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Old Mon Oct 20, 2008, 04:33pm
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Originally Posted by cos_man99 View Post
So the question is when is the ball ready for play? The instant the whistle starts blowing? That is when the clock is supposed to start running. In the situation above the WH blew long enough to crank his arm around twice quickly. What does that take maybe one second?
So there is 1 second left in the half, the clock will start on the RFP. Going by your logic there is no way A could snap the ball legally.

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Originally Posted by cos_man99 View Post
We met in the middle of the field and discussed it for a brief time then decided to assess a delay of game for snapping before the ball was marked ready for play. We backed them up 5 yds and started the clock on the next snap. How do you think we did?
So the clock will start on the RFP. A snaps the ball before the RFP so you call the foul. Now why would you not start the clock on the RFP?
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