I have a strong opinion on instant replay.

[JoeVols]

Especially in college where every play is challenged potentially.

If you can't reverse after seeing it for 60 seconds, you don't reverse it. Period. Otherwise it's not indisputable and it's wasting time. Game is supposed to be entertaining but games like this Orange Bowl are being held hostage by it.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

Well - sometimes challenges take forever to determine where the ball should be spotted... that's usually the most time consuming part if there is evidence that the call on the field was wrong.

 

[Oldblood]

I couldn't agree more. They should limit it to 2 minutes - if you can't tell in that time then the original call stands.

 

[Voltrapnbama]

Well VT int the ball and they replayed it and said he did not when clearly his hand was in play. Thats were the replays suck when they STILL get it wrong

 

[JoeVols]

Well - sometimes challenges take forever to determine where the ball should be spotted... that's usually the most time consuming part if there is evidence that the call on the field was wrong.

That's true, but even in that case I'd have a limit on it. It shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes to determine that once you've decided to reverse the call.

 

[T-TownVol]

Well VT int the ball and they replayed it and said he did not when clearly his hand was in play. Thats were the replays suck when they STILL get it wrong

They did not get it wrong....the hand is not a body part that kills a play.....how many times have you seen a ball carrier use his hand to catch himself on the ground and keep running....same difference....the call was correct as in incomplete pass
the announcer was incorrect saying the hand counts as two parts inbounds...elbow, yes, hand, no

 

[Mullet]

Getting the call correct is the most important part, not the time it takes.

 

[Oldblood]

Getting the call correct is the most important part, not the time it takes.

Absolutely correct, but the purpose of instant replay is not to evaluate every call for long periods of time. The purpose is to overturn OBVIOUSLY wrong calls. You could review every spot/call and make changes on many of them, but it is not practical.

 

[JoeVols]

Getting the call correct is the most important part, not the time it takes.

I used to think that way. I've just seen too many times, especially in college where the replays are potentially unlimited, where it simply takes too much time and at some point it loses entertainment value.

In the NFL where it's limited, I might feel differently, but not in college.

 

[Voltrapnbama]

They did not get it wrong....the hand is not a body part that kills a play.....how many times have you seen a ball carrier use his hand to catch himself on the ground and keep running....same difference....the call was correct as in incomplete pass
the announcer was incorrect saying the hand counts as two parts inbounds...elbow, yes, hand, no

Your right sorry.

 

[alaVOL]

Getting the call correct is the most important part, not the time it takes.

Agreed......that's the reason for it. TV timeouts take up a lot more time than IR's. Get it right!

 

[T-TownVol]

Your right sorry.

i have an advantage, i am a former football official :hi:

 

[Gcrop]

Getting the call correct is the most important part, not the time it takes.

Agreed.