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Sonofanump

Feb 8, 2011 4:37 PM
karen lotz;670325 wrote:I think college football has gone to a more NFL like timing system, except for the clock stopping on first downs. If the ball carrier goes out of bounds, the clock is stopped until the ball is spotted again and then it starts. Not sure about what parts of the 2nd and 4th quarters it stops until the snap though.

Your correct, we have. It is 2 minutes in each half.
Feb 8, 2011 4:37pm
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Footwedge

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Feb 8, 2011 5:06 PM
One false start....clock is reset in motion. On back to back false starts...clock will not start until ball is snapped. Otherwise...a team could false start 15 times in a row to kill 7 minutes if up
by 2 scores.
Feb 8, 2011 5:06pm
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Sonofanump

Feb 8, 2011 5:20 PM
Footwedge;670523 wrote:One false start....clock is reset in motion. On back to back false starts...clock will not start until ball is snapped. Otherwise...a team could false start 15 times in a row to kill 7 minutes if up
by 2 scores.

Really? Reference please.
Feb 8, 2011 5:20pm
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Footwedge

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Feb 9, 2011 12:42 AM
Sonofanump;670543 wrote:Really? Reference please.
You're the ump...you look it up. I've seen it happen several times in the NFL. After consecutive false starts, the clock does not wind.
Feb 9, 2011 12:42am
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Al Bundy

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Feb 9, 2011 9:15 AM
Footwedge;670523 wrote:One false start....clock is reset in motion. On back to back false starts...clock will not start until ball is snapped. Otherwise...a team could false start 15 times in a row to kill 7 minutes if up
by 2 scores.

I saw a high school ref stop the clock when a team kept using false starts to run it down.
Feb 9, 2011 9:15am
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Sonofanump

Feb 9, 2011 11:37 AM
Footwedge;671126 wrote:You're the ump...you look it up. I've seen it happen several times in the NFL. After consecutive false starts, the clock does not wind.

What you stated in not any rule book I own.
Feb 9, 2011 11:37am
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Ironman92

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Feb 9, 2011 5:13 PM
I hope footwedge is correct it makes 1000% more sense than it starting again.
Feb 9, 2011 5:13pm
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thavoice

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Feb 10, 2011 9:38 AM
I do not know the exact rule but they will not keep that clock running after multple penalties such as you are all talking about.
Feb 10, 2011 9:38am