Won’t happen. He’s a HOF coach for sure and if he’s banned, like Pete Rose was from MLB, then all his records go with him, or get a ‘*’ by each one in the record books. They will not do that, and it will just be a fine and a suspension and loss of a draft pick or two. Hand slap...................
The precedent is...a reminder note. The penalty in the rule book for submitting balls out of specs is...the ref gets to add air. The penalty for altering the balls during the game is up to $25k.
Given that the refs are supposed to control the balls directly between initial inspection and the start of the game when they turn them over to the ball boys, and then change out any balls which seem out of spec..or just wet..while checking the balls between every play gives little chance for actual mischief of what is being alleged without being seen and filmed.
Anyone found any pictures of a ball boy standing there going through ball after ball?