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Originally Posted by HLin NC
I'll come to the sideline on first down but after that you get my heel to mark off of. I don't tap anything.
Some college level HL, SEC I know has some, don't even do that. They let the box just spot off the ball.
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I've worked the chains at Pac-10 games at our local school (Washington State) for years. All the HLs setup the chains on a 1st down. Most ask whoever is running to box to spot the front of the ball. There are a couple who always set up the box every play.
I have had a couple of times where the local crew cheats the visiting team. They'd spot the box at the back of the ball for the visitors and the front for the home. Since then, when I run the chains I set the box every play.
I've even done a game where the chain crew had to be replaced. They were drunk and tried to pick a fight with an assistant coach on the visiting team. I don't know what happened to the guys, but we never saw them again.