re: Slow down! Refs want to hit pause on up-tempo play

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Line up and see whos better not who can try to get a cheap play in before the D sets up.

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It's not about cheap plays, it's about more plays. Nothing wrong with coaches trying to gain an advantage. It's what they're paid to do.

It's one thing if you're Saban at Bama and can annually recruit the best athletes in the country. That allows the "line-up and see who's better" approach. If you're playing with a relative talent deficiency, you'd be foolish not to try an approach that tilts the playing field in your favor.