No Whistle on FG

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by chymechowder

I don't get this at all. what happens if it's blocked. does the umpire yell PLAY ON!

I must be missing something:

How much time elapses between the ball being kicked and the ball going thru (or to the side of) the uprights? 1 second? 2 maybe?

And why the urgency to begin with? it's not like PATs are cheap shot hotspots that need to be shut down quickly.

what possible harm can come from waiting 1-2 seconds to make sure the ball is dead?

Wow. I don't do FED, and even I see what you're "missing". Wanna try this one again?

[chymechowder]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Wow. I don't do FED, and even I see what you're "missing". Wanna try this one again?

I pled guilty to not realizing it was FED, but now you've got me confused--again, haha.

My (admittedly irrelevant) point was that the umpire blowing the whistle as soon as the try is kicked could be a recipe for disaster under ncaa rules. Are you saying that's not the case? Or that I'm missing something else.

Little help?

[tjones1]

As BJ, I have the whistle for a FG too.

Originally Posted by whitehat

Situation last weekend:

two things entered my mind:
2. Thought what if the kid did toss me the ball? I hopefully would have resisted the urge to catch it and instead let it bounce off my chest remaining live...

So lets say this does happen...

On a FG, B44 blocks the FG at B's 20. For whatever reason, he tosses the ball to you (the Referee) at B's 30. B13 knowing B44 has messed up and the ball is live dashes after the ball and advances it to A's 40.

Foul?

[ODJ]

What if it's a forward pass to the referee?