End of game clock issue

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by tmp44
Nevada,

I don't know for sure but I would suspect that the NFHS didn't adopt the .3 rule because there are still many schools in the nation that do not have tenths of a second on their game clocks. I agree w/ you that the .3 rule is a good one, but since not all schools have that ability, then IMO it is better to keep the rule uniform for all games, not just a special adaptation for games that use a newer scoreboard.

Okay, if we use that logic, then there shouldn't be a rule that says you can only have a tap for goal if the clock reads .3 or less. All schools don't have such a clock, so we can't use that rule. Like it or not, that rule is "a special adaptation for games that use a newer scoreboard."

No reason that NVRef's suggestion couldn't be used if that's what the NF wanted to do. They'll wait until a state championship game has a mistake such as this post and some team loses and blames it on the clock. Then they'll add this suggestion.