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Edit: intended for WS game thread. Oh well.
Edit: intended for WS game thread. Oh well.
Not if you loathe Ohio stDomer said:There are a disturbing amount of people in this game thread watching PSU-OSU. That's like the eighth most interesting sporting event going on right now.
Anybody? For 40-odd years I believed a fair catch no longer applied after the ball hit the ground.Fred in Lynn said:Since when is the play called dead on a fair catch call where the returner picks the ball up after it hit the ground?
Listening the the WS, flipping between LSU-Ole Miss and OSU-PSU.Domer said:There are a disturbing amount of people in this game thread watching PSU-OSU. That's like the eighth most interesting sporting event going on right now.
I think that's the rule in the NFL, but in college it cannot be advanced if any type of signal is given. (The LSU player was waiving people off.)Fred in Lynn said:Anybody? For 40-odd years I believed a fair catch no longer applied after the ball hit the ground.
Thanks. The ball bounced after the signal (not a fair catch signal, but this crew is challenged enough to nitpick about that) and was then fielded. That's neither a catch nor a recovery.Domer said:NCAA rule 8 1 c
A valid or invalid fair catch signal deprives the receiving team of the opportunity to advance the ball. The ball is declared dead at the spot of the catch or recovery or at the spot of the signal if the catch precedes the signal.
http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR14.pdf
NFL
If ball hits ground or is touched by member of kicking team in flight, fair catch signal is off and all rules for a kicked ball apply.
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/faircatch
Whether or not it was a valid fair catch signal is irrelevant. Any arm waiving (even below the helmet) is enough to constitute an invalid signal and the receiving team forfeits their ability to advance the ball. The rule applies to both catches and recoveries of any variety.Fred in Lynn said:Thanks. The ball bounced after the signal (not a fair catch signal, but this crew is challenged enough to nitpick about that) and was then fielded. That's neither a catch nor a recovery.
I guess I'll peruse the NCAA rulebook link you provided to see how they define "catch." Their definition could include fielding a kicked ball that has already touched the ground prior to being fielded.
canderson said:It's really hard to win at Death Valley at night.
Mississippi State too will probably lose at least a game, so cancel plans for the vaunted historic Egg Bowl.