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A strange feature of the rule when it was first adopted (I don't know whether this feature was modified since) was that it specifically referenced the readying of the marker indicating line-to-gain, rather than the readying of the ball for play when a new series was awarded to A, and the rule on the responsibilities of officials did not specify that that marker had to be in place for the ball to be ready for play.
Also, the excuse given for this provision doesn't even exist when it becomes goal-to-go, but the clock stoppage is enforced nonetheless because that was not written as an exception.
Robert
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