Fake PAT

[golfdesigner]

It's unbelievable that a crew would even let this get any further along than the first few seconds of this nut crawling towards the sideline.

They really need to spend some time in clinics and on this forum.

Were these guys sound asleep?

[maven]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

It's unbelievable that a crew would even let this get any further along than the first few seconds of this nut crawling towards the sideline.

They really need to spend some time in clinics and on this forum.

Were these guys sound asleep?

Might not have been the strangest play of the night. :shrug:

[rockyroad]

Any Oregon guys on the board? This happened at Sherwood HS outside of Portland. Would love to hear thoughts of any of our Oregon brethren on here as to why it wasn't shut down.

[PAUmpire]

I would have let it go. I still am trying to figure what rule they technically broke.

[maven]

Originally Posted by paumpire

i would have let it go. I still am trying to figure what rule they technically broke.

nfhs 9-9-5

[PAUmpire]

Originally Posted by maven

nfhs 9-9-5

Im travelling this week for work, and my books are back at home. I cant find a electronic copy on the web.

Can someone please sum up this rule for me, and what provision this play broke thanks.

[HLin NC]

ART. 5 . . . Neither team shall commit any act which, in the opinion of the referee, tends to make a travesty of the game.

PENALTY: Unfair act – the referee enforces any penalty he considers equitable, including the award of a score – (S27). Repeated fouls (Art. 2) – the game may be forfeited. Hiding the ball under a jersey, (Art. 3) (S27) – 15 yards basic spot. Using illegal kicking tee, (Art. 4), (S27) – 15 yards basic spot.

A similar situation occurred up in Boone, NC several years ago when a player went in motion doing flips. The officials shut it down and flagged the coach for USC. He no longer is employed there. It made the rounds on YouTube too.

[Adam]

Not much different than the barking dog play in basketball.

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

It's unbelievable that a crew would even let this get any further along than the first few seconds of this nut crawling towards the sideline.

They really need to spend some time in clinics and on this forum.

Were these guys sound asleep?

If this was the first goofy incident of the night, I think this might be a little unfair and hindsight-driven. I can see how this went unflagged. They were probably thinking "what the...." once the holder started into the monkey routine, but the snap was quick enough that it probably snapped them back to officiating the play. By the time it was all over and they realized what exactly had happened, it was too late in their view. Only the ref had a real good look at it anyway, the others were likely paying attention elsewhere. I doubt any of them ever had a similar play or anything even close to it, so being surprised and 'frozen' for a second or so seems entirely understandable.

However, I hope at the least there was a warning to the coach that there'd better not be any more circus acts again.

[#olderthanilook]

Monkey see, monkey do:

[youtube=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKiVerMbxns[/youtube]