A punt is a scrimmage kick and is a LIVE ball. The clock is running during a scrimmage kick. You’re confusing this with a free kick which is a kickoff.
F*CK IOWA
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This turns out to be a dead line of reasoning for them. The rulebook says the returner can't wave their arms, period, end of discussion. It doesn't list an exception for players that flail their arms like a wounded orangutan when they run.
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Right. The earlier suggestion might be one of the single stupidest things I’ve read here; make the coverage team, while sprinting at full speed, ensure they have eyes on the punt returner and interpret in real time the exact angle of his arm waving motion. And don’t *uck up or it’s an bigtime penalty. And also make the refs laser focus on the exact angle and height level of said waiving motion. LOL - I am laughing thinking how stupid of a suggestion that is.
The rule as it exists might be one of the single most simple and straight forward (and logical) rules in the entire rulebook. And IF the ref messes up and doesn’t blow the whistle, or for whatever reason isn’t quite sure if what he’s seeing is a ‘pointing gesture’ vs. a ‘waving gesture’ - simply let the play “play out” and correct it on replay. That simple. How many times in football do we ***** at officials for blowing the whistle when ALL THEY HAD TO DO is let it play out, and correct it on replay (if needed). Any type of player, interception returns, plays close to the sideline, etc. Let the play PLAY OUT! The world is a much, much better place that the ruling was implemented correctly on Saturday, and it’s perfectly normal and fine (and awesome!) that it took the replay to confirm the correct call.
If the play is dead on the invalid catch, would getting blown up by the defender then be a late hit? And would Hawkeye fans want that penalty added upon review? Feels like a Hawkeye paradox that will make their heads explode
Announcers didn't understand what an invalid fair catch is in that one either.
This rule was added because teams were waving their arms just below their heads to gain an advantage and get the tacklers to let up so they wouldn't get a penalty. It worked and it was unfair, that is why the rule was added. Sometime in the 80s or 90s I think. The rule is much better this way, any waving and the play is dead when the receiving team has the ball. A valid fair catch gives the receiver protection, an invalid does not, there would not be a penalty if they are tackled, but the play is dead. The rule is perfect the way it is, your way leads to ambiguities.
One guy. One guy insists on being smarter than everyone else.
No, an invalid fair catch signal does not give you protection from being tackled, only a valid fair catch signal does that. Question, did they penalize Iowa five yards for delay of game like they should have?
So there are two sets of rules. One for normal players. One for Iowa.
30 years from now, some Hawkeye fan will die and his obituary will read “Steve was a Hawkeye fan and to this day he says Cooper DeJean was robbed.”
This is what I’m talking about. It’s baffling to me. The rule is quite straightforward. To the point that I won’t waste my time explaining it. If you can’t just read it and understand…I don’t see how you ever will.
Living in the world of tax law really focuses the mind on rules and regulations.
and I heard dejean complaining about the officiating crew had not done any of ia games so they didnot know how he did things, like run. what a putz with the whining