re: Poor guy...Georgia Tech safety

Posted on 9/23/12 at 2:05 pm to DollaChoppa

Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 9/23/12 at 2:05 pm to DollaChoppa

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I just want to know what the rule says about safeties because Idk what it is. Body part, ball breaking the plane, entire ball crossing the goal line, etc

From what I've read it has to do with when the ball is declared dead and the reason for it being dead.

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ARTICLE 1. It is a safety when: a. The ball becomes dead out of bounds behind a goal line, except from an incomplete forward pass, or becomes dead in the possession of a player on, above or behind his own goal line, or becomes dead by rule, and the defending team is responsible for the ball being there (A.R. 6-3-1-IV; A.R. 7-2-4-I; A.R. 8-5-1-I-II, IV and VI-VIII; A.R. 8-7-2-II; and A.R. 9-4-1-VIII). When in question, it is a touchback, not a safety.

Then this is said about a touchback:

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ARTICLE 1. It is a touchback when: a. The ball becomes dead out of bounds behind a goal line, except from an incomplete forward pass, or becomes dead in the possession of a player on, above or behind his own goal line and the attacking team is responsible for the ball being there (Rules 7-2-4-a and b) (A.R. 7-2-4-I, A.R. 8-6-1-I and II, and A.R. 10-2-2-XVI). b. A kick becomes dead by rule behind the defending team’s goal line and the attacking team is responsible for the ball being there (Exception: Rule 8-4- 2-b) (A.R. 6-3-4-III).

This is said about when a received kick comes into live play:

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Free Kick Caught or Recovered
ARTICLE 6. a. If a free kick is caught or recovered by a player of the receiving
team, the ball continues in play (Exceptions: Rules 4-1-3-g, 6-1-7, and 6-5-1
and 2). If caught or recovered by a player of the kicking team, the ball becomes
dead. The ball belongs to the receiving team at the dead-ball spot, unless the
kicking team is in legal possession when the ball is declared dead. In the latter
case, the ball belongs to the kicking team

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It's about as clear as fricking mud. I didn't have the patience to find what it specifically says about the ball crossing the plane.