Re: I'll put all of this in one thread.

 Alan Mundy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>
>P.S. The refs stole a down from FSU after the fumble on the goal line.
>
>That play was first down. The personal foul should have been an automatic 
>first down, but the ref called "half the distance to the goal, 2nd down." 
>

The foul signalled/announced  was not Personal Foul but Unsportsmanlike
Conduct. 

I do not know if UC is an automatic first down in NCAA rules, but it struck me
as odd that the down was announced as 2nd. I just assumed that all 15 yard
defensive penalties were automatic first downs. Maybe there is a difference
between it being a dead ball foul and live action foul?

 You seem to have a rule book handy most of the time. Maybe you can find the
rule to determine if this was yet another screw up by the refs or a perfect
addition to the "Football Rules Myths" page.


bp

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games you won. When you go 9-1, they talk about the game you lost."

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