[Reffing Rev.]

On 1st down we've got the nose of the football tickling A's 35.

After the 3rd down the ball is 4 inches short of A's 45.
It is 4th down. I know it. LJ knows it. HL knows it. Coach demands a measurement. I declined his request for a measurement as the ball was obviously short of the line to gain, "He needs the 45." Coach calls a timeout and spends all of it begging for a measurement. I tried to tell him, 1st down was on the 35, so he needs the line. After denying the request for obvious reasons, how many of you would give in to the coach and measure because he's begging? In his words, "He's never seen a crew not measure something that close."

Later in the game, the same coach threw a fit because after an injury timeout with the clock starting on the ready, his ECO failed to start the clock. After the down, which resulted in a touchdown the BJ informed me 20 seconds of the play clock had gone by prior to the snap (He uses the Ready-Ref and received his 5 second buzz at the snap). I ran-off 20 seconds and he wouldn't even listen, "There is no way that play took 20 seconds," The play didn't but your clock operator didn't start the clock for 20 seconds before the play, wasn't enough of an explanation. 3 plays later he argued a non-call on a potential DPI, and he argued it from 10 yards on the field so I gave him a USC.

The game was 14-14 at halftime and 21-14 until 5:18 in the 4th. Coach ruined what really was a good game. Once he came unglued for the 3rd time his team gave up.