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Just one more datum point in the conspiracy theory.
Exactly when did a TRIPPING become a 15 yard PERSONAL FOUL???
I checked the rule book: see below
While 10 yards would have been enough to stop the drive probably; the referee really wanted to stick it to us on this one. So he made up that it was unsportsmanlike instead of the call that EXACTLY DESCRIBES the penalty. Tripping.
Exactly when did a TRIPPING become a 15 yard PERSONAL FOUL???
I checked the rule book: see below
While 10 yards would have been enough to stop the drive probably; the referee really wanted to stick it to us on this one. So he made up that it was unsportsmanlike instead of the call that EXACTLY DESCRIBES the penalty. Tripping.
10 Yards
1. Offensive pass interference.
2. Holding, illegal use of hands, arms, or body by offense.
3. Tripping by a member of either team.
4 Helping the runner.
5 Deliberately batting or punching a loose ball.
6 Deliberately kicking a loose ball.
7 Illegal block above the waist.
15 Yards
1. Chop block.
2 Clipping below the waist.
3 Fair catch interference.
4 Illegal crackback block by offense.
5 Piling on.
6 Roughing the kicker.
7 Roughing the passer.
8Twisting, turning, or pulling an opponent by the facemask.
9 Unnecessary roughness.
10 Unsportsmanlike conduct.
11 Delay of game at start of either half.
12 Illegal low block.
13 A tackler using his helmet to butt, spear, or ram an opponent.
14 Any player who uses the top of his helmet unnecessarily.
15 A punter, placekicker, or holder who simulates being roughed by a defensive player.
16 Leaping.
17 Leverage.
18 Any player who removes his helmet after a play while on the field.
19 Taunting.