Shocked as I was, I think they got this one right, because of that "(Exception: Rule 6-5-1-b)" in the quoted 6-4-1-c.
> b. If a Team B player makes a valid fair catch signal, the unimpeded opportunity to catch a free or scrimmage kick continues if this player muffs the kick and still has an opportunity to complete the catch. If that player (or another Team B player) subsequently catches the kick, the ball belongs to Team B where the player making the signal first touched it. This protection terminates when the kick touches the ground.
The box score has the penalty on Cam Sidney (#20), despite the PA announcement, and Sidney did grab the ball out of the air more-or-less above the waiting Furd player.
That was a Saturday night find for me, trying to understand how even Pac-12 officials could be that wrong. I definitely didn't know that exception when I was booing from section 238.
Still mystified, though, on how Hunter's "failed" try wasn't at least "stands" on review. "Confirmed"?!
But where is that rule written? Have you seen it?
Shocked as I was, I think they got this one right, because of that "(Exception: Rule 6-5-1-b)" in the quoted 6-4-1-c.
> b. If a Team B player makes a valid fair catch signal, the unimpeded opportunity to catch a free or scrimmage kick continues if this player muffs the kick and still has an opportunity to complete the catch. If that player (or another Team B player) subsequently catches the kick, the ball belongs to Team B where the player making the signal first touched it. This protection terminates when the kick touches the ground.
The box score has the penalty on Cam Sidney (#20), despite the PA announcement, and Sidney did grab the ball out of the air more-or-less above the waiting Furd player.
…something here about blind squirrels…
Ok, so I admit I didn't research it myself and just relied on the quoted rule in the article.
Thanks for the 6-5-1-b exception which i thought about but didn't look up myself.
That was a Saturday night find for me, trying to understand how even Pac-12 officials could be that wrong. I definitely didn't know that exception when I was booing from section 238.
Still mystified, though, on how Hunter's "failed" try wasn't at least "stands" on review. "Confirmed"?!