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Football stats question

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by KYSportsWriter, Aug 29, 2009.

  1. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    BT, that would be an illegal forward pass, wouldn't it?
     
  2. RedSmithClone

    RedSmithClone Active Member

    Of course if NFL and NCAA RULES have any differences, you need to go with NCAA most of the time, because I believe Federation Rules and most states that don't go with Fed rules go by NCAA rulebook.
     
  3. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Yes, I realize that.

    Was in a hurry last night because we were swamped at the office, and forgot to specify what happened.
     
  4. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Nope, check the rules.
     
  5. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Read the post above yours.
     
  6. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    sort of apropos, there's a new beat guy on an nfl team beat who is already rubbed some colleagues the wrong way with his cockiness. anyway, during a special-teams punting practice, the youngin' was wowed, his binoculars on the field as he announced to all:

    "wow, 45 yards on that punt! 43, not bad! 48 yards! man he's booming them."

    wtf? others in the press box wondered why he was so impressed by pretty ordinary kicks. then they realized the newbie was tracking the length of the punts based upon where the punter kicked from -- what, maybe 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage -- not from the line of scrimmage itself.

    dunno if anyone's corrected the kid yet. but i found it pretty funny, fwiw.
     
  7. SouthernStyle

    SouthernStyle Member

    Here's another one:

    High school QBs downing the football to stop the clock. Is this an incomplete pass? I assume it is. I'm pretty sure that's how its recorded in college and pro football.
     
  8. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    yes.
     
  9. pressboxer

    pressboxer Active Member

    Under NCAA rules, it goes as a team pass attempt and is not charged to the individual. The same goes for taking a knee to run out the clock -- team rushing attempt.

    This gets a little confusing because a qarterback could get credit for however many consecutive completions even when he spiked it two or three times on a drive.
     
  10. CentralIllinoisan

    CentralIllinoisan Active Member

    He knows; he just wanted everyone spinning their wheels for three hours or so.
     
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