[personal] [Husker] Question

[Steve Schmadeke]

The fans in our section were calling for a snap as well.

I believe the rule in college is that if you substitute on a play,  
which the Huskers did by sending in the punt team, the other team  
must have a chance to respond to the substitution.  I know that is  
the rule in the NFL and I believe that the NCAA adopted the rule a  
while ago as well.  What I don't know is what the guidelines are for  
how much time the defense is given to respond.

Obviously, the defense shouldn't be allowed to put the offense into a  
situation where they have to quick-snap the ball to beat the play  
clock, which was running, or to eliminate the opportunity to do the  
multiple pre-snap shifts that Nebraska likes to run.  I wouldn't be  
surprised that the guideline is the :15 second mark on the play  
clock.  That would allow a full ten seconds for the responding  
substitution, but still leave plenty of time for pre-snap line reads,  
etc.

Does anyone on the list have any firmer information?

--Steve Schmadeke

On Nov 5, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Skylar Dodds wrote:

> Hello Husker Fans,
>
> Ya, this did happen.  I didn't think the ref could prevent NU from
> snapping if the play clock is running, that sounds a little silly to
> me.  However, sure enough, there he was standing over the ball.  He
> didn't leave until there was like :15 or so left.  A lot of us kept
> yelling to snap the ball and run!  Why not!
>
> -- 
> Go Skers,
>  Skylar                            mailto:Sklarbodds at cox.net
>
> RL> I haven't read all posts since yesterday's game.  So, if I  
> missed what I am
> RL> about to ask, I apologize...
>
> RL> In the 4th qtr. yesterday, NU was lined up to punt.  The play  
> clock showed
> RL> 17sec. and was running.  The ref stood over the ball and  
> permitted MU to
> RL> come from the sideline and line up.
>
> RL> QUESTION:  Why, with the play clock (25 second clock) running,  
> couldn't NU
> RL> snap the ball and punt it even if MU hadn't lined up?
>
> RL> Thank you,
> RL> Roger Lohr-Mpls
>
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