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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Unless you saw the actual time to an exact tenth of a second, it is not definite knowledge.
You can put back up the exact time that you first see when you look at the clock. And that's not what I'm saying. That's what the rules are saying.
When they got rid of lag time last year, this is what was stated in the COMMENTS on the new rule: This change eliminates the need for lag time or reaction time on the part of the clock operator. The referee may put the exact time observed by an official back on the game clock. The committee felt that with new clock technology and the ability to observe tenths of a second, when an official has definite knowledge relative to the time involved, he/she should have the ability to put the correct time on the game clock."
If you don't get a clear view and see an exact time, then NO, you can't put any time back on. What you actually see is the only time that can go back on. Dem's the rules.
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OK...it's under a second when I look up and see a blur of numbers and finally .4 seconds registers...can't I then say that since I saw the clock moving when I recognized the time at .4 then *at least* .4 has to go up? And if the clock was moving I should actually put up .5, acknowledging that I really don't know if it was .5 or .6 or .7...?