The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


Two Minute Warning (MM #5317)

October 12, 2025

Sometimes, it’s the small things that get under your skin. And while this shouldn’t affect my life, it bothers me. I was watching some college football last week and noticed that, with two minutes left in the first half, the referees called the two-minute timeout. And this has been a part of football for decades upon decades. But they never just called it a timeout; they called it the two minute warning. And then later that day, another game, same thing. The next day, watching the NFL, the same thing. Now I understand. It’s always been a timeout, but it’s always been called the two minute warning. Did I miss the memo? Something has changed…

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