Here's how to fix instant replay reviews

#51
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savannahfan said:
I use you post to respond to what I have seen this year and so far in bowl season....

The SEC crews, to me are the best I have seen this year. I know we see them and all their short comings every week. But watch other leagues, man, they can and are for the most part really bad. Just to point out a couple b10 (unless you are OSU, PSU, UM) and the SWC (or what ever they call themselves now days - B12?-) these guys have allowed the whole dam- league to do whatever they want, unless someone jumps off sides, block in the back,etc. where everyone can see the foul with their own eyes. I know we have our problems but to me, they seem small as they stack up against the rest.

Regarding instant replay. The explanations being offered by the official doing color has open my eyes to some of the official interpretation of what a ruling is based on.
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I agree with you about SEC refs being better than their counterparts. The biggest issue with SEC officiating has been always been conflicts of interest. For example in basketball, you have a Baton Rouge native oversee the scheduling of basketball officials and you have LSU superfan (and Louisiana native) Anthony Jordan officiate the defacto SEC regular season championship game last year. In football, you have Bama Steve Shaw assigning Bama fans/resident officials to officiate Bama games. But at least, we have Bama grads on staff in Birmingham grading the officials.
 
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GAVol said:
Lol... read our football forum For 5 minutes and you know how well this idea would work.

Take the ref on the field out of the equation. Stick 3 replay officials in separate places. Show replays for 45 seconds. Immediately have them vote to confirm or overturn and then tell the referee the correct call. If the call can’t be judged in 45 seconds, the ruling stands.
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I've said the same thing in the past. Have a panel like you said and put a time limit as you stated....Zero sense in taking 2-3 minutes. It's just another excuse to go to a commercial and more $$$$.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
With the fact that disappointed play by QBs and other position players spark death threat phone calls and letters, and even stalked, you want to geek fans at risk? The other posts about gambling and other monetary influence are spot on. But you show a gross lack of understanding of human behavior in general, and fan behavior in particular. The answer to the idea is just NO NO NO NO.
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Dang ok.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
With the fact that disappointed play by QBs and other position players spark death threat phone calls and letters, and even stalked, you want to geek fans at risk? The other posts about gambling and other monetary influence are spot on. But you show a gross lack of understanding of human behavior in general, and fan behavior in particular. The answer to the idea is just NO NO NO NO.
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Maybe two impartial ninja hit men who don’t care about threats and are afraid of nothing.
 
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GAVol said:
I can’t blame you. A lot of times I wonder if they’re looking at the same thing I am. They need to either get system fixed or just limit it to scoring/boundary plays and a couple of coaches challenges a game.
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The guys doing the reviews are just clueless and incompetent. Get some capable guys in there and replay may be OK.
 
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I say the actual video on disputed plays should be totally ignored. The SEC could have a room with two chairs back to back in the middle. Put a fan of each team in the seats. The door is shut and on the signal the fans fight to get out of the room, first out wins the replay review. Of course the fans would have to be matched by weight classes.
 
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KBVol said:
Get rid of them, they don’t work. So damn convoluted given the ridiculous rules and half the time, at least, after they review the play they still get it wrong. Do away with it.
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I would say they get the call right after a review about 99% of the time.

My biggest complaint is the constant stoppage of play. When there are 2 or 3 official reviews in a single drive it can sap momentum away.

I prefer the NFL rule of letting the coaches have two challenges. But I would cut it off at that. Not even automatic review of turnovers and TDs.... maybe in the final 2 minutes but that’s it... Should also set a time limit of 1 minute to determine. Technology is at a point now where the TV audience has the best view within 20 seconds. You can tell me the officials don’t have the same ability.
 
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ClockworkOrange said:
Let it be totally interactive and the fans vote to uphold or overturn the call. No refs, no league office, no nonsense in the booth, just BAM, everybody has say 5-10 seconds to vote.

Benefits: near-instant results, the game can flow smoothly again like in the old days, getting right back to the action, and, best of all, the teams with the most rabid fan bases can nix calls that go against their team. Talk about an incentive to watch! And you know dang well advertisers and TV types would jump all over this.

Who decides what plays to review? Not the refs. Give each coach a certain number of freebies. Sure, Bama and others would try to stack the deck, but they'd also get flooded with underdog voters from all over the country who would love to see them go down.

Now, if instant replay ACTUALLY WORKED, the above idea would be ridiculous. But as the years have gone by, I've seen as much incompetence or outright chicanery in the reviews as there ever was in real time back in the "day." At least the above notion would speed things up and throw some fun into what has become tedious idiocy.
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Oh my
 
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ABINGDON VOL FAN said:
The guys doing the reviews are just clueless and incompetent. Get some capable guys in there and replay may be OK.
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I know a couple of those guys and I assure you that’s not true. I do think they get hung up in the minutiae sometimes, but they are just trying to interpret the rules.
 
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GAVol said:
I know a couple of those guys and I assure you that’s not true. I do think they get hung up in the minutiae sometimes, but they are just trying to interpret the rules.
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Refs are failing on replay reviews across the board. They are not competent in applying the rules to what is on the replays especially with ball possession.
 
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ABINGDON VOL FAN said:
Refs are failing on replay reviews across the board. They are not competent in applying the rules to what is on the replays especially with ball possession.
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Trust me, they know how archaic it looks when 2 possession reviews that look the same get called differently. Hi-definition replays have made things better... and worse. And the onfield guys feel bad when they get a call overturned. I had a buddy working a bowl game last week that was mad because he’d made it all year and finally got overruled on a play he called a catch.

Wish they’d:
1) just do away with booth reviews unless a boundary or turnover is involved and use a challenge system.
2) Get rid of goofy interpretations on catches like “survive the ground”, “the ball moved” and “make a football move”. If a guy possesses a ball and either takes a step or a body part causes him to be down, it’s a catch- period.
 
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Sorry but wouldn't work with Bammer fans. Their team never does anything wrong, has a penalty or gets shown any favoritism whatsoever.. Don't believe me ?? Just ask one....
 
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GAVol said:
Lol... read our football forum For 5 minutes and you know how well this idea would work.

Take the ref on the field out of the equation. Stick 3 replay officials in separate places. Show replays for 45 seconds. Immediately have them vote to confirm or overturn and then tell the referee the correct call. If the call can’t be judged in 45 seconds, the ruling stands.
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"Auburn player definitely didn't catch the ball...Go Rebs"
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