Small rules quirk that drives me nuts
(Written by kencraw)
At the BYU game, a small rules quirk that only comes up a few times a season for each team reared its ugly head. It’s the after the play personal foul, when the team just got a 1st down.
The penalty is assessed after determining if the team got the yardage for 1st down (so it will be 1st down), but before the next 1st down marker is set (so it will be 1st and 10, not 1st and 25). It’s always bugged me. The penalty should either be assessed before the 1st down is determined or after the new marker is set. Doing it in between just doesn’t make any sense.
And of course, like all reffing issues this year, it burned the Bears. When BYU gets an after the play personal foul, they had just got 1st down, so it doesn’t meaningfully hurt their offensive rhythm. When it happens to the Bears, we were just a yard short of the 1st down marker, so it’s 2nd and 16 instead of 1st and 10.
It doesn’t make any sense and the rule should be changed.
December 3rd, 2014 at 10:03 am
I also didn’t like the bandits in the booth call that negated our pick 6
I think the BYU QB’s knee was probably down but you could not actually see the knee on the ground as our players were blocking that view. I think in that case, they’re not supposed to call it. Sort of the right call but not allowable to reverse. Of course, I’m looking for things going our way since so much went against us. I heard (unsubstantiated by me) that we had twenty 50/50 calls and seventeen went against us.
December 6th, 2014 at 8:23 am
The small rule quirk that bothered me this year was that every opposing QB was allowed to have a career day against Cal. That was totally unfair and Larry Scott & co should look into it during the offseason.
December 8th, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Ken should add a like option for people’s comments so I can let joshiemac know how much I liked what he said.
December 8th, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Or you could just write a comment to that effect Bro.