Appeal during a dead ball (NOT a "dead ball appeal")

[jms1425]

NCAA rules (i.e. no dead ball appeals)

While the ball is dead, the defense attempts to make an appeal ("runner left early" or "runner missed the base"whatever - the play is immaterial to this question).

Does the umpire responsible for the call a) make a "soft" safe signal (not indicating judgment on the playing action, but denying the appeal, without saying he is denying the appeal), or say something like "the ball is dead" and making no signal or further comment?

[noumpere]

The latter.

[Kevin_K]

This Umpire would say that the ball is not in play.

[yawetag]

I simply say "you can't appeal if the ball is dead".

[Mussgrass]

NCAA is college rules, right. These are grown men who should know the rules about proper appeals, I would think. 

[yawetag]

2 hours ago, Mussgrass said:

NCAA is college rules, right. These are grown men who should know the rules about proper appeals, I would think. 

I nominate this post for U-E's Joke of the Year.

[Forest Ump]

I second that

[Mussgrass]

3 hours ago, yawetag said:

I nominate this post for U-E's Joke of the Year.

Sorry, I was not trying to be funny!

[Replacematt]

1 hour ago, Mussgrass said:

Sorry, I was not trying to be funny!

That's why it was.

[jms1425]

Thanks, all. I'm trying to figure out where the one guy who contended the "soft safe signal" got that from. So far, no luck (on here and in other conversations.) I thought maybe from pro ball, but other (former) pro guys have said the "ball's dead, guys" statement is the way to go.

Oh well... Thanks for the input, guys.