[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I think that we have gone far a field on this situation. But, in the final analysis, if we put air in the whistle, we have stopped play, even if we put the air in the whistle inadvertently. We tell the players to play until they hear our whistle. I know that than we just want to crawl in the deepest hole we can find but we just have to suck it up and admit we inadverttently put air in the whistle and put the ball back into play in the fairest way possible.

And remember, there is not an official who has ever put on the stripes that has not blown and inadvertent whistle.