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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: TXMike on October 22, 2019, 06:32:08 AM

Title: Illegal Backward Pass
Post by: TXMike on October 22, 2019, 06:32:08 AM

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Title: Re: Illegal Backward Pass
Post by: Morningrise on October 22, 2019, 09:46:08 AM

Correctly ruled. Ironic that the penalty for an illegal backward pass to conserve time is worse than the penalty for an illegal forward pass to conserve time.

Title: Re: Illegal Backward Pass
Post by: Kalle on October 22, 2019, 09:52:49 AM

Quote from: Morningrise on October 22, 2019, 09:46:08 AM

Correctly ruled. Ironic that the penalty for an illegal backward pass to conserve time is worse than the penalty for an illegal forward pass to conserve time.

I think the reason is that the rules makers have assumed that all illegal backward passes happen beyond the LOS, where the five-yard penalty makes more sense than behind the LOS.

Title: Re: Illegal Backward Pass
Post by: dvasques on October 22, 2019, 01:26:57 PM

Well, depending on where the forward pass was thrown, that penalty can be much worse...

And on a side note, why is Sam Waterson officiating a game?

Title: Re: Illegal Backward Pass
Post by: Kalle on October 22, 2019, 02:08:38 PM

Quote from: dvasques on October 22, 2019, 01:26:57 PM

Well, depending on where the forward pass was thrown, that penalty can be much worse...

If it is to conserve time, it is never worse than the illegal backward pass.