Touchback with no players

[Dr. Von Richten]

Ok, this isn't a very likely situation but ... suppose one coach has no players to set up at the start of any given drive (and doesn't want to concede, for whatever reason), so the other player sets up and kicks the ball into his opponents half of the field, which is empty. Now, what happens if the ball goes out of bounds? The receiving coach is awarded a touchback, but has no player to give the ball to!

Does he just place the ball on any square in his half of the field and bounce it from there? If not, what happens?

[besters]

doesn't the opposition get a td and you move on two turns if you have no players?

[Darkson]

Well, in the situation you outlined, the kick-off doesn't happen:

In the rare event that one team has no players to set up after KO"d rolls, both teams' turn markers are moved forward along the turn track two spaces and if one team could field at least one player then that team is awarded a touchdown

But it could happen if they could only field 1 player and that players was removed by Throw a Rock or a Blitz, in which case it isn't covered by the rules.
I'd either offer my opponent the above CRP rule or allow him to place the ball and scatter it (ref throws the ball into his half).


[Edit] Slightly ninja'd by besters!

[daloonieshaman]

there is the odd chance he fails to pick up the loose ball

[Dr. Von Richten]

Well, in the situation you outlined, the kick-off doesn't happen:

In the rare event that one team has no players to set up after KO"d rolls, both teams' turn markers are moved forward along the turn track two spaces and if one team could field at least one player then that team is awarded a touchdown

But it could happen if they could only field 1 player and that players was removed by Throw a Rock or a Blitz, in which case it isn't covered by the rules.
I'd either offer my opponent the above CRP rule or allow him to place the ball and scatter it (ref throws the ball into his half).


[Edit] Slightly ninja'd by besters!

Ah yes, I'd forgotten that part ... though I'm glad you're able to conceive an even more unlikely situation which does create the issue I came up with!

Anyway, in the 'one team has no players to setup' situation, can the team that's still on the pitch choose who makes the TD for purposes of SPP, is it random or are no SPP's awarded at all? And if chosen or random, can a player with No Hands be awarded the TD?

[Darkson]

No SPPs (I didn't bother to post that bit, as I thought you'd check the rules for yourself ).

[Dr. Von Richten]

No SPPs (I didn't bother to post that bit, as I thought you'd check the rules for yourself ).

Nah, I'm lazy, so thanks for your diligence!