rant: 40 second play clock in college football

[Transmogrified Tiger]

That scenario is extremely unlikely. 99+% of plays do not take that long. Refs do not take 8 seconds to spot the ball, even from the sideline. And the longer the play goes, the less likely there's going to be a pile of tacklers needing to be undone. The probable worst case scenario from those obstacles is a team facing a play clock of 20 seconds or so, which is time to get a play, line up, make a read, and snap the ball.