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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
I see it as any official hears the coach request it, confirms that, then looks to check the status of the ball....regardless of where the ball is. If they can see that it was in PC at the time, great, grant the timeout....even if the whistle comes just after it is no longer in PC.
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I don't disagree with this train of thought per se. I do think that often times officials out of position to grant the TO are making a guess and I think it's better they don't.