Illegal motion or shift?

[bigjohn]

Pretty sure the guy who posted about the jv game uses fed rules.


I was answering him and adding what the NFHS rules are on this.
I know it (illegal shift on QB) seldom gets called.

[mbyron]

Welpe posted a point about NCAA in post #10, and the next 3 posts addressed that issue. You then inserted a NF case play as if it were part of that conversation, prompting mbcrowder's question.

Illegal shift is rarely called on QB's because they hardly ever shift illegally. Of course, your "thing" is that officials don't throw enough flags, so I don't expect this point to have much impact.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Pretty sure the guy who posted about the jv game uses fed rules.


I was answering him and adding what the NFHS rules are on this.
I know it (illegal shift on QB) seldom gets called.

So, in a post about an NCAA game amid questions about NCAA rules, a single poster mentioned that this happened to him in a FED game, in post 6. You answer him in post 9. Then for some reason you are responding to him again, hours later?

Face it - you just weren't paying attention. Happens to everyone. "oops - my bad" would have gone over much better than rolling your eyes at us.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Face it - you just weren't paying attention. Happens to everyone. "oops - my bad" would have gone over much better than rolling your eyes at us.

Maybe we'll be treated to claims that NCAA officials don't have enough flags either.

[bigjohn]

On goal line and short yardage the whole team isn't set for a full second and the snap is off and the play is run and chains are moved. That seldom gets called. Happens a bunch!!!!!!!

[Welpe]

NCAA officials never call butt blocking either! What's wrong with them?

mbyron, as I understand it, if the QB stops, he is legal since he was not in motion and his movement was not considered a shift. I will need to dig into the books a little more to see if there's an interp.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

On goal line and short yardage the whole team isn't set for a full second and the snap is off and the play is run and chains are moved. That seldom gets called. Happens a bunch!!!!!!!

They are in my games.....any night of the week. Lowly HS games, of course.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by Canned Heat

They are in my games.....any night of the week. Lowly HS games, of course.

I jumped my own gun...the chains are probably being set down or moved. If it's goal line territory with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, and goal...there's only the box (officially called: down marker box) at that point...unless the offense has a chance to gain 1st down close to the end zone. Even our lower level coaches will be screaming for a call if it's evident the team wasn't set.

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Maybe we'll be treated to claims that NCAA officials don't have enough flags either.

you never throw enough against the opponents of MY team, but you always throw too many ON my team!!