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Old Wed Sep 05, 2012, 09:06am
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Anytime an officials pulls out an air gauge and checks the footballs, then marks them like they are his golf balls, you know you are in for a long night. I am sure he is carrying a tape measure for the Quarter change as well.
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Old Wed Sep 05, 2012, 09:50am
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Anytime an officials pulls out an air gauge and checks the footballs, then marks them like they are his golf balls, you know you are in for a long night. I am sure he is carrying a tape measure for the Quarter change as well.
Never seen any of these used ever in a HS game.

I honestly think you make this stuff up.

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Old Wed Sep 05, 2012, 10:12am
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I really wish you were correct in that assumption, Jeff.
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Anytime an officials pulls out an air gauge and checks the footballs, then marks them like they are his golf balls, you know you are in for a long night.
That's SOP here.
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Old Wed Sep 05, 2012, 10:33am
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That's SOP here.
In my corner of Ohio, too. Soon to be throughout the state.
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In my corner of Ohio, too. Soon to be throughout the state.
We do it too.
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Old Wed Sep 05, 2012, 12:21pm
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As do we.
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