30 Yard Penalty

[CT1]

Maybe -- just maybe -- having such a punitive penalty is the very reason you don't see it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by CT1

Maybe -- just maybe -- having such a punitive penalty is the very reason you don't see it.

Something tells me that coaches do not even know this rule exists.

Peace

[wisref2]

My crew jokes about that rule all the time. Call it once and watch the forest burn down around you!

[HLin NC]

Once, JV game, 15 or so years ago.

LB covering TE near mid-field, TE gets by him, ball is approaching and LB grabs back of the jersey and pulls him to the ground.

[bigjohn]

Coaches know it and teach it. DPI is always better than a TD and we know no ref will call the additional 15. I have seen it happen but not called more than a few times. Of course most offenses get away with OPI near the goal line on pick plays so it all evens out.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Coaches know it and teach it. DPI is always better than a TD and we know no ref will call the additional 15. I have seen it happen but not called more than a few times. Of course most offenses get away with OPI near the goal line on pick plays so it all evens out.

You mean coaches DON'T know it ... and teach accordingly.

[Robert Goodman]

The wording being "an additional 15 yards", how does it work? Is it administered as 2 successive 15 yard penalties, or a single penalty of 30 yards?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Coaches know it and teach it. DPI is always better than a TD and we know no ref will call the additional 15. I have seen it happen but not called more than a few times. Of course most offenses get away with OPI near the goal line on pick plays so it all evens out.

How is it -- going through life as cynical as you seem to be?

[bigjohn]

Intentional pass interference

Who is the USC on? Player or Coach? It says the team is penalized.