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I worked six man NCAA last year for the first time in JC games and will work DIII for the first time this year. You're right about the length of games. You sort of develop an inner clock that when a quarter goes long, you notice it. Well, I'm sitting there in the first quarter and look up at the clock and theres about 4 minutes left and I think to myself, "Man, this is a long quarter" but then think, "Of course it's a long quarter, jerk, it's a longer quarter!"
I agree on the ball rotation thing, too. That was the most disconcerting thing about doing that level. Ball in, ball out, change of possession, who uses which ball, ball boys that start looking at the butterflies, ball changes on long incompletes....it takes getting used to.
I worked (will work) LJ and the biggest thing I had to remember was to let the defense come across and get back after being so conditioned to whistle it and stop the play.
A good pre-game and a good R are essential starting out.
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