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Offline TXMike

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Delay of Game ?
« on: August 27, 2010, 11:15:33 PM »
4th and 10 from the B-35.  Clock is running.  Team A coach has his team over near the sideline and is talking to them, obviously intending to let the play clock expire so they will be backed up 5 yards and then he will punt.  After the play clock expires and penalty is assessed, start the clock on the ready or the snap?
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Re: Delay of Game ?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2010, 12:51:50 AM »
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Re: Delay of Game ?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2010, 06:05:45 AM »
As team A is not in the scrimmage kick formation, the referee may start the clock at the snap or at the ready. I would normally go with the snap.
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Re: Delay of Game ?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 06:54:05 AM »
This is a judgment call ruling for the R.  If there is any chance that taking the intentional penalty would result in a time advantage for Team A in the given situation, the clock should go on the snap.
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Re: Delay of Game ?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2010, 09:07:28 AM »
Since A is trying to get field position, Team B has the option and may decline the penalty.
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Re: Delay of Game ?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2010, 09:17:42 AM »
Understand the possiblity of declining but we still have to deal with the clock.  My thought was that A was deliberately letting the clock expire so went with on the snap even though there were still 10 min left in the qtr.
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