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(This was almost six years ago, no? It was my understanding there would be no math.)

In my experience, we've been taught that an extra second to make sure before you throw the flag or signal the touchdown isn't a deal-breaker. Make sure, and if that takes an extra second, so be it.

So when they say there "might" have been a bit of a downgrade for a flag 2 or 3 seconds late, that tells me that's the outside edge of that envelope, at least in the court of public opinion.

I wasn't even an official at that stage of life (I didn't start doing hoops until the winter of 2003-2004 and didn't do football until the fall of 2004) and, as fans will, I thought, "Man, that's a late-*** flag."

Now I know that's not a really late flag, but just a tad tardy and that there's nothing wrong with that. And that the call was correct. So thanks for that. That's useful.