Is it the policy of the refs to spot the ball on the nearest whole yard line, or should they place it exactly where it was down even if it's between yard marks, or is it just personal preference of the ref of that particular game? I've noticed almost always they place it where the nose is always on a yard mark (and i can understand why, it makes it easier to determine first downs). The problem is, last night in a playoff game, we stopped the other team about a half yard short on a 4th down play (the ref on our side even placed his foot on the half yard mark, but the other ref placed the ball up to the next full yard line and signaled first down, no measurement or anything (even though the chains were about 3 inches on the opposite side of the yard mark than the ball was).
On another note, after the other team scored late to put the game away, the extra point was no good, but the ref signaled it good and gave them the points. This wasn't really an issue as it didn't affect the outcome this game, but should still probably be addressed. Afterwards, we questioned him on how he could miss such an obvious call, he turned and said something to the effect of "i had to get the over/under" (jokingly, i assume, but extremely unprofessional at a youth football game). A simple "i'm sorry, i just missed it" would have been more appropriate.