Is hand chop required?

Originally Posted by MJT

We were told that if there is not a 25 second clock available that the offense would have to keep track of it themselves. If they want to know, they keep it on a watch from the whistle. That is part of coaching we were told.

The offense keeping on a watch from the whistle. Dangerous territory there, because if both teams have a coach standing on the sidelines with a watch and you flag a DOG at 24 seconds (even if you have 25 on your watch), you'll catch so much grief both teams might not have any coaches to finish the game because you'll be kicking them all out on USC's. This was what the NSAA was wanting to avoid by having the chopping on the last 5 seconds. It brings consistency because the BJ is doing it for both teams.