[donkey687]

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[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=17634.msg205330#msg205330 date=1507563765]
[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=17634.msg205295#msg205295 date=1507520628]3) His explanation as to why the team ended up calling timeout -- only to nullify a Scarlett TD -- on the first drive on 4th and 1 was informative.

For those who don't want to and/or can't listen, he says that Utah had lined up with a specific look that they wanted, but then shifted to a different look that would result in the run being stuffed. So he went to call the TO, but as he did it they shifted back. So it was just unfortunate.

One interesting thing that didn't occur to me is that the dead play clock made running time off harder at the end when we just wanted to bleed clock. It makes sense, and it was hard to tell how much time we were taking when watching live since we also didn't have a clock.
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Call me a cynic (I am) but do we all believe it was just bum luck that the play clock didn't work and couldn't be fixed or replaced over the course of 4 or 5 hours?  In this modern era, I bet half the Stanford student body could construct a working play clock in an hour or two, just saying (computer, big screen, network it to official's time, done).  Stanford probably uses the play clock as much or more of a tool on offense than any college team in the country and, lo and behold, they show up at a stadium known for its strong home field advantage, and there's no clock.  Hmmm....
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I think that's ridiculous. The clock being missing clearly affected Utah as much as it did us. These things happen, including (IIRC) once at Stanford Stadium.
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I disagree strongly.  The road team in a noisy environment needs the play clock a lot more than the home team. Home field advantage sans play clock is much stronger than with a play clock.

[donkey687]

[quote author=Row80Critic link=topic=17634.msg205336#msg205336 date=1507565726]
[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=17634.msg205330#msg205330 date=1507563765]
[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=17634.msg205295#msg205295 date=1507520628]3) His explanation as to why the team ended up calling timeout -- only to nullify a Scarlett TD -- on the first drive on 4th and 1 was informative.

For those who don't want to and/or can't listen, he says that Utah had lined up with a specific look that they wanted, but then shifted to a different look that would result in the run being stuffed. So he went to call the TO, but as he did it they shifted back. So it was just unfortunate.

One interesting thing that didn't occur to me is that the dead play clock made running time off harder at the end when we just wanted to bleed clock. It makes sense, and it was hard to tell how much time we were taking when watching live since we also didn't have a clock.
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Call me a cynic (I am) but do we all believe it was just bum luck that the play clock didn't work and couldn't be fixed or replaced over the course of 4 or 5 hours?  In this modern era, I bet half the Stanford student body could construct a working play clock in an hour or two, just saying (computer, big screen, network it to official's time, done).  Stanford probably uses the play clock as much or more of a tool on offense than any college team in the country and, lo and behold, they show up at a stadium known for its strong home field advantage, and there's no clock.  Hmmm....
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I think that's ridiculous. The clock being missing clearly affected Utah as much as it did us. These things happen, including (IIRC) once at Stanford Stadium.
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I disagree strongly.  The road team in a noisy environment needs the play clock a lot more than the home team. Home field advantage sans play clock is much stronger than with a play clock.