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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:32pm
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Then what about failure to play within two minutes after being ordered to do so by the referee, which accomplishes the same thing? Does that one have consequences or not?
Put it this way, anytime a team is forfeiting a game, for whatever reason, more likely than not, there will be consequences.
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Old Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:03pm
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Put it this way, anytime a team is forfeiting a game, for whatever reason, more likely than not, there will be consequences.
But what if an asteroid strikes at the 50?
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Old Fri Oct 19, 2012, 12:49am
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But what if an asteroid strikes at the 50?
We now know the definition of "intentionally obtuse."
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We now know the definition of "intentionally obtuse."
That carries a 5-yard penalty and a loss of down.
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Old Fri Oct 19, 2012, 01:17am
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That carries a 5-yard penalty and a loss of down.
Even in a blow out?
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Old Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:22am
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But what if an asteroid strikes at the 50?
Hence the "more likely than not" rather than "always"
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