Time of the Mark?

[JimNayzium]

In your opinions, what is a reasonable amount of time we as coaches should expect the ball to be marked in?

Every ref is different on this one I realize. What I am asking is very specific though. I am not talking about how long should it take the referees to get the ball back to the spot for the marking. What I am asking is this....

After the spot has been made, both teams are in their respective huddles, how long should the White Cap take to start the 25 second clock?

I have been on both sides of this one. When we are loosing and have no timeouts two weeks ago we counted 35 seconds (total) on three consecutive downs that the white cap just arbitrarily waisted. My team was literally lined up on defense right in front of him as he stood over the ball with the offense huddled up, and he waited about ten seconds just standing there before he marked it ready for play. We got the ball back with 12 seconds left in the game, and should have had at least 20 or 25 at the least with a possible 35 or 40.

Is there a standard for this?

Last week however, we won for the very same reason and the other sideline was going berzerk. I would just like to know what to expect.

I do realize the savvy referee not marking the ball ready for play say at the end of the quarter or half unless he absolutely has to, i am talking about the normal flow. It seems the white cap should never just stand there waiting....am I wrong on this one....(i am wrong a good bit)