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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Couple things at play. If you put the ball down, you are not down by rule.
Secondly, if the ball is downed, then you do not get to "clock" the ball with less then 3 seconds while the clock is running (New rule).
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Actually, this isn't quite right. The spike rule is only in effect if the clock is stopped (usually because of a first down) and is going to be started on the RFP.
But that's completely irrelevant to this play.
All I know is that I picked a great time to fly to England and avoid all the sportswriters in Madison who have made me realize that sports journalism is dead and has been completely replaced with opinion stories written by unabashed homers.
Oh, and I also got to miss the local CBS station calling me and asking me for comment, of which I have none, of course.