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All of the above situations are taken into consideration, but a couple of years ago, we had a clinic from Bobby Gaston, commissioner for the SEC. He mentioned that their refs try to be consistent and mark it between 12-14 seconds.
Since then, that's what I've done and it has worked well. I don't have many delays and to me, if it's marked too quick and you have delays, in reality, it just delays the game! Why do we want to rush anyone?
This average works for just about all situations but we do take into account the score, the chains, long plays etc.! If it's a runaway, I'll manage the clock accordingly. If the offense is in a hurry because of needing to put the ball in play to win the game and the defense (and crew) is ready, I don't care if it's just 5 seconds, I'll mark it! If the defense is taking their sweet time getting on their side of the ball and everyone's ready, and if I feel they're taking too long, I'll stop the clock and then mark it ready with a wind, once everyone is ready. I don't call a penalty, it's just my discretion!
Just some thoughts!
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