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Message: [QUOTE="Finwad32, post: 2769262, member: 651"] What nobody realizes about measurements and the chain gang, is it is primarily dependent on the 4th member of the crew who attaches the clip to the furthest five yard interval in the chain. Completely subjective and wildly inconsistent. I’ve seen them attach the clip at the back, middle and front of yard lines. I’ve seen them attach them with significant slack in the chain, which obviously becomes a faulty measurement. This is at the college level. Refs have dumbed down the spot the past two years. They very commonly round up to a yard line (within reason) and signal first downs much more liberally. This aspect of the game has changed pretty significantly. *** I’ll say this though, refs routinely surprise me with how good they are with fast spots on bang bang plays. I always think about how nice it would be to use lasers or chip sensors. And the accuracy would be spot on. [/QUOTE]