Jurassic - I think that ESPN.com story was updated. I read it a few times last night before posting, and did not see any mention of a quote from the referee.
That said, I went back to the video and timed the play myself. While I realize that the officiating crew had better equipment than I did, I never came up with anywhere near six seconds. My times (over 5 trials) ranged between 7.64 and 7.83 seconds, with a median of 7.70 seconds.
I think everyone realizes what the refs did to try to correct the mistake but, at this point, I have to think that they erred in doing so.
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