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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: Official_21 on November 22, 2020, 05:20:35 PM
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What is the rationale behind the game clock not running after a PAT?
Always wondered this ever since I became a clock operator.
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If not a media timeout, the time period is at least a minute plus the play clock after the RFP for the kickoff.
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If not a media timeout, the time period is at least a minute plus the play clock after the RFP for the kickoff.
You might go back and re-read the question.
I don't remember exactly but I think because it is considered an extension of the scoring down. I may be totally wrong.
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You might go back and re-read the question.
I don't remember exactly but I think because it is considered an extension of the scoring down. I may be totally wrong.
Now I am confused what is being asked, question in post says "after", title of thread is "on".
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I believe the question is "Why does the game clock NOT run during a try down?" As frickin' old as I am, I can't answer that question. Been that way forever. Knute Rockne might not even know the answer to that question. But, as the rule itself states, a try is a 'special' interval in the game. So, it is not surprising that the game clock does not run.
I have a feeling that is was the first effort at "tie-breaking" the games. Look where we are now. :)
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What is the rationale behind the game clock not running after a PAT?
Always wondered this ever since I became a clock operator.
According to Anatomy of a Game by David Nelson, the rule dates to 1894 and 1898 rules changes.