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Old Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:09pm
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Safety. 8-5-2c

If you look up the rule, you'll need to revise your use of the term 'offense'. In rule book terminology, the offense is the team in possession. 2-43-1

So it's better to state your case using A and B: B intercepts in the EZ and holds there, running it back for a TD. A will have the option to accept the penalty (safety, 2 points for A and B will free kick from their 20YL) or decline it (TD for B).
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Old Wed Oct 17, 2012, 10:38pm
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Safety. 8-5-2c

If you look up the rule, you'll need to revise your use of the term 'offense'. In rule book terminology, the offense is the team in possession. 2-43-1
I thought he used the term correctly. He wrote that the intercepting team scored a TD after the defense fouled. Your answer seems to assume he screwed that up, because why would the foul by the defense in their opponent's end zone produce a safety?

Let's see if he clarifies.
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Old Wed Oct 17, 2012, 10:44pm
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I thought he used the term correctly. He wrote that the intercepting team scored a TD after the defense fouled. Your answer seems to assume he screwed that up, because why would the foul by the defense in their opponent's end zone produce a safety?

Let's see if he clarifies.
The designations of A and B remain throughout the play. The designations of offense and defense change during the play based on who has possession. After the interception team B becomes the offense and team A becomes the defense. He continued to use defense to identify B after the interception.
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Old Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:27pm
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The designations of A and B remain throughout the play. The designations of offense and defense change during the play based on who has possession. After the interception team B becomes the offense and team A becomes the defense. He continued to use defense to identify B after the interception.
Yep.

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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:42am
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The designations of A and B remain throughout the play. The designations of offense and defense change during the play based on who has possession. After the interception team B becomes the offense and team A becomes the defense. He continued to use defense to identify B after the interception.
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The defense commits a holding penalty in the endzone after the interception and the intercepting team meanwhile returns the ball for a TD.
Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 07:58am
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Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?
Because holding by A after an interception... especially behind the play, seems a near impossibility. I think it's a rather safe assumption that by "holding by the defense", he meant "holding by the intercepting team" or "holding by B"
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:22am
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Why would he write what "the defense" does and then what "the intercepting team" does if he meant those to be the same team? I think he meant team A by "the defense" and team B by "the intercepting team". Why are you assuming the opposite?
Who knows why he wrote it that way?

I'm assuming the opposite because, as Mike notes, it's vastly more plausible, and a charitable interpretation demands that assumption.
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