Thread: Flat Game Balls
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Old Wed Feb 28, 2007, 02:14pm
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Originally Posted by refnrev
My partner and I checked everything before the game tonight.... except for the balls. 35 seconds left in final warm up and I pick up game balls. They were flatter than a pancake. Checked the pressure. 1 1/4 lbs in each. Told the timer to stop the clock while home coach goes and airs them up. Those little details...... Geez.
Devil's advocate here...if they were "flatter than a pancake," why did you waste time checking the pressure? Seems to me you could have inflated at least one of them within that 35 seconds...
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