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Originally Posted by RobbyinTN
On a 60 second TO, the first horn would not even have blown at the 30 second mark so not sure why the official thought it was a 30 second TO. This story sounds "fishy" to me - I think whoever has told you the story has left something out or misunderstood something themselves.
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As was mentioned, if the officials were somewhat new, and they heard "30 second timeout" from the table (for a different reason), and then saw the clock ticking down, they likely thought that they were doing the right thing by getting the game going. It certainly sounds like a newbie mistake.