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Originally Posted by Brad
1) I wouldn't split hairs on this one - you are just asking for trouble. If the sub is on his way, just have him enter and get the game going.
2) I don't ask the table to use the horn - that is probably a personal preference thing... I want to be in control of the situation and I don't want the other coach making an issue if the sub wasn't right in front of the table when the 2nd horn goes off.
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1) Agree... that's exactly why I said "supposed to" instead of "should". But that ain't definitive either. If a coach wants to spend 30 seconds staring at me, and then decide to go about getting his sub up to the table after the second horn goes, well....too bad for the coach. I ain't cutting him a break under those conditions. That was my point.
2) Disagree completely with that one. The rule book call for a horn- in all rulesets. The rule is in there for a reason; the reason being that neither team gets an advantage by taking a longer time than allowed. Hell, doing it your way, I could see some coaches informing their home timer to give 'em a minute instead of 30 seconds....and I certainly can see some home timers following their coach's direction. Do you also not get the official timer to time TO's, intermissions, etc. either? There's really no difference. Jmo, but if a coach knows that he'd better get a sub up to the table rather than staring at an official, you'd get a heckuva lot less staring.