[The Ref of OZ!!!]

I don't agree with moving the chains off the sideline. We're lucky to have our fields marked legibly, especially at the lower levels. If we get straight lines on the Varsity fields we feel blessed. The times we've officiated a playoff game on an artificial turf field, we thought we were in heaven. I guess what I'm trying to say is our fields aren't accurate enough to worry about a clip.

"No measurements today" is quite often the order of the day. If a measurement is nessecary, the clip is in the Linesman's back pocket, or he just simply grabs the chain. The Linesman, at the lower level is more worried about his amature crew showing up for the second half, or paying attention to the game instead of the girls, or staying in place until the whitehat signals for a first down, or moving once the whitehat signals for a first down because they're talking to the cheerleaders.