under inflated football

[pat32562]

Can you get a different ball for PAT'S & Field Goals try's when the ball is
under inflated?

[JRutledge]

First of all you cannot use a special ball for those times anyway. So yes you can replace the ball if the ball for some reason was under inflated.

Peace

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by pat32562

Can you get a different ball for PAT'S & Field Goals try's when the ball is
under inflated?

CANADIAN RULING:

When a ball is under-inflated, it should be removed from the game when detected and a suitable replacement ball used. It doesn't matter when the detection occurs. A good crew will check the ball every so often - often when they're relaying the ball back to the U to re-spot after an incomplete pass.

[HLin NC]

If the ball is underinflated, it shouldn't be out there to begin with.

[pat32562]

Yes,it should be removed under these circumstances, but the ref's would not
do this,so how do you enforce the 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 psi rule?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by pat32562

Yes,it should be removed under these circumstances, but the ref's would not
do this,so how do you enforce the 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 psi rule?

What do you mean by "the refs would not do this"?

Generally speaking, if a ball was legal on the play that scored the TD (or the play before a FG attempt), it's legal on the PAT or FG attempt. I can't remember a ball ever suddenly becoming unplayable just before a kick. If my U did not notice the ball losing pressure on the previous play, I'm going to have a hard time believing it's lost all it's pressure on the upcoming play.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by pat32562

Yes,it should be removed under these circumstances, but the ref's would not
do this,so how do you enforce the 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 psi rule?

How do you know it was under inflated? Did you check it personally? Or did you just tell the officials it was and expect they would take your word for it? Sorry, I smell a rat here.

Like I told you before, this is on the Referee to decide. If they felt the ball was legal, the ball is legal. You cannot bring in another ball just for a PAT or FG because you do not like the ball that was previously used. You should have used a better ball the entire series. The officials were correct to not allow another ball to be brought in without any specific information.

Peace

[Rich]

A few years ago I was working a game in Illinois and the visiting team wanted me to check their "kicking ball." I told the coach that I'd be happy to check in the football, but it would just be one of the legal game balls.

Then the kid handed me the football. No way I was going to allow this thing -- it looked like it was overinflated and run through a sander. The kid was a punter who actually was offered a D1 scholarship and, man, could he punt. With a normal ball -- I never saw him punt "his" ball.

It's up to us whether a ball is over or under inflated. If we checked it in, it's unlikely it's coming out until the next series UNLESS it's wet or if it gets punctured.