to just be making sure the ball did not cross the LOS.

-Josh

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by movingthechains

Headlinesman or Line Judge in 4 and 5 man mechanics has the line of scrimmage and determines wether the kick crosses the line of scrimmage.

That's why the L stays on the LOS until he is certain that the ball has crossed it. This is a perfect example of why we do that (5-man).

[jaybird]

That's why the L stays on the LOS until he is certain that the ball has crossed it.

We have the H stay on the LOS and the L goes downfield at the snap.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by jaybird

We have the H stay on the LOS and the L goes downfield at the snap.

Correct, Grasshopper.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by jaybird

We have the H stay on the LOS and the L goes downfield at the snap.

Actually the LJ goes down field the L stays on the line.

Peace

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Actually the LJ goes down field the L stays on the line.

Peace

JR - That's what I meant. I use L and LJ for my wing abbreviations.