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Originally posted by Daryl H. Long
At that point the down also ended. No matter what happened on the play the officials were going to stop the clock. Why? to award a new series to either K or R.
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No - not at all true. It is true that no matter what happened on the play, the officials were going to stop the clock... but the OS here is an example not included in your choices above.
The officials were going to stop the clock no matter what happened on the play BECAUSE one of the following had to happen during the play... A) new series for A, B) new series for B, or C) a penalty on one team or the other.
The clock did not stop BECAUSE of the play in this case. It stopped because of the need to administer a penalty. After such administration, there was no series to award.
For the Nth time... stop focusing on why the clock stopped - it's irrelevant. Focus on the rule that tells us when to START the clock - it clearly states that it starts on the snap only in case of a new series for B... Since we did not have that... you start it on the ready. This is easier than we are making it.