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Originally posted by Dan_ref
If for some reason you decide this nit *NEEDS* to be picked then yes, put the 1 second back on the clock.
As MTD said, I'm not sure I would be looking at where the guy's foot was in this case.
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Obviously, we talked about this at halftime. The calling official said that it was "obvious" that his foot came across the line. Half his foot inbounds, and half still OOB. My other partner said he would let it go and if anybody complained, he would say, "It was close, but the foot was actually off the floor."
I don't really like that, b/c if anybody notices, I have to lie about it. So this morning, I ran it by one of the D1 officials on my board. He said if it really was "obvious" that you have to call it, for three reasons.
1) If anybody sees it (coach, player, or especially observer), you are in a bit of trouble.
2) Since it's possible for Team B to catch and shoot with 1 second on the clock, you're taking a distinct advantage away from Team B if you
don't call it.
3) An NCAA tournament crew was reprimanded a few years ago for ignoring this exact play. The tape showed the inbounder step over the line and the opposing coach raised a royal stink about it. So a directive came down (to D1 folks) that line violations are never to be ignored.
Does that apply to my crew at a D3 game without TV coverage? I don't know.
Anyway, that's what I heard today. If I ask another D1 official, I'll probably hear something different.