Measurement "courtesy"

[cougar729]

90 percent of the time, when its not really significant we always mark a 1st down on a yard line. Makes it so much eaiser to say, "Coach, we started right on the 24, and the ball is sitting on the 34, thats a 1st down." Move the Chains!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by cougar729

90 percent of the time, when its not really significant we always mark a 1st down on a yard line. Makes it so much eaiser to say, "Coach, we started right on the 24, and the ball is sitting on the 34, thats a 1st down." Move the Chains!

You should've seen this field. Five yard lines and nothing else.

[shave-tail]

I too had game "JH" that 3 of us said, "thought" it was short. My game was very close though. The ball was resting in the middle of the 20 yardline and yard to gain was 6 to 8 inches beyond that. Coach was wanting a measurement and I wouldn't grant it. He calls timeout so I said what the heck I'll do it. Linesman brings them in (3 man crew) so I grab the stick and as soon as I did I though "Oh, !@#$", the ball was beyond by about 2 feet. The new mechanic of having the sticks off the field 6 feet they must have gotton off "a little bit" so with that little oops I will start measuring more often. Don't beat me up too much, I've just started white hatting some this year.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

You should've seen this field. Five yard lines and nothing else.

When I run into fields that are improperly marked, I notify the game management and I also notify the state.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

You should've seen this field. Five yard lines and nothing else.

On a horribly lined field, I'm more likely to give the coach a little leeway on his requests. Sure - it may seem obvious from the center of the field, but might be much closer than you think, and it's entirely possible a coach would call a different play 4th and inches vs 4th and 2 feet.