re: Fumble return by Ole Miss in Bama game - Gary Danielson

Posted on 9/18/16 at 4:00 pm to bmy

Posted by pvilleguru

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 9/18/16 at 4:00 pm to bmy

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If a player is pursuing a ball carrier is he out of the play? If the ball carrier fumbles and a player is 20 yards away.. could he recover? 30 yards away? 40 (~3.5 seconds to arrive if he is already running)? Not easy to put a definition on "obviously out of the play".

He was 30 yards away, but there were at least 4 Ole Miss players closer to the ball carrier. He was out of the play and he wasn't even sprinting down the field.

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Posted by bmy

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Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 9/18/16 at 4:02 pm to pvilleguru

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He was 30 yards away, but there were at least 4 Ole Miss players closer to the ball carrier. He was out of the play and he wasn't even sprinting down the field

I agree. Refs fricked up with enforcing the penalty. I don't like the rule, though.

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Posted by JuiceTerry

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Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 9/18/16 at 4:05 pm to pvilleguru

Also, according to the refs, the play was over because they had already scored.

It was pathetic all around.