Home Town Clock

[Who'sYourData?]

Not sure why the clock started with 26 seconds left when Davis went out of bounds. Of course, we should have been ready to snap the ball when they wound it. But at least three extra seconds wound off the clock on the incompletion after the whistle blew.

[DELdaBull]

No, his forward progess was stopped IN bounds past the 1st down marker. Clock starts at the ready

[MikeG]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

[usfgrad84]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

The official clock is kept by the referees.

The clock keeps running if a player is moving backwards on his own when he is going out of bounds

I'm not really sure why it took almost 13 seconds to snap the ball. The referee explained to BJ before he started the clock that it would start immediately.

Holtz should have reinforced that to BJ too. He just never seems to be in the game in critical situations.

[MikeG]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

The official clock is kept by the referees.

The clock keeps running if a player is moving backwards on his own when he is going out of bounds

I'm not really sure why it took almost 13 seconds to snap the ball. The referee explained to BJ before he started the clock that it would start immediately.

Holtz should have reinforced that to BJ too. He just never seems to be in the game in critical situations.

we are talking about two different things here -- two different moments in the game itself

the play where Davis caught the ball and was driven back -- the clock was stopped so they could measure for a first down-- which we received-- and they got going with the next play but the clock was not going iimmediately because they measured.

LATER--- there was a play where we caught a ball and ran out of bounds. The clock on the screen kept ticking down about 4 seconds more than it needed to. That may have set the clock to the right time with the official clock-- it was not discussed or mentioned. They went on to the next play but that amount of time could have allowed us two more sideline passes to get into long FG range. Instead-- we were relegated to one porrly thrown pass (it happens) and then that weak hail mary attempt.

anyway-- that's how I saw it.

[usfgrad84]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

The official clock is kept by the referees.

The clock keeps running if a player is moving backwards on his own when he is going out of bounds

I'm not really sure why it took almost 13 seconds to snap the ball. The referee explained to BJ before he started the clock that it would start immediately.

Holtz should have reinforced that to BJ too. He just never seems to be in the game in critical situations.

we are talking about two different things here -- two different moments in the game itself

the play where Davis caught the ball and was driven back -- the clock was stopped so they could measure for a first down-- which we received-- and they got going with the next play but the clock was not going iimmediately because they measured.

LATER--- there was a play where we caught a ball and ran out of bounds. The clock on the screen kept ticking down about 4 seconds more than it needed to. That may have set the clock to the right time with the official clock-- it was not discussed or mentioned. They went on to the next play but that amount of time could have allowed us two more sideline passes to get into long FG range. Instead-- we were relegated to one porrly thrown pass (it happens) and then that weak hail mary attempt.

anyway-- that's how I saw it.

Whether the refs asked the clock operator to re-set the clock orr not is meaningless. The refs keep the official time. The scoreboard clock means nothing.

[MikeG]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

The official clock is kept by the referees.

The clock keeps running if a player is moving backwards on his own when he is going out of bounds

I'm not really sure why it took almost 13 seconds to snap the ball. The referee explained to BJ before he started the clock that it would start immediately.

Holtz should have reinforced that to BJ too. He just never seems to be in the game in critical situations.

we are talking about two different things here -- two different moments in the game itself

the play where Davis caught the ball and was driven back -- the clock was stopped so they could measure for a first down-- which we received-- and they got going with the next play but the clock was not going iimmediately because they measured.

LATER--- there was a play where we caught a ball and ran out of bounds. The clock on the screen kept ticking down about 4 seconds more than it needed to. That may have set the clock to the right time with the official clock-- it was not discussed or mentioned. They went on to the next play but that amount of time could have allowed us two more sideline passes to get into long FG range. Instead-- we were relegated to one porrly thrown pass (it happens) and then that weak hail mary attempt.

anyway-- that's how I saw it.

Whether the refs asked the clock operator to re-set the clock orr not is meaningless. The refs keep the official time. The scoreboard clock means nothing.

players look at the clock and coaches coach by it-- so it impacts whether it is right or wrong

[Who'sYourData?]

the home town clock portion was around 16 seconds left on a run out of bounds-- they let it run 5 more seconds down to 11 seconds.

that's how I remember it at least. Holtz didn't notice or didn't do anything about it. Most coaches would realize how important those 5 seconds were when a FG could win the game.

He really is sub par -- hell of a nice guy from what I understand, But I want a competent coach, not a buddy.

The official clock is kept by the referees.

The clock keeps running if a player is moving backwards on his own when he is going out of bounds

I'm not really sure why it took almost 13 seconds to snap the ball. The referee explained to BJ before he started the clock that it would start immediately.

Holtz should have reinforced that to BJ too. He just never seems to be in the game in critical situations.

we are talking about two different things here -- two different moments in the game itself

the play where Davis caught the ball and was driven back -- the clock was stopped so they could measure for a first down-- which we received-- and they got going with the next play but the clock was not going iimmediately because they measured.

LATER--- there was a play where we caught a ball and ran out of bounds. The clock on the screen kept ticking down about 4 seconds more than it needed to. That may have set the clock to the right time with the official clock-- it was not discussed or mentioned. They went on to the next play but that amount of time could have allowed us two more sideline passes to get into long FG range. Instead-- we were relegated to one porrly thrown pass (it happens) and then that weak hail mary attempt.

anyway-- that's how I saw it.

No. It was two plays in a row. Davis catches the ball and the play is whistled dead with 26 seconds left. The next play is an incomplete pass that goes out of bounds. The play was snapped around the 23 second mark. The ball went out of bounds and the whistle blew at 15 seconds, but it ticked down to 11 before it was stopped.

I'm not sure why the staff doesn't have a coach assigned to clock management in that situation. You would think you could have a defensive assistant monitoring the clock. The clock was stopped anyway, I'm pretty sure the refs could have someone check the replay to see where the clock should be set.

[BullFan98]

Irregardless, BJ sat at the line of scrimmage and allowed 8 seconds off the clock. As if this wasn't bad enough, Skip used our last timeout after a first down. Complete fail. These are the types of "small" screw ups that make a difference in a close two point game.

[BullsFanInTX]

The Louisville clock operator definitely screwed USF out of several seconds. I was expecting the refs to correct the clock but they didn't and USF never challenged it.