Big 12 adding 8th official this season

[badger]

Its primary job will be to get the ball to the line of scrimmage so that Big 12 offenses can move even faster (not kidding)

Linky (http://newsok.com/big-12-to-experiment-with-eighth-official-this-season/article/3863612)


The Big 12 experimented with eight officials in the Stillwater spring game — Anderson himself was the alternate ref — and it seemed to help. At times that Saturday, the Cowboys averaged only seven seconds between the end of the previous play and the snap of the next.

[Widescreen]

Cool. One more official who won't call holding.

[EatLeadCommie]

a plot to get one more Texas ref on the field, no doubt.

[badger]

Or Texcuse for losing?

8th ref quarters 1-3: SEC speed placing ball for snap
8th ref quarter 4: Fatigued Big Ten "speed" placing ball for snap

[hawaii 5-0]

I think it's a good idea. Especially if the center actually snaps the ball once set.

5-0

[cleller]

If the concept is to speed things up, the application would probably actually slow things down.

[MichiganSooner]

SEC will add one more official but only for Alabama games. To listen to Saban whine that his D lineman are not getting ample rest in the huddle when playing a hurryup offense.

[budbarrybob]

If the concept is to speed things up, the application would probably actually slow things down.

The concept of subtraction by addition?

[picasso]

His name Mack Brown.

[kevpks]

His name Mack Brown.

Will clapping be a recognized penalty signal for excessive yardage when they play the Sooners?