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Offline ncwingman

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Low block?
« on: April 17, 2015, 01:32:34 PM »
I was rewatching the end of the Boise State / Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl from 2007, and noticed something on Oklahoma's overtime play (they did only have the one) -- it's queued up here.

Watch the slot receiver on the bottom of the screen (#9) -- blocking below the waist? I keep going back and forth, partially because it's not great video (and that's probably a good reason not to throw the flag here). The replays are a little better and from different angles, and one tells me "Yes" and one tells me "No".

Opinions? Would you call this in a high school game?
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Offline VALJ

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Re: Low block?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2015, 01:38:15 PM »
 ^flag
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Re: Low block?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 05:20:41 PM »
1st view - Absolutely.
2nd view - Not sure.  He may have started above the waist and slid down.
3rd view - Yeah, I think so.
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Offline bama_stripes

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Re: Low block?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2015, 08:53:56 AM »
 ^flag

In a NFHS game, the blocker would likely have made a legal block, since there was no reason to cut the defender.  A mere shield block would have accomplished the same result.
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Offline AlUpstateNY

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Re: Low block?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2015, 10:16:23 AM »
When there's doubt, let it pass. Looking for Fly droppings in black pepper, causes far more problems than it corrects.
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Offline ncwingman

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Re: Low block?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 02:40:38 PM »
Quote from: Atlanta Blue on April 17, 2015, 05:20:41 PM
1st view - Absolutely.
2nd view - Not sure.  He may have started above the waist and slid down.
3rd view - Yeah, I think so.

Exactly my thoughts on the replays too.

Quote from: AlUpstateNY on April 18, 2015, 10:16:23 AM
When there's doubt, let it pass. Looking for Fly droppings in black pepper, causes far more problems than it corrects.

Agreed, which is why I would hold my flag on that play -- given the quality of the video, especially, making it hard to tell for sure.
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Offline Magician

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Re: Low block?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2015, 10:26:32 PM »
Under NFHS rules this is likely a low block. Don't split hairs on this for safety reasons. He's trying to cut the defender.

Under NCAA rules, this is has not been a foul under any variation of the low block rules we've had the past 5-6 years.
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