Clock Operators

[tmagan]

Everyone knows that in the final minute of the second half that a made field goal in the NCAA stops the game clock, it has been that way for twenty years. But seemingly in every game the clock operators fail to stop the clock immediately in the final minute following a field goal. For example, in Friday's Yale/UCONN game, a last second field goal occurred, the clock ran for an extra 1.6 seconds following the goal at 1.8 seconds. I didn't realize it was that difficult to push a button. This necessitates a courtside monitor review, delaying the game. We see this every year in the NCAA tournament. You rarely see this with NBA clock operators. Why does the NCAA and individual conferences have such a difficult time evaluating clock operators?