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Is there not a rule in NF that declares the ball carrier down whenever they simulate taking a knee? I know under NCAA rules, the ball is dead whenever this happens:
Rule 4-1-3-o o. When a ball carrier simulates placing his knee on the ground. I'm surprised that this isn't in the Fed rule set. |
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The bottom line in this discussion is there isn't anything LEGAL you can do, which doesn't necessarily mean there isn't any number of things you may choose to do. We've argued back and forth about what the officials "should" say and what they should "never" say, and players are "supposed" to be at full alert for every second of the game, but we also expect them to do as we ask. This is an example of what "conumdrum" means, and there's no "silver bullet" answer.
If you're looking to blame someone, the appropriate place to lay the blame might be on the shoulders of a teenage QB who thought he was being smarter than everyone else (great surprise). Be honest rockyroad, you were pissed off because the QB did something you didn't consider fair, and got away with it. Depending on which deffinition of fair being used, you may be right, but very often "right" just isn't all it's cracked up to be.. More than likely the Referee was startled by what was done, and if he thought about what he could do about it, he ultimately concluded nothing (legal). I wouldn't let the QBs coach off the hook either. If the QB was instructed to do what he did, then the coach needs to look in his mirror as well. Of course the coach may have told the player to take the snap and kill the remaining time running around and the QB added the element of faking "a knee" on his own creativity. Two things to learn from this, First, be really REALLY careful and specific about exactly what you say, if you choose to say anything, because it could bite you on the butt. Adding the little word, "If" can make a big difference. Second, whether words are used, or not, to involve the Referee as a prop in some sort of deception, YOU get to decide whether YOU allow that deception to be successful. There's not much you can do legally, but there's things you can do to make things right and fix what you perceive as being wrong. Of course that all depends on what you consider "wrong" and are willing to do to make things right. |
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I'm really not sure why people assume every single game situation/question is meant as a criticism of the officials. I happen to know the WH on our game - I have reffed basketball games with him for years. We talked after the game and he admitted that it was a situation he had never been in before, it took him by surprise, and he really didn't know what he could have or should have done...so I came here to ask. |
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Why do y'all make it so hard?
Look, this situation is no different than the fake injury, wrong ball or insert you're favorite gimick play. I will not tell the defense anything, even if the QB tells me that he's taking a kneee. Now if a QB come to the line and verbally announces that he's taking a knee, then decide that he's not going to take a knee; we will either have an inadvertant whistle by the referee or a USC on the QB.
There is no place in high school football for this sort of crap. We are to be more than rule enforces, we are game managers...that why the NFHS puts the God rule in the book. It covers anything stupid like this that isn't written out in black and white. |
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Second, if that's what you do in your games, then you're making the same stupid mistake the officials in rockyroad's game made.
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Why? How is that any different than him saying that they are going to run the ball up the middle and then throwing a long pass?
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Sounds like they were coached to follow the instructions of the officials. If only more teams were so well coached. Unfortunately the officials gave som bad instructions. They then didn't have the intestinal fortitude to call the play dead. |
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This is a bunch of hooey. Official screwed up if he told the kids that. No way around it. Time to call a spade a spade. |
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Jeff, that is what I was asking in the first place. Since the officials told us not to hit him, shouldn't they have killed it right away? You answered the question for me.
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Gentlemen--be alert and no cheap shots is what I tell them as a white hat and the U reenforces. However, my statement to the QB is rather direct "I dont care if you take a knee or not...but get the snap and get down." Then the whistle is extremely quick. How many times have we seen QBs stand there like this were the NFL trying to drain an extra second. I can drain the clock just get down on the knee if you are going. That just a pet peeve of mine.
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I always mention that the QB may be taking a knee here and let's be smart...all that good stuff. I also had a kid last weekend pull up and try dropping back to throw downfield. This all after he had already went to a knee once and he and his coach told us he was again going to a knee. Ball was thrown well over receiver's head and OOB. QB got every bit of an earful from me and his coach after that.
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