re: Video of Wisconsin-Arizona State finish

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The issue is how much time they allowed to run off after the fact without marking the ball ready for play.

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And you don't think this may have been confusion?

I don't know what the hell the refs were thinking, I'm just trying to venture a guess. Wisconsin's actions during that period showed confusion as well. That's why I said it was like an awkward social interaction out there.

They are so used to that situation playing out a certain way with refs doing it correctly that when it didn't follow the standard pattern they all brain froze. It's basic human reaction to freeze like that so I don't blame them for not pushing everyone of the ball themselves and just lining up and snapping. Stave and the rest of the line either looked unaware of the time left our were so thrown off by the ref holding them up that none even started freaking out until two seconds left.