30" cinema display wakes as soon as it goes to sleep

I have a long standing issue with a 30" cinema display plugged into a closed MBP. I have display sleep set to 15 minutes, and the display does indeed go black after 15 minutes. However, in less than a second after blacking out, the display comes back on. The display is connected to a USB Apple extended keyboard, 2 Griffin PowerMates, and a Wacom Intuous tablet. There's also an Apple BT trackpad.
This used to happen with a 2008 MBP and now it's happening with a rMBP that was built from scratch (i.e., nothing was copied over from the old MBP).
Any ideas on what could be causing the instant re-awakening?

There are some rather strict requirements for using "Closed Clamshell mode" discussed in the article below.
Why not just leave it open and just not use the MacBook's screen for anything?
Mac notebooks: How to use your computer in closed clamshell (display closed) mode with an external display

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