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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
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Originally posted by Dan_ref
As for putting the ball on the floor at the spot on a timeout...is this because they don't want to burden you with having to actually hold the ball for 75 seconds?
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(pant...pant...) I guess that's it, (wheeze...) because I've been working out all summer (gasp...pant...) trying to get my times up to that 75 seconds.
Whew...I've got to go lay down now.
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Here's a trick I use: just sit down on the floor until the first horn. 
Seriously, why do they want it done this way?
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My guess is so the coaches know the inbounds spot when the officials all come together during a time-out. At the first time-out we almost always get together as a crew in our conference. Also late in the game we tend to get together to make sure we all know the situation/discuss possibilities. When this happens the ball would come to the group, now it will be on the floor 'marking' the spot of the throw-in.
Personally I like it.