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Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:13 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:13 am
Not trying to defend AU-Arky call. Refs blew that one so bad, replay couldn't fix it. My question however is this: why can't you spike the ball if you fumble the snap? What is that rule intended to prevent?
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Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:15 am to War Eagle 777
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why can't you spike the ball if you fumble the snap? What is that rule intended to prevent?
Maybe preventing a cheap way to avoid a loss on a broken play
Ex. 2nd and 4 in the middle of the game, QB fumbles the snap, picks it up and spikes it to avoid the loss on a broken play.
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 9:17 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:16 am to War Eagle 777
I don't think he could spike it after he fumbled the snap because there was no eligible receiver where he threw the football. It was like he was throwing to a lineman. I guess if a RB was standing right next to him, then it would have been an incomplete pass?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:24 am to War Eagle 777
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why can't you spike the ball if you fumble the snap?
You can. You just can't some the ball backwards.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:31 am to War Eagle 777
On top of your question, did they even step off yards for the penalty? Or was it a spot foul? All I heard was a 10 second run-off and loss of down.
Perhaps a longer field goal makes it a different outcome?
Perhaps a longer field goal makes it a different outcome?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:36 am to War Eagle 777
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Under Rule 7, Section 3, Article 2 of the NCAA FBS rulebook, it states a forward pass is illegal if “the passer to conserve time throws the ball directly to the ground (1) after the ball has already touched the ground; or (2) not immediately after controlling the ball.”
Basically, it's to prevent players from getting an easy out after fricking up.
Refs still fricked it up though.
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Under Rule 2, Section 19, Article 1, it states, “A pass is forward if the ball first strikes the ground, a player, an official or anything else beyond the spot where the ball is released. All other passes are backward passes. When in question a pass thrown in or behind the neutral zone is forward rather than a backward pass.”
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:50 am to War Eagle 777
quote:Because every spike is technically intentional grounding, the rule that allows for the spike without a grounding penalty requires it to be done immediately without interruption. I don't remember the specific language.
why can't you spike the ball if you fumble the snap? What is that rule intended to prevent?
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 10:52 am
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